Raabtal - Steinkarspitz/Monte Antola

Access to the starting point:
Cross the Korensko sedlo border crossing and descend into Austria, then turn left at the first major crossroads towards Podklošter/Arnoldstein. In the village you will come to a roundabout, where you continue to the right in the direction of "Hermagor". Continue along the wide road that leads through the Zilj valley. At Mauthen, turn left towards the Plockenpass and then, after a few 100 m, turn right towards the Lesachtal valley. A short distance beyond the village of Untertilliach (at the second bus stop), the initially asphalted road branches off to the left and continues along a narrow and rather winding road. The road then crosses a bridge, after which a wide dirt road joins on the left. Continue straight ahead for about 50 m and then you will come to the next unmarked crossroads, where you turn left along a slightly worse forest road, which you then follow to a sharp right turn at which there is a sign for no further traffic.

Path description:
At the bend, leave the road and continue left along the initially clearly visible marked mountain path. After a few minutes, the trail enters a rare lane of a forest, where it passes three hunting observation posts in a relatively short time. After the third observation post, the trail turns slightly to the right and starts to disappear among the tall grasses. Just a little further on, the trail crosses a mountain stream, after which it enters the most overgrown part of the trail. The trail continues on through lane very tall grasses and then continues along an old and rather overgrown mulatier. Follow this moderately steep path, along which you can see many blueberry bushes in summer, all the way to the Mitterkarhütte bivouac.
From the bivouac, continue straight on (right Hochspitz) along the initially less visible path, which climbs gently along the left edge of the high mountain cirque. After a few minutes' walk, the path turns slightly to the left and begins to climb cross-country over increasingly steep grassy slopes. A little higher up, the path turns slightly more to the left and climbs very steeply for a short time. Higher up, the path is laid and leads to a less well-marked crossroads. Continue along the right-hand path, which climbs gently at first and then switches to steeper and steeper grassy slopes. The ascent over these grassy slopes is made in a transverse ascent which ends on the main ridge of the Carnic Alps. Once on the main ridge, the view southwards is magnificent, with the mighty Monte Peralba a little to the left.
Continue to the left (Hochspitz on the right) along the ridge path (Karnischer Höhenweg), which continues eastwards. The path continues along and along the scenic ridge bordering Austria and Itali. After a few minutes' walk, the ridge path gives way to the Italian side, where it crosses a relatively steep slope (slip hazard). Follow this scenic route, which is mostly cross-climbing, to a marked crossroads located a few metres below the summit of Steinkarspitz (Steinkarspitz Peak). At the marked crossroads, leave the marked trail (continue left) and climb to the summit in 3 minutes on an easier trackless path (the marked trail can be left a few 10 m before the crossroads, as it leads just below the summit).

On the way: Mitterkarhütte (1973m)

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