Grpiče / Korpitch - Blekova planina

Access to starting point:
Via the border crossing Korensko sedlo we drive into Austria, then just before the main intersection (intersection of the road Beljak - Trbiž) we turn right into Radna vas / Radendorf. In the next intersection near the settlement Šentlenart pri Sedmih studencih / St. Leonhard bei Siebenbrünn we continue right towards the village Grpiče / Korpitch (left Ločilo / Hart). When we arrive in Grpiče we follow the signs for Blekova planina - Blekowa Alm. At the starting point there are no suitable parking spots.

Route description:
From the upper part of the village we cross a grazing fence and through the pasture we gently ascend to an intersection, by which there is a marked junction. From the intersection, we continue on the left road in the direction of "Pridou - Blekova", and we follow it only a few minutes, because then the blazes direct us right onto a footpath, which higher up crosses the forest road a few more times. On some spots poorly marked, primarily very overgrown, the path then for some time continues along a macadam road and occasionally leaves it again. Higher the path continues mainly along the road, and we follow it to a longer left bend, at the end of which a marked path branches off to the right. The path ahead first ascends through the forest, then transitions into an overgrown valley, where along the overgrown path we ascend to the nearby forest road, which we reach right at the Pridovske koče.
When we step onto the road, we join a somewhat more visited path from the village Žužalče / Susalitch. Here we bypass a few huts, then the road turns sharply to the right and after some 10 steps brings us to the spot where the blazes lead us left onto a footpath, which then ascends through the forest. After a short ascent, we return to the road and after 20 m leave it again. Just a few meters higher we cross the road for the last time, then we begin to ascend steeply through the forest. Higher we ascend over a steep grassy slope surrounded by lush shrubbery, then the path returns to the forest. Still a steep path, then it crosses a grazing fence and behind it flattens. A gentle ascent to the border ridge follows, and the increasingly scenic path (view of Dobrač and the Martuljek group) brings us to the shepherd's hut on Blekova planina.

Along the route: Pridovske koče (1276m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Vošca, Zajčnik ( 20 min), Techantinger Mittagskogel (Trupejevo poldne) (1 h 20 min)

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