Panoramarestaurant Oben - Križnik (Peca)

Access to starting point:
A) Over the border crossing Jezerski vrh we drive to Austria, and after approximately 6 km after Železna Kapla / Bad Eisenkappel we turn right towards Velikovec / Völkermarkt. We follow the main road towards Velikovec for 2 km, and then we again turn right, this time in the direction of the settlement Pliberk / Bleiburg. Further, we drive through the valley of Podjuna, and then at the next larger crossroad we turn right towards Pliberk. The road ahead leads through some roundabout, and we follow it further in the direction of the ski slope Peca / Petzen. Further, we drive through Bistrica pri Pliberku / Feistritz ob Bleiburg to a large parking lot at the bottom station of the cableway on Peca. From the parking lot, we walk to the bottom station of the cable car, there we buy a ticket and with the cableway we go to its upper station. From the border crossing Jezerski vrh to the starting point, there is approximately 40 km.
B) From Dravograd or Slovenj Gradec we drive to Ravne na Koroškem, and then we continue driving in the direction of border crossing Holmec. When we drive into Austria we at first drive towards Pliberk / Bleiburg, and then we follow the signs for ski slope Peca / Petzen. Further, we drive through few villages, and we follow the road to a large parking lot at the bottom station of the cableway on Peca. From the parking lot, we walk to the bottom station of the cable car, there we buy a ticket and with the cableway we go to its upper station. From the border crossing Holmec to the starting point, there is approximately 8 km.

Path description:
From the upper station of the cable car we continue by following the signs for »P12 Kordeschkopf«. We at first walk on a gentle cart track, and then the path turns to the right and starts ascending by the ski slope upwards. For a short time, the path from the ski slope turns left in the forest and then it is again ascending by the edge of the ski slope. When we come to the top of the ski slope we continue left and we are then for some time ascending by dwarf pines upwards. Later dwarf pines become a little rarer and then a short ascent follows on a grassy slope to a crossing on the border ridge (near the saddle Knipsovo sedlo).
At the crossing, we continue right (left Kordeževa glava) and we quickly ascend on Končnikov vrh.
From Končnikov vrh we start descending along a marked path that continues westward; during the descent, in good weather, we have a clear view ahead of the nearby Križnik and the somewhat more distant Bistriška špica. The path quickly descends along the ridge to an indistinct saddle between Končnikov vrh and Križnik; just a little further on, the path leaves the border area completely and crosses onto the Austrian side, where it continues along the slopes of Križnik. Next follows a diagonal ascent; when the dwarf pines on the right side end and a passage towards the ridge opens across the grassy section, we leave the marked path and ascend on easier pathless terrain to the ridge, where we turn right and in a few steps reach the panoramic and somewhat lesser-known Križnik.
The starting point – Končnikov vrh 1:20, Končnikov vrh – Križnik 0:20.
The description refers to the conditions in July 2024 and 2025; the photos are from various periods.

On the way: Končnikov vrh (2109m)