You start your hike at Hopfriesen and follow the classic Miner's Trail n° 776 towards Giglachseen Lakes. Near the Nickel Museum you ascend via a slightly ascending trail through the forest. Below a impressive rock formation you cross over the Giglachbach creek and reach Lackneralm chalet (private). Again you cross over the creek. Now the trail ascends a bit steeper - taking shortcuts between the hairpins of the forestry lane. At the Knappenkreuz memorial you reach the Landauerboden area. The Knappenkreuz is a comemmorative wayside cross in remembrance of the mining history in the Schladminger Tauern range. Once you reach Landauerboden it is worthwhile to make a small detour to beautiful turquoise Landauersee Lake.
A few minutes walk further you reach the picturesque area of Giglachalmen meadows, where you can also see the remains of historic miners' housing. Soon after, you reach the trail crossing 775/776 at Giglachbach creek and a few minutes later you get to the shore of the Lower Giglachsee Lake with the trail junction 775/702. From here it takes you about 15 minutes to Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte (above the Lower Giglachsee Lake) and 30 minutes to Giglachseehütte (above the Upper Giglachsee Lake), which invite hikers to take a rest.
From the Giglachseen Lakes you hike back to the trail junction 775/776 where you now follow trail n° 775 towards Duisitzkarsee Lake. Along the face of Murspitzen you reach Murspitzsattel mountain saddle, from where you have a terrific keen sight into Duisitzkar cirque with its picturesque lake. Via a quite steep trail the route now descends into the cirque, where Duisitzkarseehütte and Fahrlechhütte invite hikers for a rest. While descending you walk through an old larch and pine forest with beautiful views to the lake. In early summer the slopes of the cirque are covered with rhododendron ("Almrausch") in bloom.
After a break at the lake you start your descent to the valley. Passing by Abelhütte chalet (private) you leave the cirque and walk into the forest. The trail (or the forestry lane) first takes you down through the forest to the open space of Kessler Boden from where you got a great panoramic view to the valley head of Obertal. Then you furhter descend and reach Saghütten chalets (private only - no refreshment stop).
From here the trail descends a little steeper - first via a clearing in the forest and then through the forest until you reach the hiking trail head at the valley floor of Eschachboden. From the information portal its only a few steps to Eschachalm inn, where you have earned yourself a cup of coffee and some delicious pastry. The bus back to Rohrmoos and Schladming leaves right next to the inn.