Topla (Burjak) - Matjaž Cave

Access to the starting point:
a) Take the Črna na Koroškem exit from the roundabout in the centre of the town towards Koprivna. At the next crossroads, take a slight right to cross the Meža River over a bridge and then continue along the Meža River. Črna na Koroškem then ends, and we follow the main road to TIC Topla, where we turn right into the Topla valley. We continue along the Topla valley, where the road makes two serpentines, and then a little further on from the climbing area in Topla (the climbing area of the Burjakove stove) we come out of the forest, and we drive to a small chapel located near the homestead of Burjak. We park in a suitable place nearby.
b) Drive to Solčava, then follow the signs for Črna na Koroškem. Then ascend to the pass Spodnje Sleme and from there descend to Koprivna. At a lower level, follow the Meži River and continue in the direction of Črna na Koroškem. When the road to the valley of Topla turns left, we continue to the left, and then we continue along the valley of Topla, where the road makes two serpentines, and then a little further on from the climbing area in Topla (the climbing area of Burjakove peči) we arrive out of the forest, and we drive to a small chapel, which is located near the homestead of Burjak. We park in a suitable place nearby.

Path description:
At the chapel, continue right on the side road, which leads over a bridge to the Burjak farm. The building is bypassed on the right and then begins to climb through the hayfields. Higher up, the path leads us to the next farm, and a little further on we reach an asphalt road leading to the nearby Florin farm. Behind the houses the asphalt ends and the markings direct us to the right to cart track, next to which we see the mountain markings for Dom na Peci. Continue along the initially still scenic cart track, and then the trail turns into the forest. We soon leave cart track as the markings direct us to a footpath which crosses cart track a few more times higher up. Higher up, we walk through the forest for some time, crossing an old, partly demolished pasture fence, after which we come to the abandoned mountain pasture maple wood, which is now overgrown with ferns. At mountain pasture, where you cross cart track again, there is a hunting lodge, and we continue along an overgrown track which passes the lodge on the right. Above the hut, cross cart track twice more, and then continue along the track, which is no longer overgrown with ferns but with tall grasses. Orientation is quite difficult in this part, and we are climbing mainly upwards and slightly to the right. At the top of the overgrown part we see a large wooden marker, and at this marker the path goes right into the woods, where it becomes easier to follow. Then climb through the forest, and after the fallen hut, regain the cart track, which is crossed a few more times, and higher up, the marked path leads slightly to the left of it. When the higher path leads us to a wooden log cabin, we just go around it on the right hand side and continue along a rather overgrown path up to the marked path which starts at the mine in Topla and leads to the Dom na Peci.
Follow the well-trodden marked path to the right, but it quickly lays down and leads us through a large clearing to a marked crossroads.
Continue sharp right in the direction of the cave of King Matjaž (left Mala Peca 3 minutes, straight Dom na Peci 5 minutes) and descend gently to the next crossroads. Go right again (left Dom na Peci) and in a few minutes crossing or slightly descending reach the King Matthias cave. Burjak - mountain pasture Javorje 1:30, mountain pasture Javorje - King Matjaž cave 1:00.
Description and figures refer to the situation in 2018 (July).

On the way: Florin (930m), Planina Javorje (1330m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Dom na Peci, Mala Peca, Kordeževa glava (Peca)

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