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Weittalspitze from Tuffbad
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The Weittalspitze seen from TuffbadPhoto: Wolfgang Drexler, Alpenverein Gebirgsverein
Not far behind Tuffbad, you have to cross a large gravel pit, whose noise and dust may be a drawback at the start of this route. But once you have reached the hiking trail, you quickly leave all this behind, especially as it climbs quite uncompromisingly steeply through the Weittalgraben.
Above the dwarf pine zone, a wide cirque opens up, where you have the Weittalspitze with its east ridge, over which a demanding via ferrata leads, directly in front of you. After the somewhat arduous final ascent to the Weittalsattel, you will be surprised at how gently the summit slope of the Weittalspitze presents itself from there.
From the summit itself, the view ranges from the Schober Group in the northwest to the Carnic Alps in the south but is dominated mainly by the striking rock formations of the Lienz Dolomites all around.
The descent to the Kerschbaumeralm leads through an extremely steep scree gully, probably the most unpleasant section on this route. In return, you will later be rewarded with a particularly pleasant ascent to the Zochen Pass.
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Almwellness-Resort TuffbadSafety information
Both the steep rocky ascent to the Weittalsattel and the descent through the scree gully to the Kerschbaumeralm are at risk of rockfall. Extra caution is required when walking directly one above the other here!Roadbook
Behind the Tuffbad resort, cross a meadow on a tractor track uphill to the road and follow the yellow sign "Weittalspitze" to the left and uphill. At the next fork, continue straight ahead ("Weittalspitze"); then stay on the main path and curve widely through a gravel pit. At its northern end, a marked path begins at another signpost, leading uphill through loose scree. It soon climbs very steeply, following the course of a rocky water gully, which is later crossed, until a rock ramp leads to the left, behind which it continues somewhat less steeply uphill through the Weittalgraben. Through dwarf pine corridors and partly on scree, somewhat tiringly, you reach the transition into an alpine cirque, from which the Weittalsattel is already visible. In a slight right curve, the faint but marked path leads up to some scree fields, where the ascent to the saddle climbs over scree-filled rocky slabs, partly somewhat slippery and finally along a rock ridge upwards. From the Weittalsattel, ascend surprisingly gently to the summit on the right.
From the Weittalspitze, first descend back along the ascent route to the Weittalsattel and then continue to the right, initially flat, to a distinctive terrain transition. There, the path leads down a very steep rock gully (caution: rockfall hazard) about 50 meters, then turns left onto a scree slope that continues steeply downhill. At the cirque at the lower end of the scree fields, turn right and follow the marked path downhill to the managed Kerschbaumeralm.
From the Kerschbaumeralm, follow the sign "Zochenpass." A few minutes past the Alm, the path crosses a broad water gully. Immediately afterward, yellow signs, slightly hidden to the upper right, show the direction uphill towards "Zochenpass/Tuffbad" (careful: do not continue straight towards Karlsbader Hütte if you want to avoid a detour). Soon, an old cart track leads smoothly uphill into a wide meadow cirque offering a spectacular panorama. At the upper end of the cirque, turn right at another signposted junction towards Karlsbader Hütte and ascend diagonally to the Zochen Pass.
From the Zochen Pass, a marked path leads down steeply at first through numerous hairpin bends and then gradually flatter along the valley back to Tuffbad.
Weittalspitze
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From the B111 in the Lesachtal, turn off between Maria Luggau and St. Lorenzen at Wiesen towards Tuffbad (signpost) and reach the end of the road at the wellness resort Tuffbad on a relatively narrow side road.Parking
Car park at the Tuffbad resortCoordinates
Equipment
Hiking equipment.
Every backpack should contain: rain, cold, and sun protection, a first aid kit, sufficient fluids, and a hiking map of the region.
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