Weissensee - Eckwand (via Almspitz)

Access to starting point:
A little before Spittal from the direction of Beljak/Villach (on the old road) road towards the village Ziebel branches off to the left. In the mentioned village, we continue driving towards the lake Weissensee, which is from Ziebel distant approximately 15km. We park on a large settled parking lot near the lake.

Path description:
From a large parking lot, we descend few meters to the main road, where on the left side we notice signposts. We go on a wide path which leads by the lake following the signs »Techendorf«. The path at first leads us over a smaller bridge and it brings us to a camp on the eastern side of the lake Weissensee. Here we go right on an asphalt road which runs by the camp and it brings us to a crossroad where we go left and after few meters of walking, we come to the signposts. We go left following the signs »Techendorfer Alm steil«. After few meters, we come again to signposts and go right on a steep path towards the mountain pasture Techendorfer Alm. The left path runs on a more gentle route, which mostly leads on the road.
The path quite steeply ascends through the forest and it brings us to a clearing where we cross a cart track and start ascending by the edge of the forest. Here already first views open up towards the nearby peaks in Latschur group. The path again ascends through the forest and then quite few times crosses the mountain road. At all crossroads, which are very well marked we continue in the direction of Techendorfer Alm steil (steep path). Finally, when the path towards the saddle Stosia branches off to the left, we continue on the road which after approximately 15 minutes of walking, it brings us to a mountain pasture Techendorfer Alm, where there stands also a smaller mountain hut.
From the mountain pasture, we continue towards the north following the signs Stosia, Latschur. The path at first crosses a thin forest and then it ascends on grassy slopes towards the saddle Stosia. This part of the path is marked with white blue blazes.
On the saddle, we go right and we continue on a grassy ridge. When we come to a crossing we continue straight on the ridge and direct path on Eckwand branches off to the right. When we come again to a crossing we go on the right path, that still runs on the ridge and goes on Almspitz (2180m). The left path runs on Latschur. The path then continues ascending on a grassy ridge and soon brings us to the summit Almspitz from which there is a nice view towards the surrounding peaks.
From the top, we then few meters descend towards the west to the saddle between the peaks Almspitz and Latschur. On the saddle, we go right, where we cross a little steeper northern slopes of Almspitz. When we come again on the ridge soon from the right side joins direct and a little shorter path from the saddle Stosia. Next follows a shorter ascent on a grassy ridge towards the summit.

On the way: Techendorfer Alm (1573m), Stosia (1811m), Almspitz (2180m)