Jezerski vrh - Pečovnik

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Preddvor or to the settlement Tupaliče (to here from the Gorenjska motorway or Kranj), and then we continue driving in the direction of Jezersko and further towards Austria. When we get to the border crossing Jezersko, we park on the parking lot on the Slovenian side (also possible on the Austrian side).

Path description:
From the parking lot on the Slovenian side of the border we continue towards Austria, and then still on the Slovenian side we turn left onto the first road that branches off from the main one. After a few steps of walking on the mentioned road we notice yellow mountain signposts that direct towards Pristovški Storžič / Kärtner Storschitz; we bypass the signs on the left side and continue the path further on the macadam road. The road a little further turns somewhat to the left and passes entirely onto the Slovenian side, where it ascends transversely on the slopes of Pristovški Storžič. Further on, the road brings us to the upper edge of Rakeževa planina, from which a nice view opens up on Zgornje Jezersko and the highest peaks of the Kamnik Savinja Alps. The road continues through the forest, occasionally leading us also over some panoramic section. Higher up, at the former JLA guard post, a path past Anka's waterfalls joins from the left, and we continue on the road, which becomes completely flat. A little further, at a smaller junction we continue on the left road (via the right road we can reach Pristovški Storžič (the road after crossing joins the marked path from the village Korte / Trögern)); this one gradually begins to descend noticeably. After a few minutes of descent we arrive at Roblekova planina, from which a nice view opens up on Virnikov Grintovec, Pečovnik, Plešivec and Tolsta Košuta.
From the upper part we descend to the shepherd hut, which we bypass on the left side. Lower down the road enters the forest and brings us to a marked junction, where the marked path to Virnikov Grintovec / Kleiner Grintoutz branches off to the left; we continue further on the road, which descends moderately. A little further down the road turns right, so it continues parallel to Grintoviški potok / Grintoutzbach, which is on our left side. From the bend we walk a few more steps on the road, then via easier pathless terrain we descend to the stream, cross it carefully, and then on its other side we begin to ascend moderately towards the west, where with a bit of luck we quickly step onto a cart track that after 2 to 3 minutes brings us to the other macadam road, which we reach right at the right serpentine (viewed in the direction of ascent along the road).
We ascend over the serpentine and continue the ascent on the moderately ascending road, which quickly brings us to a kind of ridge, where a cart track branches off to the left—initially still a road that ends below the slopes of Virnikov Grintovec; we continue slightly left on the wider macadam road. This is followed by traversing mostly the northern slopes of Virnikov Grintovec, where on a section of the path a nice view opens up on the rocky face of the mentioned peak, and on the other side we can nicely see Obir. A somewhat longer descent follows, and from the road nice views still open up towards Tolsta Košuta, Obir, Pristovški Storžič and other surrounding mountains. At a few smaller junctions we continue on the "main" road, which runs mostly west to northwest, all the time on the Austrian side of the state border. When the road starts ascending again it gradually approaches the state border completely, a little higher up the road makes a sharp left bend. After the mentioned serpentine the road returns to the state border again, and we walk along it almost to its end. It is best to leave the road somewhere near the border stone No. 222 (some border stones are visible from the road, so we can approximately predict which is the stone No. 222), then continue the path on a narrow trail that continues directly along the state border. When we leave the road we first ascend moderately, then emerge from the forest at the edge of a larger clearing. Across the clearing we ascend on the Slovenian side of the state border in a gentle ascent. When the ascent ends, a few steps of descent follow. After these few steps of descent we join a better-trodden path that leads from the ruins of Pečovnik (former JLA guard post).
We continue on the better-trodden path, which continues on the Slovenian side; after a few minutes of transverse ascent it returns to the ridge. We continue slightly left and walk past the stone No. 238 below the summit of Pečovnik (1640 m), which is just a few steps from the path.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2015 (November).

On the way: Roblekova planina (1284m)

Trip can be extended to: Pečovnik (survey point 1668) ( 10 min) , Plešivec ( 55 min)