Koča pod Košuto / Koschutahaus - Mejnik

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, we take the Ljubelj (Tržič) exit, then continue driving towards Celovec / Klagenfurt. After the Ljubelj tunnel, the road starts descending, and we follow it to the junction where a road branches off slightly to the right and downhill towards the settlement of Borovlje / Ferlach. The still-descending road quickly brings us to the mentioned settlement, where we soon cross the railway track. Just after the track, we join another road, which we follow to the right towards the settlement of Sele / Zell - Pfarre. Just before reaching the mentioned settlement, signs for Koča pod Košuto / Koschutahaus direct us right onto an initially still asphalted road. Higher up, the road leads us through a smaller hamlet as well, after which the asphalt ends. We then follow the macadam road all the way to the parking lot at Koča pod Košuto mountain hut. The road toll is 4 euros for passenger cars and vans, 2 euros for mopeds and motorbikes (June 2013), paid at the Koča pod Košuto mountain hut.

Route description:
From the mountain hut, we continue left into the forest, where the path quickly brings us to a marked junction. From the junction, we continue left (right Ridovc / Ridovcsäge, Malejska planina / Malealm, saddle Pešinca / Pischenzasattel...) in the direction of Cjajnik / Lärchenturm and Košutnikov turn / Koschutnikturm along a path that ascends transversely to the left. After a few minutes, we arrive at the next junction, where we continue straight ahead in the direction of Košutnikov turn (right Cjajnik).
Further on, the path begins to ascend somewhat more steeply and, with occasional views of the walls of Košuta, brings us to the saddle Mejnik / Mejniksattel, where we leave the marked path.
From the saddle, we continue left along an initially easy-to-follow forest path, which quickly takes us to pastures where sheep graze in the summer season. From the pasture, a nice view opens up onto Obir and the ridge and walls of Košuta behind us. On the other side of the pasture, the path returns to the forest and, past a small cross, brings us to a forest-covered summit, which we recognise by the concrete boundary marker.

Along the route: Mejnik / Mejniksattel (1484m)

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