Jezerski vrh - Pečovnik (survey point 1668)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Preddvor or to the settlement Tupaliče (to here from the Gorenjska motorway or Kranj), and then we continue driving in the direction of Jezersko and further towards Austria. When we get to the Jezersko border crossing, we park on the parking lot on the Slovenian side (also possible on the Austrian side).

Path description:
From the parking lot on the Slovenian side of the border we continue towards Austria, and then still on the Slovenian side we turn left onto the first road that branches off from the main one. After a few steps of walking along the mentioned road we notice yellow hiking signposts that direct towards Pristovski Storžič / Kärtner Storschitz; we bypass the signposts on the left side and continue further along the macadam road. The road a little further turns slightly to the left and passes entirely onto the Slovenian side, where it ascends transversely along the slopes of Pristovski Storžič. Further on, the road brings us to the upper edge of Rakeževa planina, from which a nice view opens onto Zgornje Jezersko and the highest peaks of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. The road continues through the forest, occasionally leading us also over some panoramic section. Higher up, at the former JLA guard post, a path joins from the left past Anka's waterfalls, and we continue along the road, which flattens out completely. A little further, at a smaller junction we continue along the left road (via the right road we can reach Pristovski Storžič (the road joins the marked path from the village Korte / Trögern after the crossing)); this one gradually begins to descend noticeably. After a few minutes of descent we arrive at Roblekova planina, from which a nice view opens onto Virnikov Grintovec, Pečovnik, Plešivec and Tolsta Košuta.
From the upper part we descend to the shepherd's hut, which we bypass on the left side. Lower down the road enters the forest and brings us to a marked junction, where the marked path to Virnikov Grintovec / Kleiner Grintoutz branches off to the left, and we continue along the road, which descends moderately. A little lower still the road turns right, so it continues parallel to Grintoviški potok / Grintoutzbach, which is on our left side. From the bend we walk a few more steps along the road, then descend to the stream via easier pathless terrain, cross it carefully, and then on its other side we begin to ascend moderately towards the west, where with a bit of luck we quickly step onto a cart track that brings us after 2 to 3 minutes to the second macadam road, which we reach right at the right serpentine (viewed in the direction of ascent along the road).
We ascend over the serpentine and continue the ascent along the moderately ascending road, which quickly brings us to a sort of ridge, where a cart track branches off to the left—initially still a road—which ends below the slopes of Virnikov Grintovec, and we continue slightly left along the wider macadam road. This is followed by traversing mostly the northern slopes of Virnikov Grintovec, where along part of the path a nice view opens onto the wall of the mentioned peak, and on the other side we can clearly see Obir. A somewhat longer descent follows, but from the road we still have nice views towards Tolsta Košuta, Obir, Pristovski Storžič and other surrounding mountains. At a few smaller junctions we continue along the "main" road, which runs mostly west to northwest, all the time along the Austrian side of the state border. When the road begins to ascend again it gradually approaches the state border completely, and a little higher the road makes a sharp left turn. After the mentioned serpentine the road returns again to the state border, and we follow it almost to its end. It is best to leave the road somewhere near the border stone No. 222 (some border stones are visible from the road, so we can approximately predict which is the stone No. 222), then continue along a path that proceeds directly along the state border. When we leave the road we first ascend moderately, then emerge from the forest at the edge of a larger clearing. Across the clearing we ascend along the Slovenian side of the state border in a gentle ascent. When the ascent ends, a few steps of descent follow. After these few steps of descent we join a better-trodden path that leads from the ruins of Pečovnik (former JLA guard post).
We continue along the better-trodden path, which proceeds along the Slovenian side; after a few minutes of transverse ascent it returns to the ridge. We continue slightly left and pass by the stone No. 238 below the summit of Pečovnik (1640 m), which is just a few steps from the path.
We continue straight ahead, where the path further leads along the edge of a larger border clearing. After a few minutes of walking, where the path runs almost without elevation changes, we slowly begin to ascend moderately towards the next summit (Pečovnik - elevation 1668), which we reach without major difficulties and from which a view opens all the way to Triglav.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (November).

On the way: Roblekova planina (1284m), Pečovnik (1640m)

Trip can be extended to: Plešivec ( 45 min)