Globasnitz - Končnikov vrh (Peca)

Access to starting point:
A) Over the border crossing Jezerski vrh we drive to Austria, and after approximately 6 km after Železno Kaplo / Bad Eisenkappel we turn right towards Velikovec / Völkermarkt. We follow the main road towards Velikovec for 2 km, and then we again turn right, this time in the direction of the settlement Pliberk / Bleiburg. Further, we drive through the valley of Podjune, and then signs for Globasnica / Globasnitz point us to the right on a local road, on which in 2 km of additional driving we get to the center of the village, where we park on a large parking lot. From the border crossing Jezerski vrh to the starting point there is approximately 33 km.
B) From Dravograd or Slovenj Gradec we drive to Ravne na Koroškem, and then we continue driving in the direction of border crossing Holmec. When we drive into Austria we at first drive towards Pliberk / Bleiburg, and then we follow the signs for Globasnica / Globasnitz. After approximately 13 km from the border crossing Holmec we get to Globasnica, where we park on a large parking lot near the local church.

Path description:
From a large parking lot in Globasnica we continue towards the end of the village, where we soon join the "main" road which leads almost unnoticeably upwards towards the neighbouring village. When we get to Podroje / Podrain, we continue for a short time on the road which leads towards Podpeca / Koprein Petzen, and then signs with the caption "Wandersteg-Petzen" and "Wackendorfer Alm" point us to the left on a narrower road, on which we quickly get to the "last" house in the village.
At the mentioned house we leave the road and we continue the ascent on a grassy cart track which quickly passes into a lane of forest. After a gentle ascent through the forest we get to a lane of bushes and fern, through which we ascend on a usually nicely mowed path. A little higher it joins a macadam road, we follow it to the right and we walk on it to a light left turn, in the middle of which a marked footpath branches off to the right towards Veška planina / Wackendorfer Alm. After a short ascent, we cross a worse forest road, and then the path passes into a dense forest, through which it starts ascending steeper and steeper. Next follows a long and relatively steep path, which most of the time leads through a dense forest, only occasionally some view opens up towards the neighbouring Topica, Junska gora and Obir. Higher, we touch the mountain road, which we immediately leave and we continue the ascent sharply right on a footpath which continues ascending through the forest. Ahead we cross a shorter panoramic slope, from which a nice view opens up towards Golica and the valley of Podjune. The path ahead temporarily returns into the forest and then joins the earlier mentioned road. About 50 to 100 m we continue on the road, and then past a barrier which prevents further driving we get to Veška planina.
To Veška planina we can also get on the mountain road from Podgora / Untrebergen (toll costs 6 eur, July 2011). This shortens the path by approximately 3 hours.
From the mountain pasture we continue on an at first poorly visible path which continues between the chapel and hut. The path first moderately ascends, then temporarily flattens and crosses the slope towards the left. The trail then widens and ascends to the nearby cart track road, which we follow to the right. For a short time we walk on the road, and then the marks direct us slightly to the right on a footpath which ascends parallel to the road. The marked path returns to the cart track right at the spot where it ends.
We continue on the right side of the water trough and for a short time continue on the bottom of an indistinct valley, then the path turns left and ascends transversely to a panoramic grassy slope, where the trail temporarily disappears. When we step onto the grassy slope we continue right and start to ascend steeply. Higher the trail flattens and brings us to a belt of dwarf pines. The path ahead leads us past a smaller wooden "shelter", and then it starts to ascend somewhat steeper towards the summit of Veška kope / Wackendorfer spitze, whose summit we reach after a few minutes of further walking.
From Veška kope we continue on a panoramic ridge, on which with some shorter descents and ascents we get to a marked junction, where from the right joins the path from Podpeca / Koprein Petzen.
We continue straight and with nice views on the eastern Karawanks and Kamnik Savinja Alps in good 10 minutes of further walking we ascend to the summit of Bistriška špica.
From Bistriška špica we continue on a marked path which starts descending along the ridge (direction southeast). After a short descent the path passes among dwarf pines, which then gradually starts ascending towards one of the peaks in the Peca range (on maps without a name). From the mentioned summit the path descends a little and brings us to the place where we reach the state border. We continue the ascent on and along the border ridge, on the path which in a moderate ascent over a pleasant grassy slope brings us to Končnikov vrh.

On the way: Wackendorfer Alm (1568m), Wackendorfer Spitze (2074m), Feistritzer Spitze (2113m)

Trip can be extended to: Petzen (Kordeschkopf) (Peca (Kordeževa glava)) ( 45 min)