Grpiče / Korpitch - Techantinger Mittagskogel (Trupejevo poldne) (via Blekova planina)

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing Korensko sedlo we drive to Austria, and then also before the main crossroad (crossroad of road Beljak - Trbiž) we turn right in Radna vas / Radendorf. At the next crossroad at settlement Šentlenart pri Sedmih studencih / St. Leonhard bei Siebenbrünn we continue right towards the village Grpiče / Korpitch (left Ločilo / Hart). When we get to Grpiče we follow the signs for Blekova planina - Blekowa Alm. At the starting point, there aren't any appropriate parking spots.

Path description:
From the upper part of the village we cross a grazing fence and through the pasture we gently ascend to a crossroad, by which there is marked crossing. From the crossroad, we continue on the left road in the direction of "Pridou - Blekova", and we follow it only few minutes, because then blazes point us right on a footpath which higher few more times crosses a forest road. On some spots poorly marked, and very overgrown path then for some time continues on a macadam road and from time to time again leaves it. Higher, the path continues mainly on the road, and we follow it to a longer left turn, on the end of which marked path branches off to the right. The path ahead at first ascends through the forest and then passes into overgrown small valley, where on an overgrown path we ascend to the near forest road which we reach right at Pridovske koče.
When we step on the road, we join a little more visited path from the village Žužalče / Susalitch. Here we bypass few cottages, and then the road turns sharply to the right and after few 10 strides it brings us to the spot, where blazes lead left on a footpath which is then ascending through the forest. After a short ascent, we return on the road and after 20 meters we again leave it. Only few meters higher we for the last time cross the road, and then we start steeply ascending through the forest. Higher, we are ascending over steep grassy slope surrounded by lush bushes, and then the path returns into the forest. Still steep path, then crosses a grazing fence and behind it flattens. Next follows a gentle ascent to the border ridge and an increasingly panoramic path (a view on Dobrač and Martuljek group) brings us to the shepherd hut on the mountain pasture Blekova planina.
Behind the hut path goes into the forest and continues on the border ridge. At first the path leads us through spruce, occasionally also partly larch forest. After approximately 30 minutes of light to moderate ascent, with some shorter descends, the path brings us to only technically more demanding part on the path, where we have to ascend over short jump. With some help of hands we quickly ascend for approximately 10 altitude meters. After jump, which we can bypass on the Slovenian side, the path flattens and then continues on a more and more panoramic ridge, where thinner forest is slowly replaced by dwarf pines. With a view on Austria, Slovenia, when we look back also Italy, we are getting closer to Trupejevo poldne, peak of which we already clearly see in front of us. Next follows few minutes of ascent, after that also dwarf pine starts vanishing, which is replaced by grass. A little below the summit, the path leads past mouth of torrent gully, where on the Austrian side path is slightly exposed, otherwise technically undemanding. From the gully to the top we have only few 10 strides of a little steeper walking.
The starting point - Blekova planina 3:15, Blekova planina - Trupejevo poldne 1:20.

On the way: Pridovske koče (1276m), Blekova planina (1629m), Znoternice (1691m)