Vgriz / Ogris - Prešernova koča na Stolu

Access to the starting point:
We drive to the Ljubelj border crossing and on to the Austrian side. Shortly after, when you see a small church on the left side of the road, the road to the village of Žabnica / Bodental branches off to the left. At the crossroads after Slovenji Plajberk / Windisch Bleiberg turn left towards Žabnica / Bodental. In Žabnica / Bodental you will reach the mountain signs for Klagenfurter Hütte on the left and right. Turn right and follow the road until the next crossroads where you turn left. Follow this road to a small parking area where the unmarked trail from the Podnar / Bodenbauer Inn joins (no further driving).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue past the lock along the road, which offers us some views in the initial part. The road then goes into the forest and leads to a crossroads where you turn left at cart track. Follow Cart track slightly upwards to a crossroads of two cart tracks. Take the slightly marked track to the right, which then turns into a footpath that climbs steeply. After a short climb, the path leads to a ridge where it turns left and continues first along and then along the ridge. The path then moves on to steep slopes which we cross without any major climbs. Next we cross a shorter partly overgrown scree slope, after which the path starts to climb again and soon leads us to the grazing fence mountain pasture Vgriz which is reached in a few minutes of further walking. At mountain pasture, where the shepherd's hut is situated, a beautiful view opens up.
The way forward begins to descend and after a short descent leads us to a small well behind which, in a few steps, we arrive at a crossroads. Continue straight on (left down Podnar) and the path leads us out of the forest between dwarf pines. Crossing the scree then descending gently downwards with the help of a rope. From here on the path is exposed to falling rocks. Further on, the well-protected path starts to climb up a steep rocky slope. At the top of this easier climbing section, you will come to a sign-in box where you can sign in. The difficulty of the route disappears after this and in a cross-climb you reach the Vrata saddle. The way forward begins to descend and leads us in a few minutes to a crossroads, where we continue straight on (right Ovčji vrh) and in a few minutes of gentle descent we reach the Celovška hut.
From the hut, turn left in the direction of Stol / Hochstuhl, Svačice / Bielschitz and Prešeren's hut and continue along the gently sloping cart track, which changes into a mountain path a little lower down, and this path leads us through the dwarf pines zone to the scree below Svačice. The way forward climbs crosswise over the first scree slope, and then leads us to a short steep part, where we are helped by the crossing of a glacis. This short and technically not particularly difficult part of the trail ends quickly and the trail continues over scree, over which a wide and well-maintained trail leads us. With a view of the surrounding walls, we then climb without much difficulty to the Belščica saddle, where there is a marked crossroads. From the Belščica saddle, where the path to Svačica branches off to the left, continue straight ahead and continue in the direction of Vrtača, Prešernova hut and Zelenice. Cross the grassy slopes for a few minutes, then reach the point where the path to Vrtača branches off to the left, and we continue straight down. The path ahead descends steeply down a ravine at first, then turns to the right, where it passes onto vast scree fields, over which it climbs cross-cuttingly. Higher up, we leave the scree and descend gently to a nearby crossroads, where we join the upper and lower paths and the path from Završnice.
Here you continue straight ahead, and the path gradually moves from the valley between Srednja peja 1920 m (Srednja peja is the lesser-known peak on the left) and the Orlice ridge (Orlice is the more difficult ridge between the Belščica saddle and Stol) to a larger scree slope over which you ascend cross-country to the right, and then the path gradually changes to a steeper valley between Maly Stol on the left and Stol on the right. Continue left here (right Stol 10 minutes) and after a few minutes of moderate ascent, you will reach the top of Malý Stol, from which you are only a few steps away from a 10-step descent to Prešernova hut.
Starting point - Celovška koča 2:15, Celovška koča - Koča na Stolo 2:10.

On the way: Ogrisalm/Vgrizeva planina (1569m), Vrata (1714m), Klagenfurter Hutte/Celovška koča (1664m), Sedlo Belščica (1840m)

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