Sporthotel Maltatal - Jägersteighütte

Access to starting point:
From highway Beljak/Villach - Salzburg we go to the exit Gmünd and we follow the road ahead towards the valley Maltatal. A well-marked road after few kilometers brings us to the settlement Malta, and only a little further also to the spot, where a road toll has to be paid. Steep and occasionally narrow road with the help of tunnels and traffic lights brings us to a large parking lot by the artificial lake (a dam at the end of the lake is 165m high). While driving we can observe numerous waterfalls, which because of a lack of the parking spaces we view only from a car.

Path description:
From the large asphalt parking lot we continue on a macadam road in the direction of Osnabrücker Hütte. After 5 minutes of easy walking by the lake we get to the next parking lot at the mountain hut Kölnbreinstüberl. We still continue on the road in the direction of the mountain hut Osnabrücker Hütte. Gentle road which all the time runs by the lake offers a nice view towards the surrounding peaks and waterfalls of surrounding streams. After a good half an hour of walking, we come to a crossing, where we continue sharply right in the direction of Arlscharte. From here on, the path starts ascending and after additional 5 minutes of ascent it brings us to the next crossing. We continue right and on a gently sloping path in 5 minutes we get to the mountain hut Jägersteighütte (straight Arlhöhe).

Trip can be extended to: Pfringersee ( 55 min) , Arlhöhe (1 h)