Velacher Kotschna/Belska Kočna - Vellacher Turm/Storžek

Access to the starting point:
First, we drive to Jezersko, then continue our drive towards Austria. From Jezersko, the road climbs in a few serpentines to the Jezerski vrh border crossing, and from there it starts to descend steeply in a number of serpentines. Lower down, at Bela / Bad Velach, you reach a marked crossroads, where you turn right in the direction of Belska Kočna / Velacher Kotschna. The road crosses the Bela stream and a few metres further on leads to the next crossroads. Here, continue straight ahead on the right-hand road and continue driving along the aforementioned stream. Follow this road to a parking area next to a ramp which prevents further traffic.
Access is also possible via the Pavlič saddle. In this case, turn left at Bela. Continue as described above.
Due to the construction of the new forest road (2009) at Jenkova planina, the parking area by the barrier may be full of logs, so park a little lower down in a suitable place by the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the road, which leads to a crossroads after a 3-minute walk. Continue straight ahead, following the road in the direction of Logarska dolina (right Goli vrh). Follow the gently sloping road for about 20 minutes to a place where a marked trail branches off up to the left. Continue along the initially wide path, which leads us through the forest at a moderate gradient to a torrential stream, where the path turns right, crosses the stream and then leads us to a protected part of the path.
With the help of a rope ladder, you climb up a slightly exposed ridge, which is short and easy on land. The path continues to climb through scrub with beautiful views of the surrounding peaks. The peak that catches our eye the most is the Vellacher Turm, which we are getting closer and closer to. Next, the path leads us past a pleasant little well, behind which we soon reach an old hunting lodge surrounded by lush vegetation.
The path then climbs for some time through scrub and sparse wodland, beyond which we enter the embrace of larch trees. The world ahead is becoming more and more alpine, and the larch trees are being replaced by scree, which, due to their axial position, is under snow for quite a long time. Across the scree leads us along a rather steep and increasingly scenic path, which leads us towards the Savinja saddle. A few minutes before the saddle, we will notice a large inscription on a rock on the right-hand side of the path, 'Klettersteig'. Here we leave the path towards Savinjsko sedlo and head right up the slightly less well-trodden path. The path, which is marked with red dots below, soon leads to the entrance to the climbing part of the route. The climbing route initially crosses the steep eastern slope of the mountain to the north with the help of a rope and crampons. The route then turns left and climbs steeply upwards along the scree. Later, the path leads to a steep partly grassy slope where caution is needed as the path is often slippery. In the last part of the path turn left and there is a short climb up an unprotected slope towards the summit.

On the way: Lovska koča Presteralše (1469m)

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