Teichalm (Teichalmsee) - Zachenkreuz

Access to starting point:
From the border crossing Šentilj we continue driving on the highway towards Graz and further towards Linz and Salzburg. We soon leave highway A9 and continue driving slightly to the right in the direction towards Vienna / Wien and continue driving on the fast road S35. We leave the mentioned fast road at the exit for Mixnitz, then from the roundabout we take the exit in the direction of Teichalm. We also follow the signs for Teichalm. At the end of the settlement St. Erhard we once again turn right towards Teichalm, and then we begin to ascend steeply. When we reach the mountain pasture Breitalm we gradually begin to descend, and we follow the road to the parking lot at the lake Teichalmsee.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we walk to the inn Almgasthof Zum Teichwirt, where we notice the first yellow hiking signposts. We head for the path in the direction of the summit Hochlantsch, and behind the buildings the path splits.
We choose the slightly right path in the direction of the summit Hochlantsch (slightly left Rote Wand, Schüsserlbrunn, Guter Hirte...), where in a gentle ascent to the edge of the forest we continue on a grassy cart track. At the edge of the forest, signs direct us left onto a footpath, which ascends first along the edge of the forest and then through the forest. Higher up, we cross a few cart tracks and forest roads, and the path occasionally leads us also through some panoramic sections, of which there are more and more higher up. A little further on, we reach a larger grassy slope, from which a nice view opens up mainly towards the south.
Here the marked path to Hochlantsch turns a little to the left, and we stick to the direction along the ridge and in a few minutes reach the summit with a cross.
Description refers to the condition in June 2025, and pictures are from various periods.