Zettersfeld - Steinermandl

Access to starting point:
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we continue driving towards Spittal and further towards Lienz (a little after Spittal the highway ends). Further, we drive on a relatively nice and wide road through the Drau valley. In the center of Lienz, at the roundabout, we continue right towards the settlement Matrei. Already after a few hundred meters after the roundabout we continue sharply right and then left over a bridge towards the settlement Thurn. Further, we always follow the green signs »Zettersfeld Zentrum«. A little before the ski center, when the road starts descending, we will notice on the left side of the road a macadam road which leads towards the ski slope and is closed for traffic. By the road are also yellow signposts. We park on one of the smaller parking lots nearby. A little further on the main road there is also a larger parking lot.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on a macadam road (path 9b) following the signs »Steinermandl«. The road which is closed for traffic ascends towards the east and brings us to the ski slope where we soon come to a crossroad.
We continue left following the signs »Steinermandl« and then for some time ascend below the chairlift, which runs towards the summit Steinermandl. The road later turns left and ascends a little steeper. From the path, we have otherwise all the time a very nice view towards the Lienz Dolomites and settlement Lienz. The road then becomes flatter and leads us past a large artificial lake, which is intended for snowmaking. Here the road turns slightly to the right and brings us to a marked junction.
Left upwards a footpath branches off towards the summit Goiselemandl and further towards the summit Schleinitz. At the junction, we continue right on the road along which we soon reach the summit Steinermandl by which there is also a hut and the upper chairlift station. The cableway operates also in the summer months.