Hinterwinkel can be explored on hikes to specific destinations: Moaralmhütte, Moarsee and Hohenwart, as well as the Chapel of St. Wendelin in Hinterwinkl. The trails differ in their starting points and the sections described. If you first decide whether a hut, a lake or a summit should be your destination for the day, you can compare suitable routes more effectively. For planning your day, you can sort these interests: the lake and hut are different hiking destinations, Hohenwart is a summit route, and the chapel adds a cultural point of interest to the landscape.

Hiking trails to the alpine hut, lake and summit

From the Hainzl car park in Hinterwinkel, hiking trails lead to Moaralmhütte and Moarsee. One route to Moaralmhütte follows a forest road. This gives you a choice of a hut or a lake as your destination for the day. Trail conditions may vary; check them before setting out.

The hike to Hohenwart starts at the Hinterwinkel car park in Pusterwald. For the “Hohenwart via Pölseckjoch” tour, the starting point is near the Hainzl farmstead in Hinterwinkel; the return route leads back to the starting point via Pölsenhütte. An older hiking suggestion leads from Pölsenalm via Pölseckjoch to Hohenwart, at 2,363 m, in two hours. For this older route, check current trail conditions and whether the hut is operating. For the tour via Pölseckjoch, check snow and avalanche conditions separately in winter; trail conditions can also change seasonally.

The information answers different planning questions: the tour via Pölseckjoch describes the return route to the starting point, while the older suggestion from Pölsenalm gives the time to the summit. When choosing between the tours, you can consider the return route and the stated summit time separately.

Hut trail and viewpoints

The approach to Pölsenhütte from the Hinterwinkel car park follows forest roads; the hut is unstaffed. Access via the forest roads may be restricted seasonally, so check this before your tour. From the hut, the footpath continues along red-and-white markings. For planning, you can consider the approach to the hut and the marked section beyond it separately.

From Pölseckjoch, Fischsee can be seen to the southeast; the hike to Hohenwart passes idyllic pools. These features offer different points of reference when choosing a tour: a named lake with a precise viewing direction, and small bodies of water along a hike. This can help you decide whether a viewpoint or landscape features along the way matter more to you.

A cultural point of interest

The Chapel of St. Wendelin is located in Hinterwinkl. It adds a named religious point of interest to your view of the place. If you do not want to choose your trip solely around a hike, the chapel is another specific point of interest alongside the trails and landscape destinations.

Discover more travel destinations: Fohnsdorf, Sankt Anna Am Lavantegg, Pusterwald, Sankt Wolfgang-Kienberg, Obdachegg, Sankt Johann Am Tauern, St. Wolfgang, Weißkirchen in der Steiermark

Go to the broader travel overview: Judenburg.