Sporthotel Maltatal - Pfringersee
Starting point: Sporthotel Maltatal (1933 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 47.0789°N 13.3439°E 
Time of walking: 1 h 40 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: partly demanding
Altitude difference: 297 m
Altitude difference (by path): 297 m
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Access to starting point:
From highway Beljak/Villach - Salzburg we go to the exit Gmünd and we follow the road ahead towards the valley Maltatal. A well-marked road after few kilometers brings us to the settlement Malta, and only a little further also to the spot, where a road toll has to be paid. Steep and occasionally narrow road with the help of tunnels and traffic lights brings us to a large parking lot by the artificial lake (a dam at the end of the lake is 165m high). While driving we can observe numerous waterfalls, which because of a lack of the parking spaces we view only from a car.
Path description:
From the large asphalt parking lot we continue on a macadam road in the direction of Osnabrücker Hütte. After 5 minutes of easy walking by the lake we get to the next parking lot at the mountain hut Kölnbreinstüberl. We still continue on the road in the direction of the mountain hut Osnabrücker Hütte. Gentle road which all the time runs by the lake offers a nice view towards the surrounding peaks and waterfalls of surrounding streams. After a good half an hour of walking, we come to a crossing, where we continue sharply right in the direction of Arlscharte. From here on, the path starts ascending and after additional 5 minutes of ascent it brings us to the next crossing.
Right mountain hut 5 minutes, and we continue straight on increasingly steep and a panoramic path, which higher brings us on a poorly marked crossing. We continue slightly left in the direction of Arlscharte on the path which is gettin closer to indistinct summit on our left side. When the path gets very close to the cliffs on our left, turns slightly to the right and after the further ascent brings us on a saddle Arlscharte (2252m). On the saddle, we notice a cross and signposts. We continue straight in the direction of the lake Pfringersee. After less than 5 minutes of descent on granite plates we get to the mentioned lake.
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