Untere Wolayeralm - Mahderkopf (via Wolayerseehütte)

Access to starting point:
We drive into a valley Gailtal in Austria, where we drive towards the settlement Šmohor / Hermagor. Further, we drive on a wide road which leads us through the valley Gailtal. At the settlement Mauthen we continue left in the direction of the mountain pass Plöckenpass, and after few 100 meters right in the direction of valley Lesachtal. Further, we drive on narrower and quite winding road which we follow to the spot, where a road branches off to the left towards the village Wodmaier. The road soon above the village loses an asphalt covering, and in the next crossroads, we follow it in the direction of the lake Wolayer See. This usually bad and occasionally quite steep road, we then follow to the parking lot on the mountain pasture Untere Wolayeralm.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on for traffic closed forest road which soon starts ascending steeper. Considerably panoramic and zig zag road higher brings us to a nice waterfall Hildenfall.
After waterfall road passes into a lane of thin forest and a little higher flattens, crosses a grazing fence and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to the mountain pasture Obere Wolayeralm, on which stands a little larger shepherd hut (to here we need 1.5 hours).
From the mountain pasture on which in the summer time livestock is grazing we continue on a little worse mountain road which after a short ascent brings us in nicely high mountain cirque. At the end of the cirque road turns a little to the right and it ascends steeper. This road (higher possible also on a marked path) we then follow to the mountain hut at the lake Wolayer See.
From the mountain hut, we continue left on a marked path in the direction of the summit Rauchkofel. The path which is at first ascending gently, quickly becomes steeper and is then ascending over relatively steep grassy slopes. The path higher flattens and turns slightly towards the left, where it then brings us to a swampy part, where we leave the marked path which leads on Rauchkofel and we continue left on a poorly visible footpath which is further slightly descending through extensive grassy slopes. The path soon passes on an indistinct ridge, where it starts gradually vanishing. We continue on and by the mentioned ridge, which with nice views brings us to a smaller watering place for animals. Only a short descent follows, and then "path" again starts ascending. This poorly visible path, which is further moderately ascending we follow all the way to the top of Mahderkopf.
The starting point - Wolayer See 2:15, Wolayer See - Mahderkopf 1:30.

On the way: Obere Wolayeralm (1709m), The lake Wolayer See (1951m)