Parkplatz Innerfragant - Wurtenspeicher (Richard Helfer Weg)

Access to the starting point:
From the Karavanke Tunnel, follow the motorway towards Salzburg to the motorway junction where you turn left towards Spittal. From Spittal, drive towards Lienz. Shortly after the motorway ends, at Möllbrücke, turn right towards Mallnitz and the Großglockner Alpine road. Follow this road to Kleindorf (just after Flattach) where signs "Mölltaler Gletscher" direct you to the right on the ascending road to the lower funicular station. Follow this road all the way to the large parking lot at the bottom of the funicular.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the asphalted road, which is closed to traffic. After a short climb along the road, signs direct you to the right onto the "Richard Helfer Weg" footpath. The footpath also avoids the tunnels on the road, which are forbidden to walk through.

From the crossroads, you start a slightly steeper climb through the forest on a relatively poorly beaten track. At a higher level, join the road for a short distance and then turn right again onto the footpath, which is marked with Knafeljč's markings. The path climbs mostly through the forest and crosses a few short clearings. Later on, the path leads us to slightly steeper slopes from which we occasionally get a view of the waterfalls of the Astrombach stream on the other side of the steep valley. On the shorter crossing where the slope is very steep, we also have a rope to help us. The path here is not too difficult, but you have to be careful because the bushes and tall grass can make it hard to see that the slope is very steep along the narrow path. The path then turns left from the steep slopes and starts to climb a little steeper. Following this path through the forest, you will soon reach a mountain road.

Continue right along the road, which descends gently and leads to a marked crossroads near Lake Wurtenspeicher. Bear left at cart track and after a short climb you will reach the lake. There are benches and a table near the lake.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Mittelstation (Mölltaler Gletscher) (2 h 30 min), Weißseehaus (2 h 50 min), Duisburger Hütte (3 h 20 min), Goldbergtauernkopf (4 h 50 min), Eisseehaus (4 h), Herzog Ernst Spitze (5 h 10 min), Alteck (5 h 50 min), Baumbachspitze (4 h 50 min), Schareck

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