Goldberg - Torkofel

Access to starting point:
From Beljak/Villach we drive towards Hermagor and further towards Lienz, but only to the village of St. Daniel. In the mentioned village, we continue right (from Spittal, from Lienz left) in the direction of the smaller mountain settlement Goldberg. We follow the ascending road to a small parking lot near the church in Goldberg.

Path description:
From the church, we continue on the road in the direction of the mountain pasture Jaukenalm. The road ahead past a gate brings us into the forest, where it then continues. After a few minutes of gentle ascent by the road, we notice signposts, which direct us from the road to a footpath. This path, which higher up crosses the forest road several times, we follow all the way to the mountain pasture Jaukenalm. All shortcuts are well marked and with orientation to the mountain pasture there are no problems. To the mountain pasture we can also go by road, but this path is almost 1 hour longer.
From the mountain pasture, we continue slightly right in the direction of the summit Torkofel. After a few minutes, the road ends and the path directs us through a meadow to the next mountain signposts. We again continue slightly left (right Reißkofel) and the path, which ascends over a grassy slope, quickly brings us to the scree below Torkofel. The path ahead in a moderate ascent crosses the mentioned scree and on the other side brings us to steep grassy slopes along which we then ascend to the saddle between Torkofel on the left and Mitterkofel on the right. Here the steepness for a short time eases, the path turns somewhat to the left and brings us along an ever-narrower ridge to the last steep ascent. The ridge along which we walk becomes narrower and steeper and more exposed from meter to meter. After approximately 20 minutes of steep ascent we step onto the summit, from which a nice view opens up.

On the way: Jaukenalm (1934m)