OMP Kuzma - Rauscherriegel

Access to starting point:
We drive to Rogašovci, and then we follow the signs towards Kuzma and Austria. A little before the Kuzma border crossing, we turn right towards Grad and Kuzma. Before reaching Kuzma, we turn left at the next right turn onto an unmarked side road, along which we drive to the small border crossing, where we park on the Slovenian side by the old customs cottage.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the road into Austria, where we quickly arrive at a crossroad and marked junction at the inn Grenzgasthaus Mertschnigg, from where we proceed straight following signs for the castle Schloss Kapfenstein (left Sotinski breg, right Tromejnik).
At first, we descend on an asphalt road, then we cross an overpass over the main road border crossing Kuzma - Ženavci / Jennersdorf. After the overpass, we turn right onto a cart track, which immediately splits again. We choose the left cart track, which ascends through the forest and shortly leads us past a stack of logs. The marked path then turns right, but we leave it at a suitable place and, in a minute of further walking, ascend to a mostly forested peak.
Description and pictures refer to conditions in January 2024.

On the way: Grenzgasthaus Mertschnigg (373m)