Seichenbrunn - Glödis

Access to the starting point:
Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue to Spittal and on to Lienz (the motorway ends a little after Spittal). We continue along a relatively nice and wide road through the Drava Valley. Shortly before Lienz, at a roundabout, turn right towards Iselsberg and Winklern. The road starts to climb, but then you have to be careful, because soon the road to the Debanttal valley (green sign) branches off to the left. The road to the Debanttal valley becomes a dirt road, and then joins the slightly nicer road from Nußdorf-Debant. Then, driving through the Debanttal valley, follow the signs for hut Lienzer Hütte and Wangenitzseehütte. Follow the road all the way to the lock where you park in a large parking lot (Parkplatz Seichenbrunn).

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the macadam road, which is closed to traffic. After a few dozen metres, you will reach a marked crossroads where a path branches off to the right over a bridge towards the Wangenitzseehütte hut. At the crossroads, we continue on the dirt road, following the signs "Lienzer Hütte". Shortly afterwards, the trail to the right branches off towards the Lienzer Hütte hut. This trail is half an hour longer than the road. We continue on the dirt road to the left of the Debantbach stream. The road climbs gently all the way and crosses a pasture fence several times. During the summer months, cattle graze along the road. The road then leads past a small hut at mountain pasture Gaimbergalm. We also cross several small tributaries of the aforementioned Debantbach stream. A little higher up, the road leads to a crossroads.
To the right, the road leads to the mountain pasture Hofalm, which is only 100 metres away. At the crossroads we continue straight on along the road towards the Lienzer Hütte hut, from which we have an increasingly fine view of the peaks above the Debanttal valley. Shortly before the hut we come to another marked crossroads.
This time, the footpath to the left branches off towards the Zettersfeld ski resort, and we continue along the road and soon reach hut Lienzer Hütte, from which there is a fine view of the surrounding peaks.
At the hut, continue left past the children's playgrounds and the cross and after a few dozen metres you will reach a marked crossroads. The path to the left leads to the Mirnitzscharte and the top of the Alkuser Rotspitze, and we continue to the right following the signs "Glödis Spitz, Hochschober".
From the crossroads, the path runs north-westwards along the thinning trees. The path then climbs along terrain covered with grass and low bushes. Soon we enter the central part of the National Park High Tauern (Nationalpark Hohe Tauern). The trail then leads to another crossroads.
Here we leave the trail towards the Hochschoberhütte hut and the Hochschober summit and head to the right, following the 'Glödis' signs. From the crossroads, the path first descends gently and then crosses a few streams via small bridges. Continue for some time on the path that runs to the left of the Debantbach stream. Later, cross the stream to the right and continue climbing northwards. The streams along the way then disappear and the path soon leads to another crossroads. This time, the path branches off to the left towards the Kalser Törl saddle, and we continue to the right towards the Glödisspitze summit. From the crossroads, we then walk eastwards for a short distance on increasingly rocky terrain. The trail then turns left again to the north and then ascends a steep slope. When the slope becomes less steep, the path turns slightly to the right and then climbs over rocky terrain towards the south-eastern ridge of the Glödisspitze, which can be seen from the path for some time. On the ridge, where beautiful views open up to the east, continue to the left and you will soon reach the entrance to the protected part of the trail.
The protected path runs along and along the south-eastern ridge throughout. The trail climbs quite steeply most of the time along the cliff (difficulty up to B). Higher up the trail leads to a suspension bridge which can also be avoided by taking an easier trail that runs along the right side of the ridge. If you continue over the bridge, there is a climb up a ladder and then a short, very steep climb along the cliff (difficulty C). The two paths soon merge again and the route continues along a well protected ridge. The protected route is a shade less difficult and steeper than in the initial part (difficulty A/B). Follow the not too difficult and increasingly scenic ridge route all the way to the summit where the cross stands.
Descend along the ascent route.

On the way: Gaimbergalm (1753m), Lienzer Hütte (1977m)

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