Weinebene - Brandhöhe

Access to starting point:
A) Via one of the border crossings with Austria (Korensko sedlo, Karawanks Tunnel, Ljubelj Pass, Jezerski vrh Pass, Pavličev vrh Pass), we drive into Austria, then continue driving on the so-called southern motorway towards Graz. On the mentioned motorway we drive to the town of Volšperk / Wolfsberg, where we leave the motorway, then, upon reaching the old or regional road, we continue driving towards the town of St. Gertraud. In the town of St. Gertraud we notice signs for the alpine pass Weinebene, which direct us right onto an ascending asphalt road. On the mentioned road we drive approximately 18 km, then we arrive at the mentioned alpine pass, which is situated at an altitude of 1668 m.
B) Via the border crossing Holmec or Vič we drive into Austria, then we continue driving towards the town of Volšperk / Wolfsberg. From Volšperk we continue on the regional road towards the town of St. Gertraud. In the town of St. Gertraud we notice signs for the alpine pass Weinebene, which direct us right onto an ascending asphalt road. On the mentioned road we drive approximately 18 km, then we arrive at the mentioned alpine pass, which is situated at an altitude of 1668 m.
C) First we drive to Maribor, then we continue on the motorway towards the border crossing Šentilj and further on the Austrian motorway towards Graz. We leave the mentioned motorway at the exit for the town of Lipnica / Leibnitz. When exiting the motorway into the roundabout we continue towards the town of Lipnica / Leibnitz and then drive south of the village Gralla, which is today already a kind of peripheral part of Lipnica. Further the road leads us past the industrial or commercial zone, and we at the roundabout by the Hofer store continue "straight" onto the second exit towards the town of Lonč / Deutschlandsberg. Further we drive on the main road for some time, then after the village Graschach we turn right towards the town of Lonč / Deutschlandsberg. At the roundabout in the immediate vicinity of the town of Lonč / Deutschlandsberg we continue "straight" towards the alpine pass Weinebene. From here the road begins to ascend more steeply, and we follow it to the mentioned pass, which we reach after approximately 20 km of driving from the beginning of the settlement Lonč.

Path description:
From the pass we head south, where by the inn Weinofenblick we notice signs for the peak Gr. Spekkogel, which direct us onto a macadam road that begins to ascend moderately along the ski slope route. After a few minutes of walking the road flattens, and a few steps off the path we notice several large rocks forming the peak Weinhofen.
We bypass the mentioned peak on the left side, and from the road a path branches off slightly to the left leading towards the hut Grünangerhütte. From here we walk on the road only briefly, then the blazes guide us slightly to the right onto a footpath that continues across a pasture. This is followed by a gentle ascent between individual trees; when the marked path returns to the road we go right onto an unmarked cart track. Next comes a slightly steeper ascent on the ski slope (walking on the ski slope is prohibited during its operation), and past the upper station of the drag lift we arrive at the reservoir lake intended for snowmaking on the ski slope.
We bypass the lake on the left side, then continue on a partly grassy path surrounded by interesting rocky formations. We follow such a path to the nearby peak, which is located at the end of a partly rocky section.
Weinebene - Weinofen 0:10, Weinofen - Brandhöhe 0:50.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in June 2023.

On the way: Weinhofen (1726m)