Parking below Jamnigalm - Feldseekopf (via Feldseecharte)
Starting point: Parking below Jamnigalm (1685 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 47,00212°N 13,11081°E |
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Name of path: via Feldseecharte
Time of walking: 3 h 50 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 1179 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1190 m
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Access to the starting point:
Drive to Spittal an der Drau and take an exit for Lienz. Follow the regional road via Lendorf, after which drive a few kilometers and then take a right turn in direction Möllbrücke, Mühldorf and Obervellach. Soon after Obervellach turn right in direction Mallnitz. In Mallnitz pass the railway station (with motorail connection with Böckstein via 8370 m long Tauern tunnel) and soon after follow the signs for Jamnigalm or Hagenerhütte and turn left (be vigilant, since there are 15 green signs at this crossroafs). The road leads out of the city until it reaches a boom gate stop where 4 euros need to be paid (this was for 2018, important: please note that the gate is unmanned and that only coins are accepted). The road ends with a parking space below the mountain pastures Jamnig.
Path description:
Walk a few meters down the road and take a right turn over the bridge. The winding road takes you to Jamnig pasture in 5 to 10 minutes.
Since the forest ends with the Jamnigalm, the wide path offers excellent views all the way up to the Hagener Hütte (northwest) and west to a Dr. Rudolf Weißgerber bivouac. On the left side rise two prominent mountains, i.e. Feldseekopf and Vorderer Geißlkopf, and Greilkopf on the right side.
Turn left at mountain pasture Jamnig and follow the trail west. At this point the trail will lead you through the grassy landscape while you will very leisurely but steadily gain on altitude.
Afterwards, the trail gets steeper. At this point the trail traverses vast fields of blackberry (very popular among locals). Occasionally there are some mountain streams that you will need to cross (it might be difficult for some children).
The trail is the most steep in the last part (one third)of the way. It finally reaches and joins with the trail Hagenerweg leading to the Hagener Hütte. Turn left and after five minutes you will reach a Dr. Rudolf Weißgerber bivouac.
An awesome view opens up to the west. Two lakes glister below. A valley of Mallnitz lies below to the east.
Head south to the summit of Feldseekopf. A path uphill is steep yet it does not present any techical difficulties.
After 30 minutes of uphill hike you will reach the less steep upper part of the mountain. After a leisure walk south along the ridge you will reach the summit. To reach the summit ascend the final 2 meters that are steeper. A cairn is set on the top, marking the highest point of Feldseekopf.
Wonderful sights open up at the top. Two lakes glitter to the west (the lower one is Feldsee). Southern part offers the most distant views. Julian and Carnic Alps can be seen in the distance. Nearer is a mountain Polinik, 2784m. The valley and a city Mallnitz lies to the east. The mountains Hochalmspitze, 3360m and Ankogel, 3252m can also be seen on the eastern horizon. However, the northern views end with Hinterer and Vorderer Geißlkopf (2888 and 2974m). A southern approach up to these mountains looks much more difficult than it actually is.
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