Polja - Ofen/Peč (via Petelinjek)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kranjska Gora, then we continue driving towards Rateče. In Podkoren we turn right in the direction of the Korensko sedlo pass. Above Podkoren the road turns sharply left, then for some time it crosses the slopes towards the left. About 50 meters before the road sign 1 km, a forest road branches off to the left, onto which we turn and park in an appropriate place by the road.
B) Through the border crossing Predel we drive to Italy, then we continue driving towards Trbiž / Tarvisio and further to Rateče. In Rateče we continue straight, then in Podkoren we turn left towards Austria. Above Podkoren the road turns sharply left, then for some time it crosses the slopes towards the left. About 50 meters before the road sign 1 km, a forest road branches off to the left, onto which we turn and park in an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the forest road, which curves semicircularly to the left and temporarily leads us past the pasture. The road, which after the bend begins to ascend gently to moderately, soon crosses the Kališnik stream, then slowly turns more and more to the right. Higher up we arrive at a panoramic section from which a nice view opens towards Kranjska Gora and part of the Julian Alps. This is followed by crossing a pasture fence; immediately after this crossing, we continue right onto a partly overgrown cart track that ascends transversely above the road. For a few minutes we ascend the overgrown cart track, then it enters dense forest where it is easier to pass. Higher up, where the cart track gets lost in the grass, we continue right and join the path from Rateče in a few steps.
We continue ascending through the area called Lomiči, where on several grassy spots we notice old, mostly quite worn-out hayracks. During the ascent on this section, looking back several times opens a nice view of the Julian Alps, and higher we reach a macadam road, which we follow to the left (the right branch of the road soon ends). We ascend the road for a few minutes, then arrive at a junction where we continue slightly right (left to Peč and Rateče, sharply right to Kališje) along the road, which then ascends gently. A little further the forest temporarily ends, where the path leads past the hunting observation post. After walking for a few minutes on the eastern slopes of the Petelinjek ridge, a cart track branches off sharply to the left, beside which there is usually a small cairn.
We continue on the mentioned cart track (the road we leave ends a bit further at the state border) and quickly ascend it to a forested saddle in the Petelinjek ridge. We continue right and continue the ascent on the cart track, which leads us over occasionally panoramic, partly grassy slopes. Higher up the cart track returns to the ridge, along which it continues with some ascents and descents. A little further the cart track ends, and we ascend to the summit of Petelinjek on a poorer path.
From Petelinjek, from which a nice view opens towards the west and north, we continue left and descend along the state border to a small saddle, where we reach the Austrian marked path no. 603, which we follow in a gentle ascent to the upper station of the 3-person chairlift.
A few minutes of moderate descent follow on the path from which we can clearly see Peč (the tripoint between Slovenia, Italy and Austria) ahead, and to the right we constantly see Dobrač and further the chain of the Gailtal Alps, then we reach the Dreiländereck Hütte hut.
From the hut a few steps of descent follow, then the signs for Peč direct us onto a cart track, along which with ever better views we ascend to the summit of Peč or Tromeja.
Starting point - Petelinjek 2:00, Petelinjek - Dreiländereck Hütte 25 minutes, Dreiländereck Hütte - Peč 20 minutes.
The description and photos refer to the conditions in 2016 (October).

On the way: Lomiči (1300m), Petelinjek (1552m), Dreiländereck Hütte (1423m)