Žabnica / Bodental - Veliki Rob / Großer Rain

Access to the starting point:
Cross the Border crossing Ljubelj into Austria, and after a few kilometres turn left towards the Poden / Bodental valley. After a few more climbs, you reach Slovenji Plajberk / Windisch Bleiberg, and a little after the village, the road turns left. Higher up, you reach Žabnica / Bodental, where you park in the parking lot next to Gasthof Sereinig.

Path description:
After the inn, the signs for Celovška koča / Klagenfurter Hütte and Mlako / Märchenwiese direct you to the right, to a path that passes a larger chapel on the right and initially continues along the foot of the nearby ski slope. Walk along a winding grassy path for a few minutes before reaching an asphalt road, which continues with a barely noticeable climb. After the mill, or after house No. Žabnica / Bodental 53, continue right in the direction of the Lužekar Pension / BergPension Lausegger (straight ahead Mlaka and Celovška hut). Cross the Žabnica / Bodenbach stream, pass the chapel after crossing it, and then climb gently to a hamlet of a few houses, where the trail from Lužekar joins, and at the crossroads follow the signs for the Celovská hut. The way forward leads us past another chapel, behind which appear the markings of route 603, and the road begins to climb crosswise. Walk along the road past individual houses, and at the crossroads follow the markings for Celovška Hut.

Above the farm Vgriz / Ogrisbauer, the asphalt ends, and you will see a notice on the side of the path that you are entering a bear area. A few 10 steps further on, the path from Podnar / Bodenbauer joins us from the left, and the road, which is closed to public traffic with a road sign, splits. Continue along the road on the left, which is getting worse and worse, and where there are signs. A little further on, we get a nice view, and then the road returns to the forest and leads us to the next crossroads. To the right, where we continue, is an old wooden marker for Veliki Rob (Ogrisalm and Celovška koča on the left).
The way forward, which is no longer marked, leads us along a worse road, which climbs in a few serpentines and occasional views to the ridge connecting the Great Edge and Veronjak / Hausberg.
When you reach the ridge, leave the road and continue left along the path which continues along the wooded ridge. Walk along the path for about 10 minutes and you will reach the top of the Big Rob, which offers a little view.
Description is as of October 2019, pictures are from November 2018 and October 2019.

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