Koprivna (Kumer) - Velika glava (via Knipsovo sedlo)

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Luce (to get here from Kamnik via the Volovjek Pass (Kranjski Rak) or from the Štajerska motorway and pass Mozirje and go through Ljubno ob Savinji), then continue driving in the direction of the Logarska dolina. When you reach Solčava, leave the main road and turn right towards Črna na Koroškem. Continue along the ascending road, following it at the junctions in the direction of Črna na Koroškem and the Spodnje Sleme pass. From the pass onwards the road starts to descend and we follow it to where it joins the Črna na Koroškem - Koprivna road. Here we continue left, then at the next crossroads about 1 km further on we turn right towards the mountain lodge on the Kumer farm. Continue along the Koprivna stream, following the road to a crossroads where the road to the aforementioned house branches off sharp left, the road continues straight on towards mountain pasture Luža, and the marked mountain trail to Peca branches off to the right (the latter also initially runs along the road). Park in a suitable place along the road. Continue along the road. Continue along the road.
b) From Koroška, first drive to Črna na Koroškem, then continue to Podpeca and Koprivna. At the junction where the road to Podpeca branches off to the right, continue slightly to the left, and also at the next junction where the road to the Tople valley branches off to the right. Continue along the Meži river for a while, and then first arrive at the junction where the road to the left branches off towards the Spodnje Sleme pass, and then onwards towards the Logarska dolina. Continue straight ahead here, and then at the next crossroads, about 1 km further on, turn right towards the mountain lodge on the Kumer farm. Continue along the Koprivna stream, following the road to a crossroads where the road to the aforementioned house branches off sharply to the left, the road continues straight on towards mountain pasture Luža, and the marked mountain path to Pec (which also initially runs along the road) branches off to the right. Park in a suitable place along the road. Continue along the road. Continue along the road until the road ends.
c) First drive to Šoštanj, then continue along the winding road to Črna na Koroškem. At Črna na Koroškem turn left towards Podpeca and Koprivna. At the junction where the road to Podpeca branches off to the right, continue slightly to the left, and also at the next junction where the road to the right branches off into the Tople valley. Continue along the Meži River for a while, then first arrive at the junction where the road to the left branches off towards the Spodnje Sleme pass and on towards the Logarska dolina. Continue straight ahead here, and then at the next crossroads, about 1 km further on, turn right towards the mountain lodge on the Kumer farm. Continue along the Koprivna stream, following the road to a crossroads where the road to the aforementioned house branches off sharply to the left, the road continues straight on towards mountain pasture Luža, and the marked mountain path to Pec (which also initially runs along the road) branches off to the right. Park in a suitable place along the road. Continue along the road. Continue along the road until the road ends.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue right on the ascending macadam road in the direction of the Ledrovec farm and the marked path to Peca, and we walk along it for about 10 minutes, then on the left side of the road we see a direction sign for Peca, which directs us to the left across the meadow. On the other side of the relatively overgrown meadow, cart track, on which we continue our ascent, turns left and starts to climb cross-country. Here we get some views from the path, and cart track joins a poorer forest road higher up, which we follow to the left. The fainter road, almost cart track, splits in two higher up, and we continue straight ahead on the ascending cart track, which turns sharp right higher up. The weaker cart track joins the next forest road higher up, which is reached just at the bend. At the end of the bend, leave the road and continue along the waymarked path, which climbs first gently and then steeply through the forest. Higher up, the path curves slightly to the right and gradually leads us to the edge of the precipitous cliffs, from which we have a beautiful view of the Tople valley and the surrounding peaks. The path ahead leads us along the edge of the cliffs for a while, but this only changes from increasingly sparse forest to lane of dwarf pines. We continue to climb along a path that runs along the border line, with increasingly beautiful views from the path. Higher up, the track bends to the right and the boundary line continues in roughly the same direction.
When the path turns to the right, it returns for a while to the purely Slovenian side, which crosses the slopes of Končnik Peak. In parts slightly less well trodden, but well marked, the path leads us higher up to the vast Peć summit ridge, which is reached just above Knips saddle.
When we reach the ridge, the path to Feistritzer Spitze and the nearby Končnikov vrh branches off to the left, and we continue slightly to the right in the direction of Kordeževa glave. After a short descent, we reach the previously mentioned Knipsovo sedlo, where the path from the Tople valley joins from the right.
At the saddle, where there are information boards, continue straight along the barely visible and unmarked path (Petzen on the right, Bistriška špica on the left). After a few steps on the right side, you will see a narrow cut between dwarf pines, which is followed by a less visible path. Take the above-mentioned path and after a climb of about 10 minutes you will reach the top of Velika head.

On the way: Knipsovo sedlo (2012m)

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