Draßnitz - Hochkreuz (via Oberdraßnitzer Alm)

Access to the starting point:
From Spittal, drive to Lienz or vice versa, but only as far as the village of Dellach. In the middle of the village, you will see signs pointing to the right (from Spittal, from Lienz to the left) in the direction of Oberdraßnitzer Alm. Follow the ascending road in the junctions in the direction mentioned above and follow it to the ramp (approx. 1300m) from which further driving is also forbidden.

Path description:
From the ramp, continue along the road, which quickly leads to a junction of two roads after two successive sharp bends. Continue along the lower right-hand road in the route mountain pasture and turn off at Draßnitzalm. The slightly ascending road then leads past a cross to the next less well-marked crossroads, where you continue along the left-hand side of the stream on the wide cart track (climbing is also possible on the road). Cart track then leads you past a cultural monument and higher up, over a grazing fence, to the lower part of the mountain pasture. A beautiful scenic route leads through mountain pasture and leads in a few minutes to the huts on mountain pasture.
From mountain pasture continue along the left side of the stream for about 15 minutes and then cross the picturesque stream via a wooden bridge. The path then briefly leaves the brok and goes into a larch forest behind which you reach a small wooden hut. The last trees slowly disappear ahead and the path briefly approaches the stream again, where you can admire numerous rapids and small waterfalls. The path, which is less visible but marked, retreats to the right and approaches the stream again just before it reaches the high mountain plain, where you can see a small wooden hut (emergency bivouac). Continue climbing along the marshy ground at the edge of the valley, which begins to turn to the left. The increasingly scenic route leads us to the next crossroads, where we continue to the left in the direction of Hochkreuz (Feldnerhütte on the right). The route continues across the high mountain plateau and, after a few minutes, leads us to the foot of the summit slope of Hochkreuz. Further on, the path begins to climb steeply up the increasingly rocky slope, which is covered with snow long into the summer. After a half-hour climb, the path leads to a ridge, where it continues to the right. It is only a 10-minute walk along a scenic ridge that is not to steep (slip hazard in snow and ice, but easy on land).

On the way: Tonelekammer (1563m), Oberdraßnitzer Alm (1670m)

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