Radeljski prelaz - Kapunar / Kapunerkogel
Starting point: Radeljski prelaz (674 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.6447°N 15.2062°E
Time of walking: 1 h 40 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 377 m
Altitude difference (by path): 425 m
Map: Pohorje - izletniška karta 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
We drive to Radlje ob Dravi, and then we continue driving towards the mountain pass Radeljski prelaz. After few kilometers of ascent we get to the border crossing Radelj, where we park.
Path description:
On Austrian side of the mountain pass, we notice hiking signposts, including for the mountain hut Kapunerhütte, which point us sharply right on a macadam road. We ascend on the road to the edge of the forest, where we continue left, on the road which is closed for public traffic. Few minutes we are ascending on the road, and then blazes point us slightly to the right on a marked footpath which ascends through a clearing and from which a view opens up a little. Above the clearing, the path passes into the forest and on the Austrian side bypasses the peak Radelj (784 meters). During the crossing for some time a nice view opens up towards Golica / Koralpe, and then the path reaches national border, by which it continues. Next follows an ascent by the edge of a meadow, where on the left stands a larger private cottage, and with nice views, we ascend to the upper edge of a meadow, where the path returns into the forest. Through the forest, we follow the blazes, and the path at the religious symbol for some time reaches a cart track.
From the cart track, we go immediately slightly right and we ascend through the next clearing, from where again a nice view opens up, this time a little more on the Slovenian side, where we clearly see Uršlja gora and Peca. Higher, the path for some time runs by a mesh fence, and later it starts slightly descending. Next follows a light diagonal descent and crossing of a cart track, and then we already get to the mountain hut Kapunerhütte.
From the hut, we continue towards Sveti Pankracij / St. Pongratzen, where we start ascending diagonally through the forest. Higher, the path turns right and then quickly brings us to the national border, where in few steps we descend to a marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue along the national border (slightly left - Sveti Pankracij, slightly right - hut of amateur radio operators on Kapunar, sharply right - Radlje ob Dravi). The path ahead isn't marked, but there aren't any problems with orientation because we follow the national border. At first, a view opens up a little towards Austria, and then the path passes into the forest and it brings us on an indistinct peak of Kapunar.
Radeljski prelaz - Kapunerhütte 1:20, Kapunerhütte - Kapunar 0:20.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in May 2019 and December 2018.
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