Koprivna (Kumer) - Topitza

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Luče (to here from Kamnik over the mountain pass Volovjek (Kranjski Rak) or from the Štajerska highway and past Mozirje and through Ljubno ob Savinji), and then we continue driving in the direction of Logarska dolina. When we get to Solčava, we leave the main road and continue driving right towards Črna na Koroškem. Further, we drive on an ascending road, which at the crossroads we follow in the direction of Črna na Koroškem and the mountain pass Spodnje Sleme. From the mountain pass ahead, the road starts descending, and we follow it to the spot where we join the road Črna na Koroškem - Koprivna. Here we continue left, and then at the next crossroad approximately 1 km ahead right towards the mountain hut on the farm Kumer. Further, we ascend alongside the stream Koprivna, and we follow the road to a crossroad, where the road branches off sharply to the left towards the earlier mentioned mountain hut, straight the road continues towards the mountain pasture Luža, and to the right a marked path branches off to Peca (the latter at first runs on the road as well). We park in an appropriate place by the road.
B) From Koroška, we first drive to Črna na Koroškem, and then we continue driving towards Podpeca and Koprivna. At the crossroad where a road towards Podpeca branches off to the right, we continue slightly left, and also at the next crossroad where a road branches off to the right into the valley of Topla. Ahead, we for some time still drive by the river Meža, and then we first get to a crossroad where a road branches off to the left towards the mountain pass Spodnje Sleme and forward towards Logarska dolina. Here we continue straight, and then at the next crossroad approximately 1 km ahead right towards the mountain hut on the farm Kumer. Further, we ascend alongside the stream Koprivna, and we follow the road to a crossroad, where the road branches off sharply to the left towards the earlier mentioned mountain hut, straight the road continues towards the mountain pasture Luža, and to the right a marked path branches off to Peca (the latter at first runs on the road as well). We park in an appropriate place by the road.
C) First, we drive to Šoštanj, and then we continue driving on a winding road towards Črna na Koroškem. In Črna na Koroškem, we continue left in the direction of Podpeca and Koprivna. At the crossroad where a road towards Podpeca branches off to the right, we continue slightly left, and also at the next crossroad where a road branches off to the right into the valley of Topla. Ahead, we for some time still drive by the river Meža, and then we first get to a crossroad where a road branches off to the left towards the mountain pass Spodnje Sleme and forward towards Logarska dolina. Here we continue straight, and then at the next crossroad approximately 1 km ahead right towards the mountain hut on the farm Kumer. Further, we ascend alongside the stream Koprivna, and we follow the road to a crossroad, where the road branches off sharply to the left towards the earlier mentioned mountain hut, straight the road continues towards the mountain pasture Luža, and to the right a marked path branches off to Peca (the latter at first runs on the road as well). We park in an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue straight, so on the road which ascends parallel with the nearby stream. The path ahead leads us past the spring Žegnan studenec and a little higher the turn-off of the cart track to St. Ana. Higher, the road makes a sharp left turn, by which there are information boards, and right at this spot we leave it and continue straight on a worse road, which only a little further crosses the national border. When we step into Austria, we continue for a short time on the worse road, and then we join a wider macadam road, on which in a few minutes we walk to the central part of the mountain pasture Luža.
From the shepherd hut, we walk to the second part of the mountain pasture, and there at the crossroad we continue straight (right Peca - Austrian path). Further, the road ascends a little more steeply, and then past a barrier it brings us to a smaller crossroad, where we join a wider road which leads from Globasnica / Globasnitz towards Železna Kapla / Bad Eisenkappel. We follow the mentioned road to the left; it ascends for a short time longer, and then it starts gradually descending. The path ahead leads us past the church of all faiths, and we follow the road, which has meanwhile become asphalted, to the inn Riepl.
At the inn, we continue right onto the macadam road, towards which yellow signposts also direct us. The road first gently ascends over a panoramic grassy slope, and then it passes into the forest, where after a few minutes of walking the signs direct us right onto a footpath. The path ahead continues through dense coniferous forest on a path covered with numerous needles, which thus offers pleasant soft walking. A little higher, the path flattens and brings us to a larger clearing, where we notice a feeding site for animals. Only a few dozen steps ahead, we leave the wide cart track and continue the ascent on a marked hiking path, which starts to ascend moderately along the edge of the forest. Higher, the path brings us onto a ridge, where it turns left and flattens completely. The path ahead leads us past the hunting observatory and continues along the ridge on a relatively fresh cutting. After a few minutes of easy walking, the path turns right and starts steeply ascending along the edge of the very steep western slopes of Topica. Higher, the path slightly flattens and passes onto partly unvegetated slopes, from which a nice view opens up mainly towards the south. During the ascent on the mentioned slope, we will notice a salt lick, and the path just a little above it turns left. There follows a few-minute gentle ascent to the left, and the path brings us to a junction, where the path from the valley of the stream Lobnik joins us. Here we continue right, and after a few minutes of further walking we step onto the summit of Topica.

On the way: Planina Luža (1250m), Pod Peco / Koprein - Petzen (1280m)