Smučišče Koralpe (Koralpenparkplatz) - Poms waterfall (Koralpe)

Access to starting point:
a) Via Dravograd: We drive across the Vič border crossing and continue through Št. Andrež (St. Andrä) to the town of Volšperk (Wolfsberg). In the town, traffic signs for Koralpe direct us to the right. The ascending mountain road then takes us through the settlements of Št. Štefan (St. Stefan), Maildorf and Rieding to the large central parking lot below the ski resort – Smučišče Koralpe (Koralpenparkplatz).
Note: Parking at the central parking lot is paid. The daily parking fee is 5 €, the payment machine is located at the entrance to the parking lot.
b) By motorway (A2): We exit the Gradec–Celovec motorway at the Volšperk jug (Wolfsberg Süd) exit. At the intersection, we turn right towards the city center, then at the shopping center turn right again for Koralpe. The ascending mountain road then takes us through the settlements of Št. Štefan (St. Stefan), Maildorf and Rieding to the large central parking lot below the ski resort – Smučišče Koralpe (Koralpenparkplatz).
Note: Parking at the central parking lot is paid. The daily parking fee is 5 €, the payment machine is located at the entrance to the parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot we return a bit along the asphalt road, then the signs for the Pomswasserfall and the Grillitschhütte direct us sharply to the right and diagonally down to the nearby gravel road, which we follow to the right. The path continues along the gravel road, which crosses the slopes to the left and descends gently. Lower down we join the path from the starting point at the Waldrast inn, but we continue straight and begin to ascend gradually and gently. We walk along the marked road for a few more minutes, then we reach the bridge over the Rassingbach stream.
Before the bridge the hiking direction signs for the path across Großes Kar direct us right onto a path that is often quite slippery and in parts also marshy. This begins to ascend through the forest, and while walking we also cross some overgrown clearings. During the ascent we cross the stream and at the same time step onto an island, as the stream higher up first splits into two parts and lower down joins again. A few minutes further we leave the island, then we ascend somewhat more steeply to the marked junction. Here we continue left in the direction of the Grillitschhütte and the Großhöllerhütte (right Großer Speikkogel) and cross the stream over a wooden footbridge.
After the bridge we leave the marked path and a little to the right of the stream we look for a trail that begins to descend steeply along it. Lower down the trail brings us under the waterfall, from where we get a beautiful view of the Pomswasserfall.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Großhöllerhütte (Koralpe) ( 20 min), Seespitz (Koralpe) (2 h 10 min), Großer Speikkogel (Koralpe) (2 h 25 min)

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