Rosenbach - Quadiaalm (via Kaltwasser)

Access to the starting point:
a) Take the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then leave the motorway at the first exit. When you reach the main road, turn left towards St. Jakob im Rosental. Continue along the Rosentalstraße, and when you reach St. Jakob im Ros, at a slightly larger junction, turn slightly left towards Podrozca / Rosenbach. When you reach Podrožca, go down from the railway station to the stream Rosenbachsattel / Rosenbach, where the road to Medji dol / Bärental branches off to the right (there are also yellow mountain signs for paths leading through the valley), and we continue about 50 metres further to the next mountain signs, where the route described above begins. As there are no suitable parking places at the start of the route, you need to park somewhere nearby, preferably near the train station.
From the toll station at Hrušice to the starting point is approximately 23 km.
b) Via Border crossing Ljubelj, drive into Austria and follow the main road towards Klagenfurt / Klagenfurt. Once in the valley, at the second roundabout, which is still on the right bank of the river Drava, take the exit Bistrica v Rožu / Feistritz im Rosental, and then follow the main road to Podgorje / Maria Elend. After the village, turn left towards Podrožce / Rosenbach. The road continues through Tale / Tallach and then arrives in Podrozza. In Podrožce, we first pass under the railway underpass and a little further on we see the first signs for Kahlkogel / Kahlkogel, where the route described above begins. You can park earlier at a suitable place along the road, or drive a little further and park near the railway station.
From Border crossing Ljubelj to the starting point is just under 35 km.

Path description:
From the tarmac road continue in the direction of the marked path to Kahlkogel / Kahlkogel and mountain pasture Kladje / Quadiaalm, where the path first takes you past a house, and after the house you first follow cart track and then along a footpath, which quickly leads you to another cart track, which you just cross. Continue again in the direction Kahlkogel, then pass the water reservoir on the left. Higher up, there are a few forks where you follow the signs, then the path lies down and leads out of the woods into an overgrown old coppice, where you reach a wider cart track. Climb up the aforementioned cart track for a short time, and then the markings direct you left, onto a path that is usually quite overgrown. After less than 5 minutes, we reach another cart track, where we join a waymarked trail starting at the eastern part of the settlement of Podrožca.
Follow cart track for a moderate climb for some time and then reach the next marked crossroads, where the path from Tale / Tallach joins from the left.
Continue in the direction of Kahlkogel and the nearby spring, which is reached after about 5 minutes of further walking.
From the spring, where there is a sign and a bench, follow the path, which initially leads through a valley, but soon turns sharp left and climbs steeply. There are a few minutes of climbing through the forest before the path quickly widens into a macadam road, which is then followed for a short distance. Leave the road at a higher level, then cross it again a little further on, and stay on it. When the forest thins out a little further on, we get a nice view towards Kahlkogel, and a little further on we cross a pasture fence. After crossing the fence, a few minutes walk along the road and you will reach mountain pasture Kladje.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2017 (June).

On the way: Hladna voda / Kaltwasser (915m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Golica (1 h 35 min)

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