Bad Bleiberg - Schwandnock (via Hachelnock)

Access to starting point:
Via the border crossing Korensko sedlo we descend into Austria and when we reach the main road Trbiž / Tarvisio - Beljak / Villach, we continue left towards Trbiž. We follow the main road to the settlement Ziljica / Gailitz, and there at the roundabout we turn onto the road towards the settlement Šmohor / Hermagor. From the roundabout we drive along the road towards Šmohor approximately 11 km, and then signs for Plajberk pri Beljaku / Bad Bleiberg direct us to the left. Further, we drive through the underpass and the road brings us to the center of the settlement Čajna / Nötsch im Gailtal, from where we continue driving towards Plajberk pri Beljaku. Further, we drive on an ascending road, on which past a quarry we quickly arrive at the settlement Bleiberg Kreuth, and we drive a few kilometers further to the settlement Plajberk pri Beljaku / Bad Bleiberg. Approximately 100 meters before the thermal baths from the main road we turn left onto an ascending road and follow the signs for Hotel Klom. We park near the hotel.

Path description:
We head onto the forest road and follow the signs »Mittagsnock – Hachelnock«. After approximately 10 minutes of walking, the path branches off to the right towards the climbing wall Traningerwand, but we continue along the road. For some time we continue along the road, then we arrive in the right-hand bend at a junction with signposts. We head right uphill following the signs »Hachelnock«, while to the left uphill the path leads towards the summit Mittagsnock.
From the junction we walk along a narrow cart track, which initially runs almost parallel to the forest road. Our path then ascends through the forest for quite some time and crosses the road several times. Such a path brings us to a marked junction. To the right along the road the path leads towards the hut Hubertushütte and the direct path towards the summit Schwandnock, but we continue slightly left into the forest following the signs Hachelnock.
Further on, the path continues ascending through the forest and brings us to a junction at the saddle Hachel (1400 m). At the junction where there is also a bench and a cross we continue right along the ridge. After approximately 30 minutes of ascent along the ridge we reach the indistinct summit Hachelnock.
From the summit we continue along the ridge and subsequently descend and ascend slightly several times. Most of the time along the ridge we walk through the forest, only occasionally crossing some clearings from which a view opens up mainly towards the north. Later follows an ascent towards the summit Lahnernock where a very nice view also opens up towards Dobrač. Further, we descend along the ridge to the saddle between the summits Lahnernock and Schwandnock, where the path turns slightly to the right and brings us to a junction. At the junction we continue left uphill and begin to ascend quite steeply on a panoramic mostly grassy slope.
In the last part the path brings us back into the forest and only a short ascent along the ridge to the summit follows.

On the way: Hachelnock (1442m), Lahnernock (1514m)