Starting point: Korpitch (625 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,5431°N 13,8047°E |
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Time of walking: 3 h 35 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 1121 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1121 m
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Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
Cross the Korensko sedlo border crossing into Austria, then turn right before the main crossroads (Bialjak - Trbiž road junction) into Radna vas / Radendorf. At the next crossroads at St. Leonhard bei Siebenbrünn (St. Leonhard bei Siebenbrünn), turn right towards Grpiče (Korpitch) (on the left Ločilo / Hart). When you arrive in Grpice, follow the signs for Blekova planina - Blekowa Alm. There are no suitable parking places at the starting point.
Path description:
From the upper part of the village, cross the pasture fence and climb steeply across the pasture to the crossroads, at which there is a marked crossroads. From the crossroads, continue along the road on the left in the direction of "Pridou - Blekova", but we follow it for only a few minutes, as the signs then direct us to the right onto a footpath which crosses the forest road a few more times higher up. The path, which is less well marked in some places and is mainly very overgrown, then continues along the dirt road for some time and leaves it again from time to time. Higher up, the trail continues mainly on the road, and we follow it to a long left turn, at the end of which a marked trail branches off to the right. The way forward initially climbs through the forest, then passes into an overgrown valley, where we follow an overgrown path up to the nearby forest road, which we reach just at Pridovske kočah.
Once on the road, join the slightly more frequented path from the village of Žužalče / Susalitch. Here you pass a few more cottages, then the road turns sharp right and after a few 10 steps leads to a place where signs lead you left onto a footpath which then climbs through the forest. After a short climb, we return to the road and leave it again after 20 m. Just a few metres higher, cross the road one last time and then start climbing steeply through the forest. Higher up, we climb over a steep grassy slope surrounded by lush scrub, and then the path returns to the forest. The path continues steeply, then crosses a grazing fence and lays down behind it. A steep climb to the border ridge follows, and an increasingly scenic path (view of Dobratsch and the Martuljka group) leads to the shepherd's hut at Blekova mountain pasture.
From the shepherd's hut, return to the signpost marking the national border, then continue westwards, where you will quickly see an initially less visible path that turns slightly left into the forest. Through the forest, first follow the tractor track logging trail, then continue along the less well-trodden track, which continues directly along the state border. Higher up, the few Austrian markings end, and we follow the deteriorating path along the border ridge. After a few minutes, the path lays down and leads us out of the woods onto a partially overlooked meadow, where the track finally disappears. We continue along the ridge and after a minute or two of further walking, we reach the top of Zajčnik.
We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Vošca
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