Walischeben - Hofalmkogel (Packalpe) (past the cross)

Access to the starting point:
From the Gorenjska side, go via the Ljubelj border crossing to Klagenfurt (Klagenfurt) or via Karawanks to Bialystok (Villach). Continue on the motorway in the direction of the signs for Graz / Graz. Leave the motorway after about 2km through a tunnel in the direction of Bad St. Leonhard. Continue past the village of St. Peter to Obdach. From the main road the signs for Obdach point to the left and soon you reach an industrial zone. Before the underpass, turn right and after a few dozen metres cross the railway line. Follow the road, which becomes gravel at all junctions, towards the signs for Weissenstein Hütte. Park in the small parking lot on the side of the road by the no further traffic sign (there is also a crossroads close to the parking lot).
From Carinthia, we first drive to Dravograd and then on to Austria. Follow the road to St. Paul, St. Andra and Wolfsberg. In Wolfsberg, head towards Bad St. Leonhard and on to St. Peter. Continue following the description from Gorenjska.
From the Styrian side, take the Maribor and continue through the Šentilj border crossing into Austria. Follow the motorway in the direction of Klagenfurt / Klagenfurt. Leave the motorway in the direction of the Bad St. Leonhard exit. Follow the description from Gorenjska.

Path description:
From the car, follow the road on the left towards Weissenstein Hutte. After a few minutes, the road climbs moderately and leads us out of the forest and onto the hillside, where we have a beautiful view. In front of you, you will see a hut which you reach after a few minutes' walk along the road.
From the hut, continue sharp right over the pasture fence. Continue along cart track, which climbs gently and crosses a small spring. After a few minutes' walk, you will reach a crossroads where you turn left uphill. Follow the wide path for a good five minutes to a pasture fence. Cross the fence and continue along the wide path that slowly emerges from the forest. The pleasant path, which climbs gently for the most part (with the exception of a few short descents), leads past a cross to a small well where you can freshen up. A little further on, the path leads us to an undistinguished main ridge, where we come across signposts.
Take a sharp left and follow the path as it climbs gently towards the summit of Hafalmkogel. The unmarked summit is reached after a few minutes' walk from the crossroads on the gently sloping grassy slopes of the mountain.

On the way: Weißensteinhütte (Packalpe) (1702m)

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