Weissensee - Eckwand (via Almspitz)

Access to starting point:
A little before Spittal from the direction of Beljak/Villach (on the old road), the road towards the village of Ziebel branches off to the left. In the mentioned village, we continue driving towards the lake Weissensee, which is approximately 15 km from Ziebel. We park on a large well-maintained parking lot near the lake.

Path description:
From the large parking lot, we descend a few meters to the main road, where on the left side we notice signposts. We head on a wide path which leads along the lake following the signs »Techendorf«. The path first leads us over a smaller bridge and brings us to a camp on the eastern side of the lake Weissensee. Here we turn right onto an asphalt road which runs along the camp and brings us to a crossroads where we turn left and after a few meters of walking we come to signposts. We go left following the signs »Techendorfer Alm steil«. After a few meters we come again to signposts and go right on a steep path towards the mountain pasture Techendorfer Alm. The left path leads along a gentler route, which mostly follows the road.
The path ascends quite steeply through the forest and brings us to a clearing where we cross a cart track and begin to ascend along the edge of the forest. Here the first views already open up towards the nearby peaks in the Latschur group. The path ascends again through the forest and then crosses the mountain road several times. At all crossroads, which are very well marked, we continue in the direction of Techendorfer Alm steil (steep path). Finally, when the path towards the saddle Stosia branches off to the left, we continue along the road, which after approximately 15 minutes of walking brings us to the mountain pasture Techendorfer Alm, where there also stands a smaller mountain hut.
From the mountain pasture we continue north following the signs Stosia, Latschur. The path first crosses a sparse forest and then ascends along grassy slopes towards the saddle Stosia. This part of the path is marked with white-blue blazes.
On the saddle we turn right and continue along the grassy ridge. When we come to a junction we continue straight along the ridge, while to the right branches off the direct path to Eckwand. When we come again to a junction we take the right path, which continues along the ridge and leads to Almspitz (2180 m). The left path leads to Latschur. The path then continues to ascend along the grassy ridge and soon brings us to the summit of Almspitz from which there is a nice view of the surrounding peaks.
From the summit we then descend a few meters towards the west to the saddle between the peaks Almspitz and Latschur. On the saddle we turn right, where we cross the somewhat steeper northern slopes of Almspitz. When we come back onto the ridge, soon from the right side a direct and somewhat shorter path from the saddle Stosia joins. There follows a shorter ascent along the grassy ridge towards the summit.

On the way: Techendorfer Alm (1573m), Stosia (1811m), Almspitz (2180m)