St. Vinzenz (St. Vinzenz) - Dreieckkogel

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Dravograd, then through the Vič border crossing into Austria to the settlement Labot / Lavamünd, where we turn right towards Graz and Ivnik / Eibiswald. Next follows an ascent to mountain pass Soboški prelaz / Koglereck, followed by a descent to lake Sobote / Stausee Soboth, where, on the southeastern side of the lake, we turn left towards the settlement St. Vinzenz. When we reach the church in the mentioned settlement, we continue straight to the nearby parking lot.
b) We drive to Zgornja Kungota, then through the Jurij border crossing by Pesnica into Austria, from where we follow signs for the settlement Lučane / Leutschach, and then signs for Ivnik / Aibiswald. After Ivnik, we arrive in Aibl, where we exit the roundabout at the Spar store towards the settlement Labot / Lavamünd. Next follows some ascent, and when the road flattens, we also pass by the settlement Sobota / Soboth, then drive to lake Sobote / Stausee Soboth, where we turn right towards the settlement St. Vinzenz. When we reach the church in the mentioned settlement, we continue straight to the nearby parking lot.
c) We drive to Radlje ob Dravi, then through the Radeljski prelaz into Austria, from where we follow signs for the settlement Ivnik / Aibiswald. Before the mentioned settlement, in Aibl, we exit the roundabout at the Spar store towards the settlement Labot / Lavamünd. Next follows some ascent, and when the road flattens, we also pass by the settlement Sobota / Soboth, then drive to lake Sobote / Stausee Soboth, where we turn right towards the settlement St. Vinzenz. When we reach the church in the mentioned settlement, we continue straight to the nearby parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we return to the church, and then we head on the path toward the cottage Dreieckhütte, initially passing by houses. After the first houses, the asphalt ends, and beyond the last house, the road transitions into the forest. We continue the ascent along the stream Schwarzenbach, at a few crossroads continuing straight or following the trail markers.
When we reach a slightly larger crossroad, where a marked path from the right joins, leading past the cottage Glashütte, we proceed on the middle road. Higher up, at a few smaller crossroads, we follow the trail markers, and when the road levels out, we quickly reach the saddle, where we notice a chapel on the right and, on the left, eastern side of the saddle, by the edge of the mountain pasture Dreieckalm, also the cottage Dreieckhütte.
Behind the cottage, we go left upwards towards the cottage Koralpenhaus and the peak Gr. Speikkogel, and after a few dozen strides, we reach a rougher road, which we follow to the left. We ascend slightly along the road, then quickly turn right onto a footpath that continues between the forest and a grazing fence. A little higher, we cross the grazing fence, then traverse a grassy area to reach the cross on Dreieckkogel. The highest point of the peak lies a bit further, where the path crosses the grazing fence again.
St. Vinzenz - Dreieckhütte 1:20, Dreieckhütte - Dreieckkogel 0:15.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in June 2023.

Along the route: Dreieckhütte (1452m)

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