Rudnik v Topli - Feistritzer Spitze

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Črna na Koroškem (from here from Ravne na Koroškem or from Šoštanj via the Spodnje Sleme pass), then continue driving towards Koprivna. We then ascend along the Meža river and drive along it to the junction where the road to the Topla valley branches off to the right. The path ahead leads us along the Topla stream, and we drive along the ascending road to the parking lot at the entrance to the mine in Topla.
b) We drive to Luče (from here from Mozirje or from Kamnik via the Volovljek pass (Kranjski Rak)), then continue driving towards Logarska dolina. In the village of Solčava we leave the main road towards Logarska dolina and continue driving right towards Podolševa, the Spodnje Sleme pass and Črna na Koroškem. The road then loses its asphalt surface, and after a few kilometers at the junction in Podolševa we turn right towards Črna na Koroškem. The road, which then mainly ascends transversely, takes us after some time to the Spodnje Sleme pass. From the pass the road starts to descend, and we follow it towards Črna na Koroška. After a few kilometers we descend into the valley, at the junction we turn right towards Črna na Koroškem (left Koprivna). We descend on the main road for only a short time, then the signs for the Topla valley direct us left onto the ascending road. The path ahead leads us along the Topla stream, and we drive along the ascending road to the parking lot at the entrance to the mine in Topla.

Route description:
From the place where we park, we first walk to the farm building, where the signs for Dom na Peci direct us onto the path that ascends across the pasture. At the entrance to it, a warning sign reminds us that we enter the pasture area at our own risk. We quickly reach a poorer cart track and continue the ascent along it. After a few switchbacks, a marked but subsequently unmarked path branches off to the left towards Knepsovo sedlo (on some maps also marked as Knipsovo sedlo).
We take the mentioned path (straight ahead leads the usual path towards Dom na Peci and Kordeževa glava) and continue ascending along the grassy cart track. Higher up we reach a somewhat wider, stony cart track, which we follow left upwards, and from it we quickly turn right onto the trail, along which there are signs for Peca and Knepsovo sedlo.
The path immediately starts to ascend steeply. On this section, especially when wet, there is a greater risk of slipping. The path then turns left and crosses a grassy gully, and on the other side of the gully or ravine it becomes even steeper. This is followed by an ascent along a very steep slope, which higher up takes us to a viewpoint from where there is a nice view towards Raduha. A little higher, a signpost directs us a little more to the left. Further on, the forest becomes increasingly sparse, so views of the Carinthian mountains open up to us more and more often. A little further the path enters a belt of dwarf pines, where the steepness begins to ease. This is followed by about 15 minutes of moderate ascent, then near Knepsovo sedlo we join the marked path Knepsovo sedlo–Kordeževa glava and follow it to the left.
This is followed by some easy ascent and the path forks. We choose the slightly right path (the left path leads towards Koprivna and Kumr), which quickly takes us to the marked junction on the Austrian side of Knepsovo sedlo.
Here we turn left upwards in the direction of Bistriška špica / Feistritzer Spitze (straight down the cable car to Peca; the path past the old hut, right the usual path towards the cable car on the Austrian side of Peca) and begin to ascend steeply along the scenic slopes of Končnikov vrh. This is followed by about 15 minutes of ascent and we arrive at the scenic Končnikov vrh.
From Končnikov vrh we begin to descend along the marked path that continues westwards, and during the descent in good weather we can clearly see the nearby Križnik in front of us and the somewhat more distant Bistriška špica. The path along the ridge quickly descends to an indistinct saddle between Končnikov vrh and Križnik, and a little further the path from the area along the state border completely passes to the Austrian side, where the path continues along the slopes of Križnik. This is followed by a transverse ascent; when the dwarf pines on the right side temporarily end, a passage opens to the right to the Križnik a few minutes away, and we continue along the marked path, which continues for some time with a few shorter ascents and descents, then gradually reaches the slopes of Bistriška špica, where we begin to ascend more steeply for a while. Higher up the dwarf pines end, then along the grassy section we reach the cross on Bistriška špica.

Starting point - Knepsovo sedlo 2:15, Knepsovo sedlo - Končnikov vrh 0:15, Končnikov vrh - Bistriška špica 0:45.

Along the route: Knepsovo sedlo (2012m), Končnikov vrh (Peca) (2109m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Petzen (Kordeschkopf) (Peca (Kordeževa glava))

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