Ogris - Ovčji vrh (Kozjak) / Geissberg (Kosiak) (via Klagenfurter Hütte)

Access to the starting point:
We drive to the Ljubelj border crossing and on to the Austrian side. Shortly after, when you see a small church on the left side of the road, the road to the village of Žabnica / Bodental branches off to the left. At the crossroads after Slovenji Plajberk / Windisch Bleiberg turn left towards Žabnica / Bodental. In Žabnica / Bodental you will reach the mountain signs for Klagenfurter Hütte on the left and right. Turn right and follow the road until the next crossroads where you turn left. Follow this road to a small parking area where the unmarked trail from the Podnar / Bodenbauer Inn joins (no further driving).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue past the lock along the road, which offers some views in the initial part. The road then goes into the forest and leads to a crossroads where you turn left at cart track. Follow Cart track slightly upwards to a crossroads of two cart tracks. Take the slightly marked track to the right, which then turns into a footpath that climbs steeply. After a short climb, the path leads to a ridge where it turns left and continues first along and then along the ridge. The path then moves on to steep slopes which we cross without any major climbs. Next we cross a shorter partly overgrown scree slope, after which the path starts to climb again and soon leads us to the grazing fence mountain pasture Vgriz which is reached in a few minutes of further walking. At mountain pasture, where the shepherd's hut is situated, a beautiful view opens up.
The way forward begins to descend and after a short descent leads us to a small well behind which, in a few steps, we arrive at a crossroads. Continue straight on (left down Podnar) and the path leads us out of the forest during the dwarf pines. Crossing the scree then descending gently downwards with the help of a rope. From here on the path is exposed to falling rocks. Further on, the well-protected path starts to climb up a steep rocky slope. At the top of this easier climbing section, you will come to a sign-in box where you can sign in. The difficulty of the route disappears after this and in a cross-climb you reach the Vrata saddle. The way forward begins to descend and leads us in a few minutes to a crossroads where we continue straight on (right Ovčji vrh) and in a few minutes of gentle descent we reach the Celovška hut.
From the hut continue slightly right to the meadows which we cross in a slight ascent. After a few minutes' walk from the hut, the path leads to a small, undistinguished valley, where the path begins to climb. This valley is soon abandoned as the path turns sharp right into the slopes of Ovčje vrh / Geissberg. The path, which is quite steep, takes us up the slopes after an hour's walk from the hut to the top of the mountain. In the last part of the path the steepness eases and we see a cross in front of us which we reach without any problems. Starting point - Celovška koča 2:15, Celovška koča - Ovčji vrh 1:00.

On the way: Ogrisalm/Vgrizeva planina (1569m), Vrata (1714m), Klagenfurter Hutte/Celovška koča (1664m)

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