Starting point: Susalitch (625 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,5455°N 13,844°E |
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Time of walking: 3 h 35 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 1121 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1121 m
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Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
Cross the Korensko sedlo border crossing into Austria and then turn right towards Bialjak / Villach. Before crossing the river Zilja / Gail, leave the road leading to Bialjak and continue driving to the right in the direction of Lake Bäck / Faaker See. Continue towards the lake, and after Stopca / Stobitzen we turn right towards Teharce / Techanting and Zužalce / Susalitch (the turn-off is poorly marked). In Teharce turn right towards Žužalce, then before reaching Žužalce continue left on a slightly narrower road, where you are also guided by the mountain signs for Blekova planina / Blekowa Alm (route no. 685). Continue along the narrow dirt road, which leads you first through the forest and then onto grassy terrain (pastures), where you reach a small crossroads. Turn left here and after a few 10 m park at a suitable place on the roadside.
Path description:
A few metres after the road goes into the forest, the markings direct us to the left to the marked logging trail, and we follow it at the crossroads to the right, where we are also directed by the mountain signs. After a few minutes of climbing, we return to the road, and then we follow it for quite some time. At road junctions follow the "main" road, and we follow it in a gentle to moderate ascent to Pridovske koče / Pridouhütten.
Here the road first gently descends and leads us into a small valley, where the marked but rather overgrown path from the village of Grpiče / Korpitch joins us almost imperceptibly from the right. Here we pass a few more cottages, and then the road turns sharp right and after a few 10 steps leads us to a place where markings lead us left on a footpath which then climbs through the forest. After a short climb, we return to the road and leave it again after 20 m. Just a few metres higher, cross the road one last time and then start climbing steeply through the forest. Higher up, we climb over a steep grassy slope surrounded by lush scrub, and then the path returns to the forest. The path continues steeply, then crosses a grazing fence and lays down behind it. A steep climb to the border ridge follows, and an increasingly scenic route (view of Dobratsch and the Martuljka group) leads to the shepherd's hut at Blekova mountain pasture.
From the shepherd's hut, return to the signpost marking the national border, then continue westwards, where you will quickly see an initially less visible path that turns slightly left into the forest. Through the forest, first follow the tractor track logging trail, then continue along the less well-trodden track, which continues directly along the state border. Higher up, the few Austrian markings end, and we follow the deteriorating path along the border ridge. After a few minutes, the path lays down and leads us out of the woods onto a partially overlooked meadow, where the track finally disappears. We continue along the ridge and after a minute or two of further walking, we reach the top of Zajčnik.
We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Vošca
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