The hike leads from the parking lot at the top station of the ski lift first to the viewing platform. This is open daily from April until around All Saints' Day from 09:30 to 18:00, in winter only on weekends and public holidays from 11:00 to 18:00 and also by appointment. After the viewing platform, we cross the Turnerwiese and then turn left. After a short distance, we leave the forest road and continue our hike to the left on a forest path, which later leads back to the forest road. At the Nonnersdorfer Cross, the route continues towards Maria Laach. Shortly before Maria Laach, the path takes us around the Klaffergraben and then to Zeißing. From Zeißing, we walk along the edge of the forest towards Gießhübl. At the junction to Gießhübl, our hiking trail turns left again and we follow route 25 back up to the Stauferhütte, right at our starting point, the parking lot at the ski lift's top station.