The well-marked trail nr. 601/608 leads from the Donnerwirt Inn to the southwest up to the Treffneralm, where the Mödlinger Hut (1523 m) is located.
You can reach this in about two hours walking time on alternating forest road and forest path. After a well-deserved refreshment on the well-equipped terrace of the Alpine Club refuge, you follow the Johnsbacher Höhenweg (No. 673) in a south-easterly direction.
The following two kilometres have the character of a leisurely alpine hike, before the path becomes steeper and the summit ascent to the Spielkogel (1731 m) follows. The following losses in altitude metres are typical for a high altitude trail, but once you reach the Brünörl, the trail immediately starts to climb again and you leave the last significant ascent behind you and finally find yourself at the Anhartskogel (1764 m), the highest peak of the day.
If you now follow the marked path further south, you "cross" the Niederberg (1688 m) before you leave the Johnsbacher Höhenweg into the Sebringgraben and descend into the Johnsbachtal.
At the crossroads, the valley is indicated with a walking time of 1h 15 minutes and the path leads over the pastures of the Wölgeralm, where the path has not really been well trodden and you must therefore pay close attention to the markings (as of summer 2017), as well as over those of the Wolfsbacher Niederalm. When you arrive at the bottom, you can stop at Gasthaus Ödsteinblick, which is located on the opposite side of the road, before you finally follow the pleasant Johnsbacher Schattseitenweg towards the starting point.