Karlhochkogel and Festlbeilstein from/to Bodenbauer

At Bodenbauer, follow the signpost "Hochschwab summit" and at the first fork, turn right onto the marked path towards "Trawiesalm/G’hacktbrunn." At the upper end of the Trawies valley, take the "Umgehungssteig Vogelbad" and at G’hacktbrunn, turn right towards Trawiessattel. Where the path behind the junction becomes flatter after a steep section and approaches a crest, leave the marking to the right (uphill) and climb diagonally below rocky cliffs (trail traces) onto a ridge that soon flattens and offers a view south to the summit cross at Karlhochkogel. Cross undulating terrain and ascend on the right side to the summit.

From the summit, go a short distance west, then turn left to descend onto the large undulating area below Mühlbachkogel and walk along the left edge of the dwarf pines up to the dropout edge. Turning right, reach a shallow saddle at the lower end of the almost completely flat area of Mühlbachboden (cairns). Here, do not turn left but continue straight slightly downhill under the dwarf pines and aim for the left edge of a prominent rock crest. A cairn marks the entry to a very steep, reddish-colored gully (SG I+), down which you scramble down to the left and then continue descending along the foot of the wall. Over a grassy ramp and red rocky steps, reach a rocky ridge where you climb down left to a grassy nose. Here, turn right and descend under the rocks into a wide grassy gully, which ends at the top in the entrance to a small cave (not visible from below). Continue steeply downward in this gully, keep right to bypass a rock tower and thus reach the wall-foot trail, which is only faintly visible here. Follow the trail to the right, cross above the dwarf pines, then descend steeply to the left and return almost to the wall foot again to the right. The trail later ascends slightly to reach a dwarf pine alley at the foot of Festlbeilstein. Behind it, the path becomes clearly visible and eventually crosses the slope to lead onto the ridge of Reidelsteinriedel, where you have a particularly beautiful view of Festlbeilstein. Afterwards, the trail flattens, partly leads downhill through dense dwarf pines, later somewhat left of the ridge through sparse forest and a clearing until it finally ends exactly at the end of a forest road. Follow this road downhill in long, flat switchbacks to meet the ascent route at the very bottom of the valley and turn left to return to Bodenbauer.