From the car park of the Langlauzentrum in Hohentauern (long variant 900 metres in altitude), take the road in a SW direction. At the last houses, the path branches off the road to the NW. The route now follows the marked summer path. After a short time you reach a forest road, which you cross. Now the path widens and you follow the Ziehweg until you reach the toll road. The marked summer trail is now briefly left, the route leads across the lane to the left of the marked summer trail to the next forest road. Now follow the forest road to the right until the marked path to the Edelrautehütte branches off from the road again to the left. Follow this path until you reach the toll road again. Either follow the road for a few metres or, better still, take the left-hand side of the road through the forest until the summer path on the other side of the road leads to the Edelrautehütte car park.
Until now, the path has led through wooded areas. Once you arrive at the car park (short variant 500 metres in altitude) at the Edelraute hut, you reach open alpine terrain. Climb up towards the Edelraute Hütte and, at about the height of the Scheiblalm, keep left towards the foot of the Hengst and walk along the summer path to the Hengstriedel. Here you tackle the first steep section until you reach the ridge of the Hengst.
The route now leads over flat and open terrain. The terrain becomes steeper until you reach a striking flat section on the ridge. Now keep to the right-hand side, more along the ridge and traverse not far into the steep slopes on the left until you reach the summit.
The last, steep summit slope can only be climbed in safe conditions! Do not cross into the steep eastern slopes!