Untere Wolayeralm - Mahderkopf (via Wolayerseehütte)
Starting point: Untere Wolayeralm (1218 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,6422°N 12,8653°E |
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Name of path: via Wolayerseehütte
Time of walking: 3 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Altitude difference: 937 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1000 m
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Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
We drive into the Zilj valley in Austria, heading towards the village of Šmohor / Hermagor. Continue along the wide road that leads through the Zilj valley. At Mauthen, turn left towards the Plockenpass mountain pass, then after a few 100 m turn right towards the Lesachtal valley. Continue along a narrower and rather winding road, which you follow until the road forks off to the left towards the village of Wodmaier. The road loses its tarmac surface shortly after the village, and we follow it towards the Wolayer See at the next junctions. We then follow this usually poor and occasionally quite steep road to the parking lot at mountain pasture Untere Wolayeralm.
Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the forest road, which is closed to traffic and soon starts to climb steeply. The road, which is quite scenic and serpentine, leads you higher up to the beautiful Hildenfall waterfall.
After the waterfall, the road enters a lane of sparse forest, and after a few minutes of further walking, it reaches mountain pasture Obere Wolayeralm, where a slightly larger shepherd's hut stands (it takes 1. 5 hours to get here).
From mountain pasture, where cattle graze in summer, continue along a slightly worse mountain road which, after a short climb, leads to the beautiful high mountain cirque. At the end of cirque the road turns slightly to the right and climbs steeply. Follow this road (higher up, you can also follow a marked path) to the mountain lodge at lake Wolayer See.
From the mountain lodge, continue left along the marked path towards the summit of Rauchkofel. The path, which climbs gently at first, quickly becomes "upright" and continues to climb over relatively steep grassy slopes. The path then climbs higher and turns slightly to the left, where it then leads to a boggy area where you leave the marked path leading to Rauchkofel and continue left along a less visible path which continues gently descending over extensive grassy slopes. The path soon passes onto an indistinct ridge, where it gradually begins to disappear. The path continues along and along the ridge, which leads us to a small watering place for animals with beautiful views. There is only a short descent, and then the 'path' starts to climb again. Follow this less visible path, which continues to climb moderately, all the way to the top of Mahderkopf.
Starting point - Wolayer See 2:15, Wolayer See - Mahderkopf 1:30.
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