Mallnitz - Hannoverhaus

Access to starting point:
From Spittal we drive towards Lienz, but only to the settlement Möllbrücke. In the mentioned settlement we notice signs for Mallnitz and alpine road on Großglockner. We follow this road to the settlement Obervellach, where signs for Mallnitz point us to the right. Behind the village, the road starts ascending steeper and after few kilometers of ascent brings us to alpine town Mallnitz. Ahead we drive for few kilometers to the bottom cableway station on Ankogel (Ankogelbahn), where we park on a large parking lot.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, we will on the left side of the road notice signposts, which point us to the left on a ski slope. The path is then quite steeply ascending on a ski slope and occasionally runs also through the forest or on the mountain road. If somewhere on the path we go astray from the marked path we can also follow mountain road or ski slope. After a good hour of walking from the starting point, we get to the midway cableway station where there is also the mountain hut Hochalmblick.
A little above the mountain hut are signposts, which point us ahead on the ski slope. The path at first runs on grassy slopes on the left side of the cableway, and then turns slightly to the right and over some streams brings us on the right side of the cableway. The path is then ascending parallel with cableway towards the saddle Etschlsattel (2546m). A little before the saddle from the left also joins the path from the mountain hut Mindener Hütte. On the saddle, we go left and follows only a shorter ascent to the upper station of the cableway.
From the upper station, we continue straight in the direction of Hannoverhaus, and right runs direct and few minutes shorter path towards Ankogel. From the upper station of the cableway, we have to the hut for approximately 15 minutes of ascent.
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On the way: Hochalmblick (1940m), Etschlsattel (2546m), Bergstation Ankogel (2636m)

Trip can be extended to: Kleine Ankogel (2 h 30 min) , Ankogel