Iličev rovt / Illitsch Rauth - Koča Berta / Bertahütte (on footpath)

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 Kot / Winkl. When we reach the main road through Rož / Rosental, we continue right in the direction of Baško jezero / Faaker See. On the main road we drive a few more kilometers, and then at the beginning of the settlement Spodnje Dobje / Unteraichwald, we continue quite sharply left onto the local road, along which there are signs (the signs are from the opposite direction and harder to notice from our side) for Kepa / Mittagskogel, Koča Berta / Bertahütte and Kopanje / Kopein (we leave the main road about 200 meters before Hotel Mittagskogel). Further on, we first still drive on the asphalt road, which we follow at the crossroads in the direction of Koča Berta hut. Higher up the macadam road becomes quite bad, and we drive along it to the marked parking lot on Iličev rovt / Illitsch Rauth. If the road seems too bad to us, we can park already lower, at a suitable spot beside the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue to the gate, and behind it, the path splits. We choose the left path, which goes into the forest (straight ahead the path along the road) and gradually starts to ascend steeply. Soon a path from a lower starting point joins us from the left, and we continue the ascent. Higher up, we twice temporarily step onto the road, and then we continue on the footpath towards Koča Berta hut. Further on, the path turns slightly to the right and gradually becomes less steep. When we step out of the forest, we already see Koča Berta hut in front of us, to which only a short walk remains.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2018 (August).

Trip can be extended to: Kamnica (Komnica) / Ferlacher Spitze ( 40 min) , Mittagskogel/Kepa (2 h 5 min)