Zauchen - Hochobir (Ojstrc) (via Božičev graben)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road towards Jezersko. From Zgornje Jezersko, continue driving over the Jezerski vrh alpine pass to Železna Kaple / Bad Eisenkappel and continue along the Bela valley to Suha / Zauchen. Here, turn right at the junction in front of the bus station and park in a suitable parking space by the Bela river.
b) From Styria, first drive to Mozirje and then continue to the Logar valley and later to the Pavlice saddle. From Pavliče sedlo, descend to Bela / Bad Vellach, then drive to Železna Kapla / Bad Eisenkappel and continue along the Bela valley to Suha / Zauchen, where you turn right at the junction in front of the bus station and park in a suitable parking space by the Bela river.

Path description:
From the parking lot, first cross the main road carefully, then turn onto the road along which you will see signs for "Hochobir". The path initially leads along an asphalt road that climbs along the Suha stream. After about half an hour's walk along the road, along which there are a few individual farms, the path leads us to a small white and red ramp, after which we come to a small crossroads, located just before the little bridge. On the bridge there is a yellow mountain direction sign pointing straight ahead, and we continue to the right and climb up the macadam road to the nearby house with a yellow facade. At the house, the road makes a right turn, and we leave it just here and continue straight ahead on cart track, which climbs under the power lines. A little higher up, the path enters the forest and gradually starts to climb steeper. A little higher, cross the asphalt road and continue the ascent along the marked mountain path marked 622. The path gradually moves on to very steep slopes, over which it ascends crosswise. The steep part, which is particularly dangerous for slipping due to the foliage, is over after a few minutes, and the higher path leads us back to the tarmac road.
The way forward crosses the above-mentioned road several more times, leading to the Obirski kapniški jama (Obirski kapniški jama), and we follow the marked path in a moderate ascent, partly through the forest, partly across the viewing slopes. Higher up, the path leads us to an abandoned mine, and we continue along the ascending path, which also continues higher up along forest roads. After a few minutes of walking along the road, we leave it again and continue our ascent along marked shortcuts. After a while, we return to the road and walk along it, with beautiful views of mountain pasture Svinja, Golica and Peca, to mountain pasture Zgornja Šefnarca. Follow the macadam road up along the edge of the mountain pasture, and just a few minutes higher we arrive at a marked crossroads where the path through Kuneteov graben joins from the right.
Continue along the marked cart track towards the "Eisenkappler Hütte", which after a few minutes' further walking leads us to the Počula lookout saddle, at the edge of which stands a chapel. To the right of the chapel, the path enters the forest and begins a moderate to steep climb. After a few minutes the steepness eases and the path leads to the grazing area mountain pasture Na jezercah. Here we continue slightly to the right, and then, when the view opens up towards Košuta, the path starts to descend moderately on the wide cart track. After a few minutes of descending, we reach Eisenkappler Hutte / Eisenkappler Hütte.
From the hut continue along the marked trail towards the summit of Hochobir / Hochobir. The trail goes into the forest shortly above the hut and then climbs for some time. Higher up, the path, along which you can see a large number of natural-history teaching signs, turns and leads out of the forest into the lane of dwarf pines. A few minutes of easy walking follows and the path leads us to a bench at the top of the Kraguljša lookout.
From Kraguljše, which offers a fine view of Hochobir, the path first descends slightly and then passes a small watering place for animals, leading us to an expansive ridge. Once on the ridge, the wide, marked path turns left and then ascends crosswise to the left. After a short climb, you reach the "Kalte Quelle" pass, and the trail continues to climb diagonally to the left for some time. Higher up, the path turns right and climbs along the edge of a small valley to the ruins of a former hut at 2040 m (Rainer Schutzhaus). The path continues up to a small saddle in the main ridge of the Obirje, where the path from the Šajda / Zell-Schaida saddle joins us on the left, and we continue to the right and climb up and along an increasingly exposed ridge, which is particularly dangerous for slipping, especially in the snow, to the summit at 2139 m. Continue along the path to the right and along the ridge, where the path from the Šajda / Zell-Schaida saddle joins us on the left.

On the way: Planina Zgornja Šefnarca (1415m), Počula (1461m), Na Jezercah (1580m), Eisenkappler Hutte (1553m), Kraguljše (1828m), Rainer Schutz Hütte (2040m)

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