Baumgartnerhof - Kresišče (climbing way)

Access to the starting point:
a) Cross the Korensko sedlo border crossing into Austria and then turn right towards Bialjak / Villach. Before crossing the river Zilja / Gail, leave the road leading to Bialjak and continue driving to the right in the direction of Lake Bäck / Faaker See. Continue towards the lake, and at Bekštanj / Finkenstein we turn right towards Škocjan / Kanzianiberg and Old Castle / Altfinkenstein. Continue along local roads, following the crossroads in the direction of the Baumgartnerhof Hotel. Park in the parking lot near the hotel.
b) Drive through the Karavanke tunnel into Austria and leave the motorway at the first exit. Turn right at Kot / Winkl and continue driving towards Lake Baska / Faaker See. At the end of Loče / Latschach, turn left in the direction of Hotel Baumgartnerhof. Park in the parking lot near the hotel.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue up the stairs past the signs "Mallestiger Mittagskogel", "zum Wasserfall". After a few metres, you will reach a crossroads where you continue to the left, following the signs for Rotschitza Klettersteig. The path first crosses meadows, descends for a few metres, then turns right and leads into the forest. The path then joins the cart track, which takes some time to climb. Follow the signs for the Rotschitz Klettersteig all the way up the cart track. At the hunting observation post, the cart track ends and we continue along the footpath, which soon leads us by the stream to the waterfall where the climbing part of the route begins.
Before entering the climbing part of the route, equip yourself with a helmet and a self-protection kit.
Cross the stream below the waterfall and start climbing up along the waterfall with the help of pegs and a rope. Above the waterfall, continue along the left side of the stream and then follow the most difficult part of the route (difficulty B/C), where you will use wedges to climb up to a bridge (a rope bridge over the stream). Cross the stream to the other side using the rope bridge and then continue climbing along the stream. Cross the stream twice more using the rope. In the last part, the climbing route leads to another small waterfall above which the route becomes less difficult. Walk along the stream for a while, then continue to the right and the path through the forest soon leads to a crossroads where you join an easier path.
At the crossroads, continue left and climb up the right side of the valley. The path then leads to a lookout point where there are also benches and a cross. From the viewpoint where there is a nice view of some small waterfalls, continue right and climb through the forest. Then climb in the keys along a small stream at the edge of the forest. Because of the forest, we rarely have views of the surrounding peaks. Higher up, the path becomes a shade less steep and leads to the Mitzl Moitzl Hütte.
At the hut, continue slightly to the left and start climbing through the larch forest. Higher up, the path turns slightly to the right and there is a short climb to a crossroads on the border ridge.
On the ridge, continue left after the "Schwarzkogel 1h" signs. At first we are still climbing through a sparse forest, but higher up it is replaced by dwarf pines and more and more beautiful views start to open up, especially of the Julian Alps. In the last part, the path leads us to grassy slopes and there is a short climb to the top.

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