Rudnik v Topli - Mala Peca

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Črna na Koroškem (to here from Ravne na Koroškem or from Šoštanj through mountain pass Spodnje Sleme), and then we continue driving towards Koprivna. Further, we are ascending by the river Meža, and we drive by it to a crossroad, where the road into a valley Topla branches off to the right. The path ahead leads us by the stream Topla, and we drive on an 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 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 we continue driving right in the direction of Podolševa, mountain pass Spodnje Sleme and Črna na Koroškem. Further road loses an asphalt covering, and after few kilometers at the crossroad in Podolševa we turn right towards Črna na Koroškem. The road which is further mostly ascending diagonally, eventually brings us to 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 few kilometers we descend to the valley, at the crossroad we turn right towards Črna na Koroškem (left Koprivna). On the main road we descend only for a short time, and then signs for valley Topla point us to the left on an ascending road. The path ahead leads us by the stream Topla, and we drive on an ascending road to the parking lot by the entrance to the mine in Topla.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, we get to a crossroad of two worse macadam roads, where we go sharply left in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Peci. Further road crosses a clearing above the parking lot and only a little higher brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue right (left entrance in mine - 5 minutes). The path ahead leads us on the road which gradually changes into a cart track, and a little further it brings us to the next marked crossing.
We continue on the lower wider cart track (slightly left Knipsovo sedlo), which further crosses a grazing fence and behind it brings us to a trough with water. The path ahead crosses partly panoramic meadow, after which passes into the forest and starts ascending steeper. Higher, the path leads through the gully, and behind it starts ascending through the forest vegetated with grass. A little higher we get to the spot, where a sign »novo trasirana pot« points us left in steep hill (old path is closed because of a landslide, which is preventing safe passage). For a short time, we are steeply ascending, and then the path brings us to the before mentioned landslide, which we reach higher than old path. Also on the new route the passage is a little clumsy and dangerous for slipping. On the other side of landslide slope path again starts ascending steeply and further returns on an old path. The path ahead in a moderate ascent crosses slopes towards the east, and we walk there to the crossing at the hunting cottage (hunting cottage we notice on the right side, and it is a little away from the path).
From the crossing, we continue in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Peci, and the path after few minutes brings us to the next crossing.
Here we continue directly to the mountain hut Dom na Peci, to which we only have few minutes of walking, or we can continue right to cave of King Matjaž, to which we have approximately 5 minutes of walking. If we continue past the cave the path is for approximately 10 minutes longer.
By the mountain hut Dom na Peci we notice numerous hiking signposts, and we go on the path in the direction of Mala Peca. The path for few 10 meters steeply ascends, and then it flattens and it brings us to the top of Mala Peca, from which a beautiful view opens up.

On the way: Votlina Kralja Matjaža (1670m), Dom na Peci mountain hut (1665m)

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