Padasterkogel (2301m) from Trins

From the Waldfest parking, the start varies with snow cover:

• With good coverage: climb via meadows + steps and follow along/near the sled track above the St. Barbara chapel, then continue to the forest road. 

• With thin snow on the meadows: take the settlement road first, then connect via Hotel Zita to the sled track (or keep using the road to the former parking area), pass a gate, and reach the forest road.

You’ll gain height efficiently now: continue over open terrain to a crossing forest road around 1660 m, then climb up via the Herrenweg, crossing the forest road multiple times until you break out at treeline.

Once you’re out of the forest, it’s the good stuff: pass several wooden huts, then head south of the Foppmandl across nicely undulating terrain below the Padasterjochhaus, trending toward the Hammerspitze area.  From there, turn south and traverse diagonally into the Padasterjoch—give the steeper flanks proper spacing. 

From the col, continue south/ south-east along the ridge toward the summit build-up. The last meters are a bit steeper to the top.

Descent

The “standard fun” descent is back through the broad terrain via moderately steep NE slopes toward Käferloch with lots of line options. In the valley bottom around ~ 1900 m, traverse left with a short counter-ascent to reach a forest track that leads back out to the main forest road - then return toward Trins roughly along the ascent area.