Weißenbach - Spitzegel / Negal (via Bodenalm)
Starting point: Weißenbach (960 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.6846°N 13.43897°E 
Path name: via Bodenalm
Time of walking: 4 h 30 min
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1159 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1220 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
The small village of Weißenbach (postal no. 9714) in the Austrian state of Carinthia is the starting point. Leave the highway from Villach towards Spittal an der Drau at the Paternion exit. Then there are two options. First, via Stockenboi and then after about 4 kilometers turn left at the sign for Farchtensee (straight ahead is Lake Weißensee), drive a few more minutes to reach the starting point. The second option is via Kreuzen and past Lake Farchtensee to the starting point. The starting point is recognized by a small crossroad (junction) and numerous signs (e.g. Fischeralm, Bodenalm, Jausenstation). Park by the road on the opposite side from the signs.
Path description:
From the starting point, turn onto the road that branches off from the regional road towards the Fischeralm pasture (also Bodenalm or Jausenstation). The road soon becomes gravel. Higher up, a barrier appears on the road. Follow the well-marked road or track to the Fischeralm pasture (sometimes spelled Fischer Alm).
At the pasture, continue along the road past the Jausenstation hut and further westwards. Along this path there are several sites testifying to the rich history of glassmaking in this area centuries ago. After about 40 minutes of walking from the hut at Fischeralm, you reach the Bodenalm pasture (sometimes spelled Boden Alm).
When the hut at Bodenalm appears, the signs direct left before the pasture onto a track that begins to ascend gently. The track leads past a barrier and then climbs through a few serpentine turns to a point where the signs direct right towards Radnigeralm on path 25c. The footpath then ascends steeply through the forest all the way to the Radniger pasture.
From the Radniger pasture, the path ascends eastwards (path no. 247), briefly joins a gravel road, then turns towards the northern side of the Möschacher Wipfel peak, 1911 m. On the pastures, the path occasionally disappears, becoming more visible only at the start of crossing the northern slope. After crossing, the path descends slightly and a view opens to the Obervellacheralm (Zgornja Belška planina), where the Ladinzenhaus hut also stands.
The path runs along the slope above the hut through sparse larch forest, soon replaced by scrub. The path steadily ascends eastwards, soon crosses grassy ridges, then enters the east wall of Negal mountain, where the path is technically demanding. After 50 meters of scrambling, the path becomes easy again and reaches the panoramic summit in a gentle approach, where a cross stands. A summit book and stamp are also available at the top.
Timeline: Fischeralm (40 min), Bodenalm (1 h 20 min), Radnigeralm (2 h 10 min), Obervellacheralm (3 h), Spitzegel / Negal (4 h 30 min).
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