Over alpine pastures and the proud summit of the Gartnerkofel to the "luxury oasis" at Nassfeld
From the Egger Alm you follow the road out of the valley for a short distance and after about 200 m turn left into a forest road. This road leads you slowly uphill around the Schindelkopf to the Kersnitzensattel and further downhill to a nameless saddle directly on the Austrian-Italian border between Zielkofel and Cima di Mezzo.
The path becomes a hiking trail and you hike on the Italian side first down through a small valley and then slightly uphill below the Zielkofel to the Stutenbodenalm, which is already on Austrian soil again, and then slightly uphill along a forest road and later along a hiking trail to the Garnitzenalm, which is already in the Nassfeld ski area. Continue along the hiking trail uphill to the saddle between Garnitzenberg and Gartnerkofel - until here you are on the marked Karnischen Höhenweg KHW 403.
On the saddle you leave this path for a side trip and ascend via the "constellation" hike "Lighthouse" to the north directly over the gravel cirque to the impressive summit of the Gartnerkofel. Seen from the east it is the first of the rocky peaks of the Carnic Alps - a rugged and imposing Kofel. This is where the more alpine part of the Carnic Alps slowly begins. An absolute speciality, which in its heyday rises out of this landscape like a lighthouse, is the "blue Wulfenia". A real queen of flowers, which probably exists here since the last ice age - she is the main actress of the "constellation lighthouse". The summit is quite dominant, so enjoy the fantastic view from up here!
After a well-deserved rest you descend again on the same way to the top station of the top lift (FIS chairlift) and turn right (north) here. You walk down the hiking trail below the Gartnerkofel and after a striking left turn (straight ahead you would reach the small peak Kammleiten) you reach the managed Watschiger Alm. Even if it's not too far to your stage destination at the Nassfeldpass, a stopover is always worthwhile: the Watschiger Alm is a "Käsealm" with the famous Gailtaler Alm cheese and products from our own production are just the thing after an ascent of the Gartnerkofel.
At the Watschiger Alm you leave the "constellation" hike and hike along the marked Karnischen Höhenweg down to the nearby Nassfeldpass, your stage destination. Attention: If you stay overnight at the Alpenhotel Plattner you don't have to walk to the Nassfeldpass - the hotel is located on the path just below the Watschiger Alm.
