Podrožca / Rosenbach - Kleiner Frauenkogel/Koprivnjak

Access to starting point:
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we drive on the highway towards Beljak, which we leave at the first exit. From the point where we left the highway, we follow the signs for the settlement Šentjakob v Rožu / Sankt Jakob im Rosental. When we arrive in the mentioned settlement, we leave the main road and continue driving right in the direction of the settlement Podrožca / Rosenbach. After a few kilometers of additional driving, we arrive near the railway station in Podrožca, where we continue left downwards, then at the next crossroad right in the direction of the valley Medji Dol / Bärental. Further on, we drive on a somewhat narrower asphalt road, which we follow to the first crossroad, at which we notice the hiking signposts. We park at a suitable place by the road.
From the toll station at Hrušica to the starting point is approximately 23 km.

Route description:
From the starting point, we head onto the left road following the signs for Rožca / Rosenbachsattel (straight Kepa / Mittagskogel). The road first crosses a bridge over the stream Gračenica / Schönbrunnen, then it starts first gently, later moderately ascending through the forest. Further on, we ascend for quite some time on the forest road, then we arrive at a marked crossroad at an elevation of 900 meters.
Here, a road towards Golica / Kahlkogel branches off to the left, and we continue slightly right in the direction of Rožca. From the junction onwards, the road temporarily descends to the nearby stream, which we then also cross. On the other side of the stream, we start ascending again, and the marked path splits into two parts. We can continue further on the road or left onto the marked footpath, which starts to ascend more steeply and continues through the forest. Higher up, the path returns to the road and leaves it again at the sharp right bend. We continue through the forest on an occasionally steeper and, in the upper part, also more overgrown slope. Higher up, we join a cart track and follow it to the left. From the cart track, a path towards Rožca soon branches off to the left, and we continue straight and follow the cart track almost to its end. At the end of the cart track stands a small wooden hut, but a few meters before it we turn right onto the again steeper footpath. The path soon approaches the nearby forest road completely, but we continue on the marked path, which turns slightly to the right. Higher up, the path flattens and crosses a pasture fence, behind which we quickly step onto the already several times mentioned road. We reach the road at the memorial plaque, cross it, and continue the ascent on a poorly visible path that ascends across the pasture to the nearby hut.
Above the hut, the marked path turns right and ascends transversely through a strip of forest. When we step out of the forest, the path starts to disappear. We continue the ascent across the grassy slope, on which we start ascending more steeply amid rarer blazes. The mostly grassy slope flattens higher up, and the path becomes somewhat easier to follow. The path further leads us past a watering place for animals, after which we gradually reach the ridge, along which we then ascend to the panoramic summit in a few minutes.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Rosenkogel/Hruški vrh ( 30 min), Frauenkogel/Dovška Baba (1 h)

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