Teichalm (Teichalmsee) - Hochlantsch (via Gasthaus Steirischer Jockl)

Access to starting point:
From the border crossing Šentilj we continue driving on the highway towards Graz and further towards Linz and Salzburg. We soon leave highway A9 and continue driving slightly right in the direction towards Vienna / Wien and continue driving on the fast road S35. We leave the mentioned fast road at the exit for Mixnitz, and then from the roundabout we take the exit in the direction of Teichalm. We also continue to follow the signs for Teichalm. At the end of the settlement St. Erhard we turn right once again towards Teichalm, and then we begin to ascend steeply. When we reach the mountain pasture Breitalm we gradually begin to descend, and we follow the road to the parking lot at the lake Teichalmsee.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we walk to the inn Almgasthof Zum Teichwirt, where we notice the first yellow hiking signposts. We head on the path in the direction of the summit Hochlantsch, and behind the buildings the path splits.
We choose the slightly left path in the direction of the summit Rote Wand and mountain hut Guter Hirte and gorge Bärenschützklamm. The path ahead at first leads through a larger meadow, then passes into the forest, where it lightly descends along the stream Mixnitzbach. Further there follow a few smaller intersections, where we follow the signs for mountain hut Zum Guter Hirte, and the path then gradually moves away from the stream and begins to ascend lightly. After some time, the path splits once again, and we choose the path that continues right in the direction towards Schüsserlbrunn and Hochlantsch (straight to Zum Guten Hirten).
The path ahead leads us on a macadam road that ascends diagonally, and higher a path joins us from the left that leads past the mountain hut Zum Guten Hirten.
From here we walk a few more minutes on the macadam road, which leads us by an abandoned pasture, and then the blazes direct us slightly to the left onto a footpath that enters a strip of forest and ascends somewhat more steeply. After a few minutes of ascent through the forest we return to the road, and the path splits.
We continue across the road to the left (left along the road mountain hut Gasthaus Steirischer Jockl - 3 minutes) and for a short time ascend diagonally to the left, then we go right towards the summit Hochlantsch (straight Gasthaus Steirischer Jockl - 2 minutes).
The path ahead ascends moderately for a few minutes, and after crossing the pasture fence it becomes steeper and ascends the western slopes. Higher the path splits, and we can continue on the left or on the right path, both of which are steep and join on the western ridge of the summit Hochlantsch. There follow a few minutes of easy and scenic walking, and then from the western forepeak we lightly descend to a smaller saddle between both summits, where from the right the direct path from Teichalm also joins.
Here we go slightly left and ascend over rocks to the scenic summit with a cross.
Teichalm (Teichalmsee) - Gasthaus Steirischer Jockl 1:30, Gasthaus Steirischer Jockl - Hochlantsch 1:00.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in September 2022.

On the way: Gasthaus Steirischer Jockl (1398m)