Winklertal - Oberalm

Access to starting point:
Via the border crossing Korensko sedlo we descend into Austria, where at the first larger intersection we continue left in the direction of the village Podklošter/Arnoldstein. In the mentioned village we arrive at a roundabout, where we continue right in the direction of "Hermagor". Further, we drive on a wide road which leads us through the Gailtal valley. At the settlement Mauthen we continue left in the direction of the mountain pass Plöckenpass, then after a few 100 m right in the direction of the Lesachtal valley. Further, we drive on a narrower and quite winding road which we follow to the village Untertilliach. Just a little after the mentioned village (at the second bus stop) a road branches off to the left downwards, initially still asphalted. The road then crosses a bridge, after which a wide macadam road joins from the left side. We continue straight for approximately 50 m, then we come to the next unmarked intersection, where we continue right on the lower "main" road, which a few meters further brings us to a marked intersection. This time we continue left in the direction of "Hochspitz and Oberalm" on a worsening road which higher brings us to an unmarked intersection in front of which there is a smaller parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot we continue on the road to the Gartlhütte hut at an altitude of 1600 m. From the hut we then continue on the mountain road which leads us through the valley towards the south and brings us near the Winkler Bach stream. For some time we ascend along the stream, then the road turns right and ascends for a long time in zigzags upwards. The road mostly ascends on grassy slopes, only occasionally bringing us into sparse forest. On the grassy slopes livestock also grazes in summer time. We follow such a road all the way to the Oberalm mountain pasture at an altitude of 2160 m.

Along the route: Gartlhütte (1600m)

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