Rudnik v Topli - Končnikov vrh (Peca)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Črna na Koroškem (to here from Ravne na Koroškem or from Šoštanj through the mountain pass Spodnje Sleme), and then we continue driving towards Koprivna. Further on, we ascend along the river Meža, and we drive along it to the junction, where the road into the Topla valley branches off to the right. The path ahead leads us along the Topla stream, and we drive on the ascending road to the parking lot by the entrance to the mine in Topla.
B) We drive to Luče (to here from Mozirje or from Kamnik over the mountain pass Volovljek (Kranjski Rak)), and then we continue driving towards Logarska dolina. In the village Solčava we leave the main road towards Logarska dolina and continue driving right in the direction of Podolševa, mountain pass Spodnje Sleme and Črna na Koroškem. Further the road loses its asphalt surface, and after a few kilometres at the junction in Podolševa we turn right towards Črna na Koroškem. The road, which further mainly ascends transversely, brings us after some time to the mountain pass Spodnje Sleme. From the mountain pass the road starts descending, and we follow it in the direction of Črna na Koroškem. When after a few kilometres we descend into the valley, at the junction we turn right towards Črna na Koroškem (left Koprivna). On the main road we descend only briefly, and 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 on the ascending road to the parking lot by the entrance to the mine in Topla.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot we arrive at the junction of two rougher macadam roads, where we turn sharply left in the direction of the Dom na Peci mountain hut. Further the road crosses a clearing above the parking lot and a little higher brings us to the next junction, where we continue right (left entrance to the mine - 5 minutes). The path ahead leads us along the road, which gradually turns into a cart track, and this a little further brings us to the next marked junction.
At the mentioned junction we continue left (slightly right Dom na Peci) in the direction of Knipsovo sedlo (on signposts Knepsovo sedlo) and further ascend on the grassy cart track. Higher we join a rocky cart track, which crosses the slopes to the left, and we ascend along it to the point where the signs for Peca and Knipsovo sedlo direct us right steeply uphill.
Further the path ascends steeply, crossing steep slopes to the left (on this section especially in wet there is a danger of slipping). After 10 minutes of steep ascent the path crosses a grassy gully, then on the other side of it ascends even more steeply. The very steep path higher brings us to a smaller viewpoint, from which a beautiful view opens towards Raduha. Just a little higher on a tree we notice a signpost that directs us left. The path ahead leads us through gradually thinning forest, from which occasionally some views open up. Further the path enters among dwarf pines, where the steepness starts to ease. There follows approximately 15 minutes of easy walking and the path brings us to Knipsovo sedlo, where there are information boards.
We continue left (right Kordeževa glava) along a moderately steep path, to which a little higher joins the marked path from the Peca / Petzen ski area (ski area on the Austrian side of the mountain). We continue the ascent on the panoramic slope, and after a few minutes of further walking the path brings us to the grass-covered Končnikov vrh.

On the way: Knipsovo sedlo (2012m)

Trip can be extended to: Feistritzer Spitze (1 h) , Petzen (Kordeschkopf) (Peca (Kordeževa glava))