Mežica - Petzen (Kordeschkopf) (Peca (Kordeževa glava)) (easy path)

Access to starting point:
From Črna na Koroškem or from Ravne na Koroškem, or through the border crossing Holmec or Mežica, we drive to the center of Mežica, where we park on a parking lot by square Trg svobode.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on a one-way road which on the left side bypasses parish church of St. Jakob. By the road on which we walk, we quickly notice first blazes, at the crossroads we follow the signs for Peca or trail blazes. After crossing the stream Šumec, we leave the road and over smaller wooden bridge we continue slightly right in the forest. Next follows a short ascent through the forest and then we reach the macadam road, on which we ascend to the end of left zig zag. After hairpin turn we ascend through a lane of a forest and then we are for some time ascending by the edge of the forest. On the part, where we are ascending by the edge of the forest are blazes rare, or some time there aren't any, and when the path returns into the forest, blazes return as well.
Higher, we reach a smaller hamlet, where the path leads past a trough with water, and on the road we ascend to the route of the former ski slope. Here blazes point us to the left on a ski track, on which we are then ascending with nice views. Higher, the path for some time leads in the forest and then returns on a ski slope, which only a little further we finally leave.
We continue right on a cart track which passes into the forest, and further we are ascending diagonally towards the right. For some time we are ascending on such path, and then we reach the saddle Vrh šteng, where there is a marked crossing and appropriate space for a short rest.
From Vrh Šteng we continue on a macadam road in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Peci (left mountain hut Koča na Pikovem), and on the road we are barely descending. The path ahead leads us over short panoramic part, from where a nice view opens up on a forested Jesenik and surrounding hills and past the former border guardhouse, which we bypass on the bottom side. A little after guardhouse on Terčovo we continue right on a marked cart track (turn off from the road to the right and not from guardhouse), and from which after a short ascent, we go left on a marked footpath. Further, we are ascending through the forest, and quite quickly we get by the edge of larger mountain pasture Rišperk. Here the path turns slightly left and higher few times crosses a forest road. Higher, we stay on the road and there we cross the slopes towards the left to its end, or spot where changes into a cart track. From the cart track a nice view opens up all the way to Uršlja gora, at the cottage Tomaževa koča, which is situated left below us, we join the path from Podpeca.
From the crossing, we continue right in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Peci and further we are ascending on quite a steep cart track. Cart track, which is then mostly ascending diagonally towards the left, we then follow all the way to the mountain hut Dom na Peci.
From the mountain hut Dom na Peci we continue sharply right in the direction of the peak Peca (straight parking lot Jakobe, right Mala Peca). The path ahead leads through the forest and crosses a short steep slope, where we get help from a steel cable (when dry and snowless it is undemanding). Slope quickly flattens and from the left joins the path which leads over Mala Peca.
We continue over a grassy saddle and we ascend to a marked crossing, from where we continue on the easier right path (left climbing path on Peca). Next follows a diagonal ascent towards the right, and from the path increasingly beautiful views opening up. Further beside the blazes there are quite frequent hiking signposts, which serve also as winter blazes. Above the slopes of Mihelja Peca path turns a little to the left and passes on an indistinct ridge. On the ridge there are taking turns gentle and a little steeper parts, and on a bigger plain from the left joins the climbing path.
We continue on a marked path, which once again a little steeper ascends, and then in a moderate ascent, with a view on near and far peaks, in few minutes of additional walking brings us on Kordeževa glava, the highest peak of Peca.
Mežica - Vrh šteng 1.30, Vrh šteng - Tomaževa koča 1:10, Tomaževa koča - Dom na Peci 50 minutes, Dom na Peci - Kordeževa glava 1:30.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2018 (April).

On the way: Vrh šteng (1030m), Tomaževa koča (1345m), Dom na Peci mountain hut (1665m)

Trip can be extended to: Končnikov vrh , Feistritzer Spitze