Grpiče / Korpitch - Techantinger Mittagskogel (Trupejevo poldne) (via Blekova planina)

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 to 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 that 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 a nearby forest road, which we reach just at Pridovske huts.
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.
After the hut, the trail enters the forest and continues along the border ridge. At first, the path leads through a spruce forest, and occasionally through a larch forest. After about 30 minutes of gentle to moderate ascent, with a few short descents, the path leads to the only technically more difficult part of the route, where you have to climb over a short jump. With a little help from your hands, you can quickly climb about 10 metres. After the jump, which can be bypassed on the Slovenian side, the path lays down and then continues along an increasingly scenic ridge, where the increasingly sparse forest is slowly replaced by dwarf pines. With views of Austria, Slovenia and, looking back, Itali, we are getting closer and closer to Techantinger Mittagskogel, the summit of which is already clearly visible in front of us. A few minutes of climbing follow, and then dwarf pines disappears, replaced by grass. Just below the summit, the path leads us past the mouth of a torrential ravine, where the path is slightly exposed on the Austrian side, but otherwise technically undemanding. From the ravine to the summit, we are only a few 10 steps away from a slightly steeper walk. Starting point - Blekova planina 3:15, Blekova planina - Techantinger Mittagskogel 1:20.

On the way: Pridovske koče (1276m), Blekova planina (1629m), Znoternice (1691m)

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