Žužalče / Susalitch - Techantinger Mittagskogel (Trupejevo poldne) (via Blekova planina)

Access to the starting point:
Cross the Korensko sedlo border crossing into Austria and then turn right towards Bialjak / Villach. Before crossing the River Zilja / Gail, leave the road leading to Bialjak and continue driving to the right in the direction of Lake Bäck / Faaker See. Continue towards the lake, and after Stopca / Stobitzen we turn right towards Teharce / Techanting and Zužalce / Susalitch (the turn-off is poorly marked). In Teharce turn right towards Žužalce, then before reaching Žužalce turn left onto a slightly narrower road, where we are also directed by the mountain signs for Blekova planina / Blekowa Alm (route no. 685). Continue along the narrow dirt road, which leads you first through the forest and then onto grassy terrain (pastures), where you reach a small crossroads. Turn left here and after a few 10 m park at a suitable place on the roadside.

Path description:
A few metres after the road goes into the forest, the markings direct us to the left to the marked logging trail, and we follow it at the crossroads to the right, where we are also directed by the mountain signs. After a few minutes of climbing, we return to the road, and then we follow it for quite some time. At road junctions follow the "main" road, and we follow it in a gentle to moderate ascent to Pridovske koče / Pridouhütten.
Here the road first gently descends and leads us into a small valley, where the marked but rather overgrown path from the village of Grpiče / Korpitch joins us almost imperceptibly from the right. Here we pass a few more cottages, and then the road turns sharp right and after a few 10 steps leads us to a place where markings lead us left on a footpath which then climbs through the forest. After a short climb, we return to the road and leave it again after 20 m. Just a few metres higher, cross the road one last time and then start climbing steeply through the forest. Higher up, we climb over a steep grassy slope surrounded by lush scrub, and then the path returns to the forest. The path continues steeply, then crosses a grazing fence and lays down behind it. A steep climb to the border ridge follows, and an increasingly scenic route (view of Dobratsch and the Martuljka group) leads to the shepherd's hut at Blekova mountain pasture.
After the hut, the trail enters the forest and continues along the border ridge. At first, the path leads through a spruce forest, and occasionally through a larch forest. After about 30 minutes of gentle to moderate ascent, with a few short descents, the path leads to the only technically more difficult part of the route, where you have to climb over a short jump. With a little help from your hands, you can quickly climb about 10 metres. After the jump, which can be bypassed on the Slovenian side, the path lays down and then continues along an increasingly scenic ridge, where the increasingly sparse forest is slowly replaced by dwarf pines. With views of Austria, Slovenia and, looking back, Itali, we are getting closer and closer to Techantinger Mittagskogel, the summit of which is already clearly visible in front of us. A few minutes of climbing follow, and then dwarf pines disappears, replaced by grass. Just below the summit, the path leads us past the mouth of a torrential ravine, where the path is slightly exposed on the Austrian side, but otherwise technically undemanding. From the ravine to the summit, we are only a few 10 steps away from a slightly steeper walk.
Starting point - Blekova planina 3:15, Blekova planina - Techantinger Mittagskogel 1:20.

On the way: Pridovske koče (1276m), Blekova planina (1629m), Znoternice (1691m)

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