From the parking lot at Preiner Gscheid, we walk about 100 meters along the road on the northeast side until we reach the junction of the hiking trail (stay to the right), which immediately ascends through a dense forest in the southern direction toward Tratenkogel (also known as Drahtekogel). Crossing a few forest roads, the trail, becoming a bit steeper, leads us to the so-called "Blätterwald" (Leaf Forest).
Here, we take a right turn before reaching Tratenkogel and follow a forest road, initially heading west until we reach Schmidlruhe. Soon, keeping to the south, we reach Beeralplstall. By the way, it was here that terrible crimes were committed by the Nazis/SS against war refugees during the final days of the war.
Our route now continues along a forest trail to the Scheibenhütte and the scenic summit of Hohe Scheibe.
For the return, we can either retrace our steps or, at Schmidlruhe, take a left turn and descend into the Raxengraben. We reach the entrance of Koglergraben at Pension Poldi. From here, we either walk about another hour back to Preiner Gscheid or try our luck as hitchhikers.