Start the hike at the cable car in Scheffau and follow the yellow signs to Brandstadl (trail no. 40). At first turn to the right at the bridge, go past the backside of Hotel Waldhof Resort and then straight ahead on the asphalt road. In the forest, turn right and follow the hiking trail past the Berggasthof Hochlechen to Neualm. From there, continue uphill and past the Tanzbodenalm on the right to the Brandstadl mountain restaurant. Once at the top, the "KaiserWelt" invites you into the forest adventure play area. A circular path leads you to the Brandstadl summit cross and the Jochstub'n lake. The valley can either be reached by cable car or on the panorama trail to Hartkaiser and from there on the path no. 1 via Schmiedalm, mountain restaurant Hochschwendt and the farmer's house "Egg" back to Scheffau.