Goldberg - Torkofel

Access to starting point:
From Beljak / Villach we drive towards Hermagor and forward towards Lienz, but only to the village St. Daniel. In the mentioned village, we continue right (from Spittal, from Lienz left) in the direction of smaller mountain settlement Goldberg. We follow an ascending road to small parking lot near the church in Goldberg.

Path description:
From the church, we continue on the road in the direction of the mountain pasture Jaukenalm. The road ahead past a gate brings us into the forest, where it then continues. After few minutes of gentle ascent by the road we notice signposts, which from the road point us on a footpath. This path, which higher quite few times crosses a forest road we follow all the way to the mountain pasture Jaukenalm. All shortcut are well marked and with orientation to the mountain pasture there aren't any problems. To mountain pasture we can get also on the road, but this path is almost 1 hour longer.
From the mountain pasture, we continue slightly right in the direction of the summit Torkofel. After few minutes, the road ends and the path point us through a meadow to the next mountain signposts. We again continue slightly left (right Reißkofel) and the path which is ascending over a grassy slope quickly brings us to scree below Torkofel. The path ahead in a moderate ascent crosses the mentioned scree and on the other side brings us on steep grassy slopes on which we are then ascending to the saddle between Torkofel on the left and Mitterkofel on the right. Here the steepness for a short time decreases and the path turns a little towards the left and on a narrower ridge brings us to the last steep ascent. Ridge on which we walk is becoming narrower and every step steeper and more exposed. After approximately 20 minutes of a steep ascent we step on the summit, from which a nice view opens up.

On the way: Jaukenalm (1934m)