Žužalče / Susalitch - Techantinger Mittagskogel (Trupejevo poldne) (via Blekova planina)

Access to starting point:
Over the border crossing Korensko saddle we drive to Austria and then we continue right towards Beljak / Villach. Still before we cross river Zilja / Gail, we leave the road which leads towards Beljak and we continue driving right in the direction of the lake Baško jezero / Faaker See. Ahead we drive towards the mentioned lake, and after the settlement Stopca / Stobitzen we turn right towards Teharče / Techanting and Žužalče / Susalitch (turn off is poorly marked). In Teharče we turn right towards Žužalče, and then also before we get to Žužalče we continue left on a little narrower road, where also blazes for Blekova planina / Blekowa Alm (path number 685) point us to. Further, we drive on a narrower macadam road which at first leads through the forest and then it brings us on a grassy terrain (pastures), where we get to a smaller crossroad. Here we continue left and then after few 10 meters we park on an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
Already few meters behind that, when the road goes into the forest, blazes point us to the left on a marked cart track, and at the crossings we follow it right, where also signposts point us to. After few minutes of ascent we return on the road, and then we follow it for quite some time. At the crossroads of roads we follow "main" road, and in a gentle to moderate ascent we follow it to Pridovske koče / Pridouhütten.
Here the road at first slightly descends and brings us into a smaller valley, where from the right side almost unnoticeably joins marked, but quite an overgrown path from the village Grpiče / Korpitch. Here we bypass few cottages, and then the road turns sharply to the right and after few 10 strides it brings us to the spot, where blazes lead left on a footpath which is then ascending through the forest. After a short ascent, we return on the road and after 20 meters we again leave it. Only few meters higher we for the last time cross the road, and then we start steeply ascending through the forest. Higher, we are ascending over steep grassy slope surrounded by lush bushes, and then the path returns into the forest. Still steep path, then crosses a grazing fence and behind it flattens. Next follows a gentle ascent to the border ridge and an increasingly panoramic path (a view on Dobrač and Martuljek group) brings us to the shepherd hut on the mountain pasture Blekova planina.
Behind the hut path goes into the forest and continues on the border ridge. At first the path leads us through spruce, occasionally also partly larch forest. After approximately 30 minutes of light to moderate ascent, with some shorter descends, the path brings us to only technically more demanding part on the path, where we have to ascend over short jump. With some help of hands we quickly ascend for approximately 10 altitude meters. After jump, which we can bypass on the Slovenian side, the path flattens and then continues on a more and more panoramic ridge, where thinner forest is slowly replaced by dwarf pines. With a view on Austria, Slovenia, when we look back also Italy, we are getting closer to Trupejevo poldne, peak of which we already clearly see in front of us. Next follows few minutes of ascent, after that also dwarf pine starts vanishing, which is replaced by grass. A little below the summit, the path leads past mouth of torrent gully, where on the Austrian side path is slightly exposed, otherwise technically undemanding. From the gully to the top we have only few 10 strides of a little steeper walking.
The starting point - Blekova planina 3:15, Blekova planina - Trupejevo poldne 1:20.

On the way: Pridovske koče (1276m), Blekova planina (1629m), Znoternice (1691m)