Winklertal - Monte Cecido / Reiterkarspitz (via Winkler Jocb)

Access to the starting point:
Cross the Korensko sedlo border crossing and descend into Austria, then turn left at the first major crossroads towards Podklošter/Arnoldstein. In the village you will come to a roundabout, where you continue to the right in the direction of "Hermagor". Continue along the wide road that leads through the Zilj valley. At Mauthen, turn left towards the Plockenpass and then, after a few 100 m, turn right towards the Lesachtal valley. A short distance beyond the village of Untertilliach (at the second bus stop), the initially asphalted road branches off to the left and continues along a narrow and rather winding road. The road then crosses a bridge, after which a wide dirt road joins on the left. Continue straight on for about 50 m and then you will come to the next unmarked crossroads, where you turn right. After a further 10 m, you come to a marked crossroads where you continue along the road on the left towards the summit of Hochspitz and the mountain pasture Oberalm. Follow this relatively steep road onwards to a small parking lot at an unmarked crossroads.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the road to the Gartlhütte hut at 1600m. From the hut, continue along the mountain road which leads south along the valley and brings you close to the Winkler Bach stream. The road climbs along the stream for a short distance before turning right and climbing upwards in switchbacks for a long distance. The road climbs mostly on grassy slopes, only occasionally leading into a sparse forest. In summer, cattle graze on the grassy slopes. This road is then followed all the way to the mountain pasture Oberalm at an altitude of 2160m.

From mountain pasture where the mountain road ends, continue on the footpath, which first crosses the grassy slopes below the Reiterkarspitz, then turns left and starts to climb towards the Winkler Jocb saddle. The climb up to the saddle is on grassy terrain, and you will also see some remains from the First World War along the way.

At the saddle, continue to the right and start climbing up the left side of a mostly grassy ridge. The ridge then turns to the right and the path leads to the western slopes of the Cima Salvades 2351m. Here the trail heads north and soon reaches the ridge. After a short climb along the border ridge, the path leads to the remains of the First World War. At this point, where the larger cairn is also located, there is a less visible crossroads. Here you leave the well-trodden path, which turns left, and continue along a less visible but marked path along the ridge. The path then leads along the ridge past military trenches and fortifications from the First World War. The last part of the trail is then just a short climb along a grassy ridge to the summit.

On the way: Gartlhütte (1600m), Oberalm (2160m), Winkler Jocb (2248m)

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