Ljubelj - Celovška špica / Klagenfurter Spitze (via Vatelca or Skleda)

Access to starting point:
We drive to the border crossing Ljubelj, where before the tunnel we turn left towards Zelenica. Then we drive across a small bridge, and then we park on a large parking lot.

Path description:
At the beginning of the parking lot signpost for Stol, Vrtača and Dom na Zelenici point us on a wide cart track which starts ascending by the torrent. When a little higher the cart track turns left, we continue straight on the mountain path which continues through the forest and soon returns on a cart track. Cart track a little higher turns right and brings us out of the forest on a ski track of the former ski slope Zelenica. Next follows a short steeper ascent on a ski slope, and then the path flattens and leads us by the foot of the scree below Begunjščica.
From the marked path soon the path which runs on a transport road branches off to the right, and we continue on "road" to the nearby hut Koča Vrtača.
At the mountain hut, the road turns right, and we continue straight in the direction of the mountain path on Zelenica. A short time we continue below the former one-seater chairlift Zelenica II, and then the path starts ascending steeper on a slope, which is partly overgrown by dwarf pines. After few hairpin turns, we return on a transport road, on which we continue with a view towards the gully Šentanski plaz.
The path ahead leads us on slopes of Spodnji plot (peak, on which they made a sport climbing path), after that from the road we turn right on a footpath which cuts a longer turn. When we return on the road we are already at the upper station of the former one-seater chairlift Zelenica II, and to the mountain hut Dom na Zelenici separates us only few steps of descent.
Just before the mountain hut, the path which leads on Begunjščica and Roblekov dom branches off to the left, and we on the right side bypass the mountain hut and we start ascending by the edge of a former ski track Ciciban. After a short ascent, we get to a smaller crossing, where we continue right across the former ski track (left - Koča pri izviru Završnice, Srednji vrh and Stol - bottom path). On the other side, the path goes into a narrow lane of a forest and then we cross another grassy slope where used to be a ski track. Also this ski track we only cross, after that by a smaller boulder we look for further marked path which leads towards Vrtača and Stol. Further, the path leads us on slopes below the ridge Na Možeh, and then it descends a little and it brings us to the spot, where the unmarked path in the valley Suho ruševje and Palec branches off to the right (by the crossing is a smaller cairn). After the crossing, the path gradually passes on slopes of Vrtača, through which it mostly ascending diagonally. Higher from the left also unmarked path from the mountain hut Koča pri izviru Završnice joins and we continue straight to the nearby marked crossing.
At the crossing, the path to Vrtača branches off slightly to the right, and straight continues the upper path towards Stol. We continue on the right path in the direction of Vrtača, and which ascends a little steeper. Higher, we get on grassy slopes, where the path becomes even steeper, and then turns to the left and passes on to the steep slopes. Next follows a crossing of slightly exposed gully, after that over steep grass we ascend on the southwest shoulder of Vrtača.
Here the marked path which leads on Vrtača turns sharply to the right, and we continue straight on the other side of the ridge, where we descend on the path to the nearby scree. When we reach nearby scree we continue on a little less beaten, but marked mountain path. The path which at first gently, and then moderately, occasionally also steep descending on the scree, almost semicircular bypasses the nearby cirque. The path which is on some spots also exposed to falling stones, lower stops descending and brings us on a short but steep grassy slope. On the steep slope we ascend few meters and then we get to plateau terrain around a sinkhole Skleda (on some maps also Vatelca). Next follows few minutes of relatively gentle path, and then we get to a marked crossing, where we continue left downwards (right - saddle Belščica, Svačica and Celovška koča). The path ahead at first steeply descends through the gully, and then it turns to the right and is ascending diagonally on the scree. The slope then flattens and it brings us to the nearby crossing, where the upper and bottom path and the path from Završnica joins.
At the crossing, we continue approximately 100 meters in the direction of Stol, and then we leave the marked path and we go right on pathless terrain. Where exactly we leave the marked path it isn't important, we can leave it also at the crossing where the path from Završnica joined. When we leave the marked path we go towards a smaller saddle in the ridge of Orlice (between Celovška špica and Jelenčka). At first, we are ascending on rough scree over numerous rocks and boulders, and a little higher when stones become smaller we will notice a poorly beaten footpath. When we come below the wall of the peak Jelenčka the path is already well visible. Here we continue left and the path in a diagonal ascent soon brings us to the saddle on the border ridge.
On the saddle, we continue left and we ascend on the ridge. Further, we are ascending for some time on the ridge and we also get help from some cairns. The slope here is quite steep so some caution is needed. The path then brings us on a shorter grassy part where we cross a shorter lane of dwarf pines. The path then turns to the right and it ascends through a shorter gully and it brings us on a partly vegetated ridge. Here we continue left and we are for some time ascending on the mentioned ridge. The footpath is here mostly visible and we also get help from some cairns. When we get very close to steep rocky slopes below the summit, we continue right and through a narrow notch we pass on the northern side of the mountain. Here we continue left and then follows a shorter diagonal ascent on a slightly exposed slope, which is dangerous for slipping. The slope then becomes less exposed and then follows few more meters of easy climbing to the top.

On the way: Koča Vrtača (1288m), Dom na Zelenici (1536m)