Podkraj / Unterort - Berggasthaus Siebenhütten (on path P6)

Access to starting point:
a) Via the Jezerski Vrh border crossing we drive into Austria, then after approximately 6 km past Železno Kaplo / Bad Eisenkappel we turn right towards Velikovec / Völkermarkt (also possible via the Ljubelj border crossing). We follow the main road towards Velikovec for 2 km, then we turn right again, this time in the direction of the settlement Pliberk / Bleiburg. Further, we drive through the Podjune valley, then at the next larger intersection we turn right towards Pliberk. The road leads through some roundabouts, and we follow it further in the direction of the Peca / Petzen ski area. Further, we drive through Bistrica pri Pliberku / Feistritz ob Bleiburg to a large parking lot at the bottom station of the cableway on Peca. From the Jezerski Vrh border crossing to the starting point there is approximately 40 km.
b) From Slovenj Gradec we drive to Ravne na Koroškem, then we continue driving towards the Holmec border crossing. When we drive into Austria, we first drive towards Pliberk / Bleiburg, then we follow the signs for the Peca / Petzen ski area. Further, we drive through a few villages, and we follow the road to a large parking lot at the bottom station of the cableway on Peca. From the Holmec border crossing to the starting point there is approximately 8 km.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we walk to the lower cableway station on Peca, then turn left onto the path marked with P6 signs. The path leads us along a macadam road, which runs alongside and on the ski track. Higher up, we encounter several crossroads, where we follow the signs for path P6 and the mountain hut Moshtütte. Some ascent follows, where we carefully cross the route of the cycling "downhill" track. When the ski slope flattens, we notice the mountain hut Moshtütte on the left.
Further on, we ascend again along the ski track. A few minutes higher, the signs for path P6 direct us left, initially slightly downhill, where we reach a wider macadam road, which we follow briefly. From the road, we quickly turn right onto a cart track that ascends through the forest, where we follow the blazes and carefully cross the route of the cycling track. Higher up, we briefly step onto a macadam road, then continue ascending along the ski slope. A little further, the path turns right and continues through the forest. After the next road crossing, we move onto a steeper slope, which we ascend diagonally, and a beautiful view opens up. When we reach the ridge, the path turns left, and we ascend steeply until we reach a road, which we follow to the right. The road soon turns left, and a little further, we continue again along the ski track. When we return to the road, we follow it to the left, walking until a right turn, where we go left onto a footpath that continues between steep slopes on the left and the cycling track on the right. When we leave the ridge, the path turns right and, after a short crossing, brings us to a macadam road, which quickly leads to the mountain hut Alte Zollhütte.
We bypass the hut on the left side, and then quickly ascend to the hut Berggasthaus Siebenhütten.
Starting point - Mosthütte 0:30, Mosthütte - Alte Zollhütte 2:20, Alte Zollhütte - Berggasthaus Siebenhütten 0:04.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in July 2024.

Along the route: Emmis Mosthütte (815m), Alte Zollhütte (1665m)

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