Hintergupf - Matzen (via St. Anna)

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 to a junction where the road to Borovlje / Ferlach branches off slightly to the right and downwards. The road continues to descend and quickly leads us to the aforementioned place, where we soon cross the railway line. Just after the railway line, we join another road, which we follow to the left for a few 100 m, and then turn right towards Železná kaple / Bad Eisenkapel. At the end of Borovelje we reach a roundabout, from which we continue again in the direction of Železná kapla. We continue driving through the villages of Medborovnica / Unterferlach, Ostrovca / Ostrouza, Trata / Tratten, Glinje / Glainach, Vesca / Dörfl, Ždovlje / Seidolach, Dobrova / Dobrowa to the point of Kočuha / Gotschuchen, where we turn right in the direction of the hamlet of Zavrh [Zavrh] / Hintergupf [Hintergupf]. From here, as you leave the main road, you begin to climb steeply up the initially still asphalted, but higher up on a well-maintained dirt road. Just before the hamlet of Zavrh, you reach a small crossroads, where you continue to the right and drive to the hamlet, in the middle of which you see mountain direction signs. From the signs and the nearby houses, follow the road for a few more 10 metres and then park in a suitable place on the roadside.
The starting point can also be reached from the direction of Železná kapla and Koroška.

Path description:
From where you parked, return to the nearby houses, and from there continue along the marked trail No 636. The path first climbs up by the house, and then after it it turns into the grassy cart track, which climbs gently along the edge of a larger meadow. On the other side of the meadow, the path enters the woods and climbs gently for a few minutes before turning right and climbing slightly more steeply. During the ascent, cross a couple of steel cables and then join a fainter forest road, which you follow to the left. Continue for some time on a winding road, eventually reaching a small crossroads, where you continue to the right (you can also go straight ahead on an unmarked shortcut - a beaten track about 5 minutes shorter than the road). There is a short descent, and then the road turns sharp left and climbs steeply to join a wider macadam road. Follow this road uphill and we follow it to the saddle Koce / Hansenruhe, where there is a marked crossroads.
Here, the road to the far left continues towards the Borovnica barrier lake, the path to the left leads towards Javornik / Jauernig and then towards the summit of Freiberg / Freiberg, and in a straight line the path continues, descending to Bajdiše / Waidisch, while we continue sharp right on the marked path in the direction of the summit of Matzen / Matzen.
The path ahead takes us past a resting place (a table and two benches) and continues along an initially gently sloping ridge. Just a little further on, the marked path splits in two, and we continue on the right path in the direction of St. Anne's Church / St. Anna's Church and Matzen past St. Anne's Church (slightly to the left Matzen - direct path).
From the crossroads onwards, the path quickly transitions to the north-eastern slopes of the Macna, over which it begins to climb cross-country. Continue through the forest, only at the part where you change to a steeper and uncultivated slope, a beautiful view opens up towards the river Drava and the surrounding mountains. The path quickly returns to the forest, and a few minutes further on it leads us to the Church of St Anne, from which we have a beautiful view.
Before the Church of St Anne, continue left and climb through the forest to the Macna ridge. The way forward continues along the partly vegetated ridge and climbs gently at first. There is a short steep climb from the right side of the ridge to the left side, and then some time crossing the slopes, but soon we are back on the ridge, which we reach on a kind of notch. Here, a short, sheltered but not too difficult path branches off to the right to the side of the Macna headland, from which a fine view opens up. The marked trail that continues towards Macna does not, however, turn onto the aforementioned headland, but continues slightly to the left, where it is first ascended with the help of a rope, and then the trail is laid down and turns left onto steep slopes. The steep part is also helped by a steel cable, and at the end of the crossing the path turns right and starts to climb very steeply along the steel cable. The steep part is short, as the path quickly leads to a cross on the northern headland of the Macna. Here the path turns to the left and quickly leads through a slightly overgrown ridge to the highest and most unspoilt peak of the Macna.

On the way: Koce / Hansenruhe (1356m), St. Anna (Matzen) (1536m)

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