Bučan - Lokovnikov Grintovec / Grintoutz
Starting point: Bučan (1010 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,4463°N 14,2564°E |
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Time of walking: 2 h 45 min
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Altitude difference: 799 m
Altitude difference po putu: 900 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Ljubelj (Tržič) and then continue in the direction of Klagenfurt / Klagenfurt. After the Ljubelj tunnel, the road starts to descend, and we follow it on the Austrian side until the first left turn, where the old Ljubelj road branches off to the right. Park in a suitable place at the junction, or higher up on the Austrian side of the former Ljubelj border crossing.
Path description:
From the starting point, take the Old Ljubljana Road, which is closed to public traffic with a traffic sign. The road first climbs moderately over two serpentines and then continues along a stream to the ruins of the former church of St Lenart, next to which stands a slightly larger sign. Here the road turns left and gradually moves away from the valley. The road then opens up to beautiful views of Selenitza and other surrounding peaks. The road continues past a small crossroads, where we continue sharp right along the "main" road, then cross steep slopes in a moderate ascent (danger of falling rocks, or in winter avalanche and slipping). Higher up, the road makes a few more serpentines, then leads us to a marked crossroads, where we continue to the left where a marked footpath branches off towards Loibler Baba / Loibler Baba. It is a 10-minute walk further along the road to Hut na Ljubelju.
From the crossroads, continue along the path through the forest, which mostly climbs and after about 30 minutes' walk from the end of the road leads to the border ridge. The path along the ridge is not too steep, but the slopes are steep, so great care is needed, especially in the wet. In some places the fixed safety gear and ladders are helpful. The forest then becomes thinner and the path leads to the pastures of Grunta. The ground is an unmarked peak on the path we are walking on.
Here the path from the concentration camp joins us from the right, and we continue straight along the ridge and along the border fence. After a short climb, the path leads to a marked crossroads.
Continue left over the fence past the Hainschgraben / Hainsch Graben markers.
On the Austrian side, follow the marked path downhill slightly at first, then turn right and cross the fence.
Continue eastwards along the track that passes under the Loibler Baba ridge and leads to the Dovjakovo saddle. At the grassy saddle between Loibler Baba and Lokovnik's Grintovec, continue left up the ridge along the fence. Initially the path passes briefly through the forest, then crosses the fence and begins to climb through dwarf pines. The poorly beaten and somewhat overgrown path then follows the ridge for most of the time through dwarf pines and soon leads to a viewpoint.
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