Koglereck - Großer Speikkogel (Koralpe)

Access to the starting point:
First we drive to Dravograd, then we continue our drive towards Austria. Continue on via Border crossing Vič, and we follow the main road to the start of Labot / Lavamünd, where signs for Graz / Graz and Ivnik / Eibiswald direct us right onto the ascending road. Follow the well-maintained and wide Alpine road to the Koglereck (aka Soboth) pass, where you turn left towards Ettendorf. Just after the crossroads, you will see a large gravel parking area on the left, where you can leave your car.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the road for a few metres, then follow the signs to the right into the forest. At first, you follow a wide path through the woods, which leads to a small clearing with a view of the Großer Speikkogel. There is a short descent which leads to a crossroads of mountain roads. Continue straight ahead on a narrow road through the forest. Later, you join a wider dirt road, which you then walk along for some time. The road, which is fairly flat, climbs gently most of the time, but occasionally drops slightly. The road then leads out of the forest and there is some more walking along mountain pasture to a marked crossroads.
A road leads off to the right to the Stiftshütte hut (5 min), and we continue along the road to the next crossroads, which is only a few dozen metres further on. At the crossroads you can continue to the right, following the signs "Koralpe, Jauksattel", along the path that goes around the top of Kleinalpl on your right. Alternatively, which is slightly shorter, you can continue straight ahead along the road past the lock and then past the Brandl hunting lodge. In the initial part of the road there will be two crossroads and at both crossroads you continue to the right. The mountain road then turns left and then, for a long time, crosses the slope on the western side of Kleinalp to the north, mostly in a gentle ascent. Follow the mountain road until it reaches a marked crossroads at the Jauksattel saddle, where it joins the path that bypasses Kleinalp Peak on the right east side.
At the marked crossroads, continue to the left, following the signs for Koralpe (route No 650). Walk along the mountain road for a while and then come to the marked crossroads again. Leave the macadam road here and head up the grassy slopes past the Gr. Speikkogel. The grassy cart track initially leads up the slope, then turns left and briefly passes through the forest. Along the way, you will see interesting boulders that are typical of the area. Cart track then crosses a fence and leads to open pastures.
Here we continue on the footpath, which begins to climb steeply up the slope. The path then crosses a mountain stream and shortly afterwards a high-voltage power line. The trail continues up the grassy slopes, crossing pasture fences on several occasions. Later, the path turns to the left and we get a glimpse of the radars at the top, which have helped us to find our bearings all along. Soon we have a view to the west and the path leads us to a marked crossroads. Continue straight ahead following the signs "Gr. Speikkogel 15 min' and start climbing up the grassy slope towards the ridge on the right side of the summit. Continue left on the ridge and there is only a short climb to the summit.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Seespitz (Golica/Koralpe)

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