Topla (Burjak) - Mala Peca

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Črna na Koroškem, where from the roundabout in the center of the settlement we take the exit towards Koprivna. At the next crossroad, we go slightly right, so that over the bridge we cross the Meža River, and alongside it we then continue driving. Črna na Koroškem then ends, and we drive on the main road to TIC Topla, where we go right into the Topla valley. Further, we drive through the Topla valley, where the road makes two hairpin turns, then a little ahead from the climbing area in Topla (climbing area Burjakove peči) we come out of the forest, and we drive to a smaller chapel, which is situated near the Burjak homestead. We park on a suitable place nearby.
B) We drive to Solčava, then we follow the signs for Črna na Koroškem. Next follows an ascent to the mountain pass Spodnje Sleme, from there descent towards Koprivna. Lower, we drive along the Meža River and continue driving in the direction of Črna na Koroškem. When the road branches off to the left into the Topla valley we continue left, further we drive through the Topla valley, where the road makes two hairpin turns, then a little ahead from the climbing area in Topla (climbing area Burjakove peči) we come out of the forest, and we drive to a smaller chapel, which is situated near the Burjak homestead. We park on a suitable place nearby.

Route description:
At the chapel, we continue right on the side road, which over the bridge brings us to the Burjak farm. We bypass the structure on the right side and then the ascent begins across the hayfield. Higher, the path brings us to the next farm, a little further we reach the asphalt road which leads to the nearby Florin farm. Behind the houses, the asphalt ends, and the blazes direct us right onto the cart track, beside which we also notice the mountain signs for Dom na Peci. We continue on the initially still panoramic cart track, then the path transitions into the forest. We soon leave the cart track, as the blazes direct us onto the footpath, which higher crosses the cart track a few more times. Higher, we walk through the forest for quite some time and cross the old, partly already collapsed pasture fence, behind which we step onto the abandoned mountain pasture Javorje, which today is overgrown with fern. On the mountain pasture, where we again cross the cart track, stands a hunting cottage, and we continue on the overgrown path, which on the right side bypasses the mentioned cottage. Above the cottage we cross the cart track two more times, then we continue on the path, which is no longer overgrown with fern but with tall grasses. Orientation on this section is quite difficult, and we ascend mainly upwards and slightly to the right. On the upper part of the overgrown section we notice a large wooden blaze, at which the path goes right into the forest, where it becomes easier to follow. Next follows an ascent through the forest, behind the collapsed cottage we again step onto the cart track, which we cross a few more times, higher the marked path leads somewhat left of it. When the path higher brings us to the wooden log cabin, we bypass it on the right side and further along the fairly overgrown path ascend to the marked path, which starts at the mine in Topla and leads towards Dom na Peci.
We follow the well-beaten marked path to the right, which quickly flattens and brings us through a larger clearing to the marked junction.
We continue left in the direction of Mala Peca (straight Dom na Peci, right King Matjaž Cave, both approximately 5 minutes) on the path, along which in a few minutes we ascend to the expansive summit of Mala Peca.
Burjak - planina Javorje 1:30, planina Javorje - Mala Peca 1:00.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2018 (July).

Along the route: Florin (930m), Planina Javorje (1330m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Končnikov vrh, Feistritzer Spitze, Petzen (Kordeschkopf) (Peca (Kordeževa glava))

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