Schiestelscharte - Mallnock (via Klomnock)

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue along the Tur Autobahn, leaving at the Beljaška bypass and continuing on to Feldkirchen. Continue along Lake Ossiach / Ossiacher See to the aforementioned town. In Feldkirchen, turn left towards the Turacher Höhe pass and continue past Himmelberg, Gnesau, Mitterdorf to Wiedweg, where the road from Bad Kleinkircheim joins from the left. From this junction we continue towards the Turacher Höhe pass, following the road for a few kilometres before the signs for the Schiestelscharte or Passhöhe alpine pass direct us left onto the toll road, which we follow to the parking lot at the aforementioned pass.
b) From Styria or Carinthia, first drive to Dravograd and then via Border crossing Vič to Austria, where you follow the signs for Klagenfurt / Klagenfurt. Continue on the so-called Southern Motorway, leaving at Klagenfurt (direction Feldkirchen). Continue along the regional road to reach the aforementioned town. In Feldkirchen, turn right towards the Turacher Höhe pass and continue past Himmelberg, Gnesau and Mitterdorf to Wiedweg, where the road from Bad Kleinkircheim joins from the left. From this junction we continue towards the Turacher Höhe pass, following the road for a few kilometres before the signs for the Schiestelscharte or Passhöhe alpine pass direct us left onto the toll road, which we follow to the parking lot at the aforementioned pass.

Path description:
From the parking lot, follow the footpath towards the Klomnock and Mallnock peaks and Lake Falkertsee. The trail crosses a pasture fence at the very beginning, after which it starts to climb up the left side of the mountain. The relatively steep path then leads over relatively steep slopes, over which the fixed safety gear are helpful but not strictly necessary. After the first steep part, the path changes to moderately steep grassy slopes, over which it then climbs in a moderate transverse ascent. A little further on, the path becomes steeper again and, with the help of a cable car, leads to a crossroads just below the summit.
Here, continue right and follow the steep summit slope of the mountain to reach the summit of Klomnock in a few minutes.
From the summit, continue westwards and start descending a fairly steep ridge. The path then leads to a memorial with a cross. The slope becomes more gentle as we continue down the ridge to the saddle below Malnock Peak. At the saddle we continue along the fence and soon reach the summit on a gentle grassy slope.

On the way: Klomnock (2331m)

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