Bärentalhütte – Hühnerstütze loop from Weinebene

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Bärentalhütte – Hühnerstütze loop from Weinebene

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Bärentalhütte – Hühnerstütze loop from Weinebene

05:33

16.8km

620m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 14.0 km for 97 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.46 km

Bärentalhütte

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Bärentalhütte is a cozy alpine hut 🍲

Unfortunately it is temporarily closed (as of April 26, 2024)

You can probably find out when it will reopen by calling the phone number provided in the link.

steiermark.com/de/Suedsteiermark/Urlaub-planen/Ausflugsziele/Baerentalhuette_isd_308097

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4.06 km

Stone Cairns at Seekar and Bärental Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural Monument

6.80 km

Stone Cairn at the Foot of Seespitz

Highlight • Monument

The tower is not yet finished. You can add another stone slab and let it grow.

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8.00 km

Großer Speikkogel Summit and Radar Station

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Fantastic panoramic view over the mountain world of the Lavanttal and all of Carinthia. On the wide mountain ridge, besides the summit cross, there is also a radar station nicknamed "Goldhaube".

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8.16 km

Goldhaube Radar Station on the Großer Speikkogel

Highlight • Monument

The Speikkogel (SPK) fixed radar station (ORS) is also called the Goldhaube.

The Goldhaube system covers an airspace that extends at least to the following countries and points:

West: almost all of Switzerland, up to about Lausanne

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8.29 km

View Over the Weinebene Into the Graz Basin

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A wonderful view over the wine plain into the distance 🌄

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12.5 km

Shepherd's Cross

Highlight • Monument

The stones placed here at the base of the so-called "Shepherd's Cross" are reminiscent of the "Cruz de ferro" (iron cross) - well known among pilgrims - on Monte Irago …

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13.6 km

Hühnerstütze

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sweaty ascent from the Grillitschhütte to Speikkogel

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16.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.53 km

5.08 km

3.97 km

207 m

Surfaces

5.53 km

4.77 km

3.97 km

1.83 km

566 m

119 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,110 m)

Lowest point (1,530 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

19°C

6°C

11 %

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

November 20, 2021,Großer Speikkogel - noch schnell vor dem Lockdown

Two more days until the lockdown. Great weather, so quickly up to the Großer Speikkogel. From the Grünangerhütte car park, we walked past the Bärentalhütte and Grillitschhütte through the cirque up to the Steinschneider. Magnificent view of the Steiner Alps, down into the mist-shrouded valleys of Carinthia and of the golden bonnet in the sunshine. On the Speikkogel it was …

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