Greuth - Große Muschenig (via Hasengraben)

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then take the motorway to Bialystok, leaving at the first exit. From the point where you leave the motorway, follow the signs for St. Jakob in the Roses / Sankt Jakob im Rosental. Continue along the main road for a few kilometres, then just after Podgorje / Maria Elend turn right into the village of Rute / Greuth. Continue along a narrower road (keep slightly to the right at junctions), which soon leads to a narrow underpass under the railway line. Continue past a few more houses and then, at the end of the village, you will reach a small crossroads, at which you will see mountain direction signs. Park in a suitable place at the crossroads.
From the toll station at Hrušice to the starting point is about 23 km.
b) Cross the Ljubelj border crossing into Austria, then follow the main road to the roundabout in front of the bridge over the River Drava. At the roundabout, leave the main road leading to Klagenfurt and turn left (west) to the exit towards Bistritz im Rosental. Continue through several small towns, then after Sveče / Suetschach, pay attention. Just 3 km after this, we leave the main road and continue to the left towards the village of Rute / Greuth. Continue through the village on a narrower road (keep slightly right at junctions), which soon leads to a narrow underpass under the railway line. Continue past a few more houses, and at the end of the village you will come to a small crossroads, at which you will see mountain direction signs. Park in a suitable place at the crossroads.
From the tunnel entrance to the starting point is about 32 km.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue straight ahead in the direction of Mac / Matschach along the road, which first crosses a bridge over the Velika Suha stream and then climbs gently to moderately. Higher up, you reach a forestry turnoff, above which the road splits into several tracks.
The left-hand track continues towards Mače, the right-hand one ends a little higher up, and we continue straight ahead on the forest road. The road splits into two parts a little further on, and we choose the right one, which gradually starts to climb steeper. We continue along the road as it climbs alongside Hasengraben, which it crosses at a higher level.
The road, along which we see a few rare markings, passes to the eastern slopes of Große Muschenig and begins to climb in long serpentines. After an hour and a half's walk from the starting point, we arrive at a small pass, where there is a crossroads.
From the pass, turn right onto a wide track in the direction of the "Aussichtspunkt". The wide track is quickly abandoned as the signs direct you slightly to the right onto a less wide track which begins to climb straight up the slope. This path, which continues through the forest, is then followed all the way to the vegetated summit, which can be identified by the marking on the tree G. M. 2021 m.

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