Baumgartnerhof - Mallestiger Mittagskogel

Access to the starting point:
a) Cross the Korensko sedlo border crossing into Austria and then turn right towards Bialjak / Villach. Before crossing the river Zilja / Gail, leave the road leading to Bialjak and continue driving to the right in the direction of Lake Bäck / Faaker See. Continue towards the lake, and at Bekštanj / Finkenstein we turn right towards Škocjan / Kanzianiberg and Old Castle / Altfinkenstein. Continue along local roads, following the crossroads in the direction of the Baumgartnerhof Hotel. Park in the parking lot near the hotel.
b) Drive through the Karavanke tunnel into Austria and leave the motorway at the first exit. Turn right at Kot / Winkl and continue driving towards Lake Baska / Faaker See. At the end of Loče / Latschach, turn left in the direction of Hotel Baumgartnerhof. Park in the parking lot near the hotel.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue up the stairs past the signs "Mallestiger Mittagskogel", "zum Wasserfall". After a few metres, a climbing path branches off to the left, and we continue straight ahead and start climbing through the forest. The path then briefly leads out of the forest and climbs up the grassy slopes at the edge of the forest, before turning left and following a slightly flatter part of the path through the forest. The wide path leads to a crossroads, where another path branches off to the left towards a waterfall and a climbing route. We continue to the right and again a slightly steeper path leads us to a road on which we continue to the left. The road then ends shortly, and signs direct us to a track to the right up the hill. After a short climb we reach a crossroads where a climbing path joins us from the left.
At the crossroads, continue straight ahead and continue climbing up the right side of the valley. The path then leads us to a lookout point where there are also benches and a cross. From the lookout point where there is a nice view of some small waterfalls, continue to the right and climb through the forest. Then climb in the keys along a small stream at the edge of the forest. Because of the forest, we rarely have views of the surrounding peaks. Higher up, the path becomes a shade less steep and leads to the Mitzl Moitzl Hütte.
At the hut, continue slightly to the left and start climbing through the larch forest. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the right and there is a short climb to a crossroads on the border ridge.
Once on the ridge, continue right (left Kresišče) and begin a moderate climb. Follow the path, from which you can see beautiful views of Austria and partly of Julian Alps through the sometimes rather sparse larch forest, all the way to the summit of the Maloš Mountains called Maloško poldne.
From the summit, where we are joined by an unmarked path from the Slovenian direction, we continue down to the right. The path descends steeply at first, then lays down and passes onto a ridge, where we find some fixed safety gear to help us. There is a short climb, then the path turns to the right and leads to the top of Mallestiger Mittagskogel, where the cross stands.

On the way: Mitzl Moitzl Hütte (1639m), Maloško poldne / Mallestiger Mittagskogel (1823m)

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