Podkraj / Unterort - Wackendorfer Spitze

Access to the starting point:
a) Cross the Border crossing Jezerski vrh into Austria, then after about 6 km after Železna Kapla / Bad Eisenkappel turn right towards Velikowiec / Völkermarkt. Follow the main road towards Velikowiec for 2 km, then turn right again, this time towards Pliberk / Bleiburg. Continue along the Podjuna valley, then turn right at the next major junction towards Pliberk. The road continues through several roundabouts, and we follow it towards the Peca / Petzen ski resort. We continue through Bistrica near Pliberk / Feistritz near Bleiburg to the large parking lot at the bottom station of the cable car to Peca. From Border crossing Jezerski vrh to the starting point is about 40 km.
b) From Dravograd or Slovenj Gradec, drive to Ravne na Koroškem and then continue in the direction of Border crossing Holmec. Once in Austria, first drive towards Pliberk / Bleiburg, then follow the signs for the Peca / Petzen ski resort. Continue through a few villages, and we follow the road to the large parking lot at the bottom station of the lift to Peca. From Border crossing Holmec to the starting point is about 8 km.

Path description:
From the parking lot, first walk to the bottom station of the circular cable car leading to Peca, then take the path marked 3, 7 and 8. The path initially leads along the wide cart track, which quickly leads to the ski slope. Continue along the left edge of the ski slope, then the path turns slightly to the right and leads into a dense forest. Here it joins the cart track, which descends gently to a nearby marked crossroads.
From the crossroads, follow the ascending road to the left, where you are also guided by the signs for routes 3 and 7. A few minutes higher up, the road splits in two, where you continue left along route 3 (to the right, initially slightly downhill, route 3). A little over 100 m higher, join the marked path leading from the village of Rute / Ruttach, crossing the worse forest road several times as you go. Higher up, the road finally ends, and we continue between two rocks into the forest. The path continues to climb steeply through the forest, which offers pleasant shade on hot days. Higher up, the forest gradually starts to thin out, and we start to get beautiful views of Podjuna and the Golice mountain range. A little further on, the track turns quite a bit to the left and leads us under the steep slopes of Mala Peca, where, in the middle of a bend to the right, a climbing route called the Walter Mory Klettersteig branches off to the left, leading to the upper station of the circular cable car.
From the crossroads, continue right, first crossing a steep scree slope before turning right and crossing a small gully. Cross the slopes to the right for a short distance, then the path turns slightly to the left, where it quickly leads to the vicinity of a dilapidated wooden shack. From here, continue the short climb and arrive at a marked crossroads at the hunting lodge Na Križah.
At the crossroads, leave the path marked No 3 and continue to the right along path No 4, which leads to Bistriška špica. From the crossroads, the path descends a little, then turns sharp right and gradually passes onto the slopes that we were looking at on the right side of the valley during the ascent. Here the path first ascends crosswise through lane of dwarf pines and then passes into the forest, where it briefly crosses a steeper slope. The path continues to climb steeply and leads through a larch forest. Higher up, we reach the Najbrževa stove ridge, where the path turns left and gradually lays down. Forward for some time along the edge (a few metres away) of the cliffs, from which we have a beautiful view of the valley, Svinja and Golica. Just a little higher up, the path completely lays down and leads us to an expansive meadow, across which we begin to climb, first gently and then more steeply. There is a short steep climb through lane of dwarf pines and the increasingly scenic route quickly leads us to the main ridge of Peć, where we arrive at a marked crossroads. Here continue right in the direction of Globasnice / Globasnitz and Podpeca / Koprein Petzen (left Feistritzer Spitze for 5 minutes) along a winding path that quickly splits into two parts. The left path, which starts to descend, leads to Podpeca, while our right path leads to Globasnitz and Veska Kopa. There are a few short ascents and descents, and the scenic route takes us to the top of Veška kopa in a few minutes.

On the way: Na Križah (1578m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Končnikov vrh, Bistriška špica/Feistritzer Spitze, Kordeževa glava (Peca)

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