Koschutahaus - Koschutnikturm (Košutnikov turn) (ÖTK Steig Neu)

Access to the starting point:
Cross the Ljubelj border crossing into Borovlje / Ferlach, where you turn right towards the village of Sele / Zell-Pharre. Shortly before the signpost marking Sele / Zell-Pharre, the road turns right towards the Koschutahaus / Koschutahaus. Follow this road all the way to the hut, where you park in a large parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, head south-east following the signs Lärchenturm / Cjajnik, Koschutnikturm / Koschutnikturm. At the start of the trail you will also see a large sign with a picture of Kosuta and the exact trails to Cjajnik and Koschutnikturm. The trail then passes through the forest to the east for some time and leads to a crossroads where the trail to Cjajnik branches off to the right. We continue through the forest to the east and in less than half an hour we reach the crossroads again. Bear right after the Koschutnikturm marker, and straight ahead, slightly downhill, the trail leads to the village of Trkelj / Terkel. The path then climbs through the forest for a while and then leads to the scree under the slopes of Košuta. After a short crossing to the east, we reach the signposts where our path branches off to the right and climbs slightly steeper on the scree. The left-hand path continues to cross the slopes to the east. At this point I would like to point out that the path leading to Koschutnikturm from the north-east is closed. After climbing over the scree, enter the climbing part of the route. From here on you will need a helmet, and it is highly recommended that you use a self-belaying helmet. The path climbs steeply up the right side of the ravine and leads above a notch. The path is well protected at all times by a steel cable and there are a few staples to help us. Above the stubble our path turns right upwards, and to the left (northwards) there is a suspension bridge over the stubble over which we can cross to the other side of the stubble. Our route therefore does not cross the bridge, but climbs steeply along the staircase with the help of some staples to the south. On the left we can already see the precipitous north face of Koschutnikturm, followed by a short climb along the glacis to the main ridge of Košuta. Here we reach the less steep southern slopes of Košuta. Bear left towards Koschutnikturm and after a few metres the western path from Mountain pasture joins the lower Dolga njiva on the right. Continue along the south side of the ridge and, following the path which becomes slightly steeper, you soon reach the summit.

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