Weißensteinhütte - Ameringkogel (Packalpe) (circular path)

Access to starting point:
A) From Gorenjska side we go over the border crossing Ljubelj to Celovec / Klagenfurt or through Karawanks tunnel to Beljak / Villach. Ahead we go on the highway in the direction of signs for Gradec / Graz. We leave the highway for approximately 2 km long tunnel in the direction of Bad St. Leonhard. Further, we drive past village St. Peter to the settlement Obdach. From the main road signs for Obdach point us to the left and we soon come to industrial zone. Before the underpass we turn right, where after few ten meters, we cross a railway track. The road which becomes a macadam at all crossroads we follow towards signs for Weißenstein Hütte.
B) From Koroška we at first drive to Dravograd and further into Austria. We follow the road ahead towards St. Paul, St. Andrä and Wolfsberg. In Wolfsberg we go towards Bad St. Leonhard and forward towards St. Peter. Further, we follow description from Gorenjska.
C) From Štajerska side we drive to Maribor and further over the border crossing Šentilj into Austria. We follow the highway in the direction of Celovec / Klagenfurt. We leave the highway in the direction of exit Bad St. Leonhard. Further, we follow description from Gorenjska.

Path description:
At the mountain hut Weißensteinhütte, where we've left the car, we turn sharply right. The path leads us on a cart track slowly upwards. After few minutes of walking through the forest we get to the first crossing. Here we turn left in the direction of Speikkogel. Through low bushes the path starts ascending. When the path brings us above the treeline it is very hard to follow blazes. If we follow the fence for livestock we will get to the emergency bivouac. From here we follow the ridge and the path brings us to the top of Weißenstein (2160 meters), after which the mountain hut got its name. Here we turn left and after few minutes of walking, we get to the highest peak of Packalp - Ameringkogel (2187 meters) it is domed peak on which stands a metal cross and it offers a nice view towards the neighbouring mountains.
From the top, we descend back to the top of Weißenstein, where we continue straight in the direction of Speikkogel. At first follows a descent on the ridge, then the path gently continues to Hofalmkogel (2040 meters), Speikkogel (1993 meters) and to a large metal cross, which stands above the saddle Peterer Sattel. From the cross we don't turn left on a marked path, but we descend right on an unmarked path to the mentioned saddle, which is located at an altitude 1745 meters. When we get to a saddle we turn right on the path number 521A, which leads back to the hut. A little less than an hour of walking above the treeline we get to the first mountain dairy. From here we continue on the macadam road and we get to a signpost, where we turned towards Speikkogel. From here follows only a light descent to the hut where we've parked car.

On the way: Weißenstein (2160m), Hofalmkogel (2040m), Speikkogel (1993m), Peterer Sattel (1745m), Hofhütte (1746m), Sturmerhütte (1726m)

Trip can be extended to: Großenberg (Packalpe)