Belska Kočna - Vellacher Turm/Storžek

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Jezersko, and then we continue driving in the direction of Austria. The road from Jezersko in a few hairpin turns ascends to the border crossing Jezerski vrh, and from there in numerous hairpin turns starts descending steeper. Lower at the settlement Bela / Bad Velach, we come to the marked crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of Belska Kočna / Velacher Kotschna. The road ahead crosses the stream Bela and only a few meters ahead brings us to the next crossroad. Here we continue straight on the right road and we continue driving by the already mentioned stream. We follow this road to the arranged parking lot by the barrier, which prevents further driving.
Access is also possible over the saddle Pavličevo sedlo. In this case, at the settlement Bela we continue left. Further, we follow the above description.
Because of the construction of a new forest road (data from the year 2009) on the mountain pasture Jenkova planina, the parking lot by the barrier can be full of logs, therefore we park already a little lower on a suitable place by the road.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road, and after 3 minutes of walking, it brings us to a crossing. We continue straight, further on the road in the direction of the valley Logarska dolina (right Goli vrh). We follow the gently sloping road for a little less than 20 minutes to the spot, where the marked path branches off to the left upwards. Further, we ascend on an at-first wide path, which through the forest in a moderate ascent brings us to a torrent stream, where the path turns right, crosses the stream and then brings us to a secured part of the path.
With the help of a steel cable we ascend a slightly exposed ridge, which is short and undemanding in dry conditions. The path ahead ascends among bushes with beautiful views on the surrounding peaks. Most striking is the pointed Storžek, to which we are getting closer. Ahead the path runs past a pleasant spring, after which we soon get to an old hunting cottage, which is surrounded by lush vegetation.
The path then ascends for some time among bushes and sparse forest, after which we step into the embrace of larches. The terrain ahead is becoming more and more high-alpine and larches are replaced by scree, which due to its leeward position remains under snow for quite a long time. Across the scree a fairly steep and increasingly panoramic path leads us towards the saddle Savinjsko sedlo. A few minutes before the saddle we will notice on the right side of the path a large inscription on the rock “Klettersteig”. Here we leave the path towards the Savinjsko sedlo and head right upwards on a somewhat less trodden trail. The path, which is further marked with red dots, soon brings us to the entry into the climbing section of the path. The climbing path initially with the help of a steel cable and pegs crosses the steep eastern slope of the mountain towards the north. The path then turns left and steeply ascends along the steel cable upwards. Later the path brings us to a steep partly grassy slope, where caution is needed as the path is often slippery. In the last part of the path we turn left and a short ascent follows on the unsecured slope towards the summit.

Along the route: Lovska koča Presteralše (1469m)

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