Parkirišče pod planino Jamnig - Westerfrölkekogel

Access to starting point:
Drive along the motorway to Spittal and take the exit for Lienz. Then follow the regional road past Lendorf, after which, after a few kilometres, turn right in the direction of Möllbrücke, Mühldorf and Obervellach. Soon after Obervellach turn right towards Mallnitz. In Mallnitz pass the railway station (with motorail connection to Böckstein via 8370 m long Tauern tunnel) and then follow the signs for Jamnigalm and Hagener Hütte (at this crossroads there are about 15 green signs), as the road turns left in the town. The road soon leads out of the town and reaches a barrier where 4 euros need to be paid in the machine (status for 2018, note: the machine accepts only coins). The road leads to a parking space below the Jamnig pasture.

Route description:
From the parking lot walk a few dozen meters back along the road, turn right over the bridge and follow the serpentine road to the Jamnig pasture in 5 to 10 minutes.

The forest ends at the pasture. To the destination you then walk all the time along a wide path which ascends gently in serpentine fashion. On the left the mountains Feldseekopf and Vorderer Geißlkopf are clearly visible, on the right the slope of the mountain Greilkopf rises. The path forks only five minutes before the destination, where it is necessary to turn left towards the hut.

From the hut the path descends to the signposts, beside which stands a bell, and continues towards the west. The path gently leads to the ground-level spring and then begins to ascend. About 150 metres of altitude later the path brings you to the saddle, from where the 2727 m high Westerfrölkekogel rises to the north. The path is somewhat crumbly a little below the saddle and requires careful steps.
From the saddle onwards a pathless ridge awaits the hiker, which is very crumbly for the High Tauern. It is necessary to pay some attention when placing steps, as layers of rock peel off the crags. The direction is always logical, somewhere in the middle of the ridge it is necessary to keep somewhat more to the left and ascend via a shorter and smaller gully back onto the ridge and to the narrow but panoramic summit.
From the summit the three-thousander Schareck and the almost three-thousander Vorderer Geißlkopf are nicely visible. A very nice view is also offered onto the Sportgastein valley and Nassfeldalm. The nearby hut Hagener Hütte is also visible.

Starting point – Hagener Hütte (2 h 30 min); Hagener Hütte – Westerfrölkekogel (1 h).

Along the route: Jamnigalm (1750m), Hagener Hütte (2446m)

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