Greuth - Große Muschenig (via Maria Elender Alm)

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, take the road to the right in the route mountain pasture Ilič / Illitchalm, Maria Elender Alm and Große Muschenig / Grosse Muschenig. The road, which is closed to public traffic, leads you first through the forest and then quickly to the Velika Suhe stream. The route continues along a moderately ascending road, which passes under steep slopes exposed to falling rocks. The scenic route, along which several small waterfalls can also be seen, leads us higher up to a marked crossroads.
From the crossroads, follow the road on the left (right mountain pasture Ilič), which first crosses a stream and then climbs crosswise over a steep slope. Higher up, the road passes into forest and gradually flattens out. Walk through the forest for a few minutes and then reach Maria Elender Alm, where you will see a hunting lodge on the right-hand side.
Above mountain pasture, the road returns to the forest and leads to a small crossroads, where you continue left in the direction of route 674a. The ascent continues along a slightly worse road, which after a few minutes leads to a crossroads of several roads, where there is a marked crossroads.
At this junction, leave the road and turn left onto cart track in the direction of 'Aussichtspunkt'. Leave the wide cart track quickly, as the signs point slightly right to the weaker cart track, which starts to climb the slope straight up. This path, which continues through the forest, is then followed all the way to the vegetated summit, which can be identified by the mark on the tree G. M. 2021 m.

On the way: Maria Elender Alm (930m)

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