Eisenkappler Hutte - Hochobir (Ojstrc)

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, where you turn left towards Šajda / Zell Schaida. Continue along the valley of the Obir Stream, and we follow the road only as far as the Obir Pepi Inn, where we turn right in the direction of the Eisenkappler Hütte. The road then starts to climb steeply and leads us higher up to Kurnik's Saddle (997 m), where the toll is collected. After a few kilometres of driving, the road, which is quite winding, leads to a large parking lot next to the Eisenkappler Hütte.
b) From Styria, we first drive to Mozirje and then continue our drive towards the Logar valley and later the Pavlice saddle. From the Pavličev saddle, descend to Belo / Bad Vellach, then continue to Železna Kapla / Bad Eisenkappel, where you turn left in the direction of Šajda / Zell Schaid. Continue along the valley of the Obir Stream, and we follow the road only as far as the Obir Pepi Inn, where we turn right in the direction of the Eisenkappler Hütte. The road then starts to climb steeply and leads us higher up to Kurnik's Saddle (997 m), where the toll is collected. After a few kilometres of driving, the road, which is quite winding, leads to a large parking lot next to the Eisenkappler Hütte.

Path description:
From the parking lot, first walk to the nearby mountain hut, then continue along the marked trail towards the Hochobir / Hochobir peak. The trail goes shortly above the hut into the forest, through which it then climbs for some time. Higher up, the path, along which you can see a large number of natural history teaching signs, is laid out and leads out of the forest into 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 leads us past a small watering place for animals 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: Kraguljše (1828m), Rainer Schutz Hütte (2040m)

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