Jochalm - Reißkofel (235-1)
Starting point: Jochalm (1496 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.67205°N 13.15819°E 
Path name: 235-1
Time of walking: 3 h
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 875 m
Altitude difference (by path): 900 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
Drive to the village of Reisach in Austria, either from Villach via Hermagor or from Lienz.
In the village where a road crosses a stream, turn right (if you are driving from Villach) and follow the signs for Reißkofelbad. After Reißkofelbad follow the signs for Jochalm.
You will continue on a dusty road and then soon turn right. At this point the road was damaged (as of 2018) but still open for traffic.
After this section the road is in good condition. From this point on, always follow the road that is better and wider than the alternative (i.e. four times left and then right).
Park at the sharp right turn just above the tree line. The parking is about 50 meters below the Jochalm mountain pasture where a road (closed for traffic) branches off in the direction of Gregorihütte (see photo).
Path description:
From the parking place begin your hike along the road that passes the Gregorihütte and continue walking on the uphill road until a footpath branches off to the left into the steep slope.
The path steeply winds through the forest. Once above the tree line, the path reaches a fork under the wall of Reißkofel mountain. There are two options to continue. A path going left is steeper and shorter, while a right path is a longer ridge path. Turn left.
At first the path ascends grassy terrain, but then it leads to rocky terrain. Here, the steepest part of the path continues. With the help of steel ropes you will gain altitude while ascending a gully.
After that, a ridge comes into sight. A steep path ascends to the ridge. Due to erosive terrain, be careful of loose / falling rocks.
On the ridge continue left / west. The path descends and rises in places along the ridge, then bypasses the summit on the northern side. Here a very difficult path from the bivouac joins. The path then ascends to the summit from the northwest in the final meters.
The path over the ridge is exposed and crumbly in places, therefore exercise caution in your steps.
A summit cross, a summit book and a stamp (transverzala Vrhovi prijateljstva) await you on the summit. The summit is an excellent viewpoint.
Return is possible along the longer ridge path to the east and then back under the slopes in the western direction.
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