Parkirišče pod planino Jamnig - Hinterer Geißlkopf (via Feldseescharte)

Access to starting point:
Drive on the motorway to Spittal and take the exit for Lienz. Then follow the regional road past Lendorf, after which, after a few kilometres, turn right in the direction of Möllbrücke, Mühldorf and Obervellach. Soon after Obervellach, turn right towards Mallnitz. In Mallnitz, drive past the railway station (also motorail to Böckstein through the 8370 m long Tauern tunnel), then follow the signs for Jamnigalm and Hagenerhütte (at this intersection there are about 15 green signs), as the road still turns left in the town. The road soon leads out of the town and reaches a barrier, where it is necessary to pay a toll of 4 euros in the machine (status for 2018, note: the machine takes only coins). The road leads to the parking lot below the Jamnig pasture.

Route description:
From the parking lot, walk a few tens of meters back along the road, turn right over the bridge and follow the serpentine road to the Jamnig pasture, which is a 5 to 10 minute walk. The forest ends with the pasture.

At the Jamnig pasture continue left. At the beginning the path crosses grassy slopes and ascends very gently in the direction towards the west.

The path then passes into a steeper section, where entire slopes are overgrown with blueberries (therefore this area is popular with gatherers). Occasionally some torrent stream is crossed, where it is good to have a long step (some child may have problems here).

The path becomes the steepest in the last third from the pasture, where it ascends the slopes towards the bivouac. The path then joins the Hagenerweg path, which leads to the Hagener hut. To the left, five minutes walk away, is the Feldsee saddle (Feldseescharte) and the bivouac (Dr. Rudolf Weißgerber Biwak).

Turn right onto the path towards the Hagener hut. However, the path is followed for only about one or two minutes. The ridge must be approached behind two peaks a few tens of meters high that protrude from the ridge (i.e. between the bivouac and the entry gully for Vorderer Geißlkopf). The continuation looks more difficult from afar than it is in reality.

The approach to the ridge is not marked and the path trace is initially less visible. On the ridge the direction to the fairly steep gully is logical. At the entry gully there is steep scree, which the path overcomes scissor-like in some meter-long sections. In this section lower-lying lakes of beautiful green colors steal the views.

Then under the south wall of Vorderer Geißlkopf ascend a bit more on somewhat more tolerable scree base and finally cross the slope towards the west. On the path one finds some meter-high rocky jump (and some smaller chasm).

The base becomes firmer and less steep and soon one arrives at the ridge between the mountains Vorderer and Hinterer Geißlkopf.

From here just follow the ridge towards the west to the summit, from where there is a nice view of the neighbouring peak Vorderer Geißlkopf and the lake and Feldseekopf on the south side. In the distance to the west the Veliki Klek is also visible. North about 1500 meters lower lies the valley that flows to Sportgastein.

Starting point – Dr. Rudolf Weißgerber Bivouac / Feldsee saddle (3 h 10 min); bivouac – Hinterer Geißlkopf (1h 10 min).

Along the route: Jamnigalm (1750m), Dr. Rudolf Weißgerber Biwak (bivouac) (2712m)

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