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Eppaner High Tour

22.1 km - 2:48 hours - 1000 m difference in altitude

1 - 0 km
Start by hotel Steinegger and along path 7 towards Matschatsch. Stay on the forest path until the barrier.

2 - 2.6 km
Go up the Mendel Road for about 600 m starting opposite guesthouse Matschatsch until you reach the Matschatsch forest path on the right and turn off here.

3 - 3.9 km
At the fork take the right turning in order to turn onto path 9 after 20 m on the left. At the crossing with path 540 go straight on upwards towards Buchwald.

4 - 5.0 km
Turn left off this path to get to the upper forest path and then follow this uphill to the right. When the path forks, keep to the path that descends.

5 - 7.3 km
At the crossing Perdonig/Gantkofel follow path 9. At 8.1 km take the wide path 9/536.

6 - 9.7 km
All experts can take the path to guesthouse Pichler that goes off here, otherwise it is better to carry straight on. The path gets narrower and then after 300 m wider again.

7 - 10.8 km
Follow the forest path downhill until you get to a crossroads and turn left into path 10 towards Perdonig.

8 - 13.5 km
At the barrier take the tarmac road downhill and then turn into path 10 towards Buchwald after 800 m.

9 - 15.7 km
Go up the tarmac for 200 m then turn right into the Aichner forest path to guesthouse Buchwald.

10 - 20.6 km
Pass the guesthouse and after 50 m turn left into path 536 towards St Pauls (very steep). Leave this path at the second crossroads with a tarmac road and go right at the barrier onto path 8b to get back to the starting point at hotel Steinegger.

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