Pod Peco (Koželj) / Koprein-Petzen (Koschiel) - Špičasti vrh / Spitzberg

Access to starting point:
A) Over the border crossing Jezerski vrh or Pavličev vrh we drive to Bela / Bad Vellach, and from there we continue driving towards Železna Kapla / Bad Eisenkappel. At the beginning of Železna Kapla we notice signs for Lepena / Leppen, which point us to the right. Further, we drive on a little narrower asphalt road which leads us at first by the bottom of the valley, and then at the hamlet Koprivna / Koprein - Sonnseite it starts ascending steeper. Further, we get to a hamlet Pod Peco / Koprein - Petzen, and few 100 meters after the homestead Koželj / Koschiel we get to a marked crossroad, where the marked path branches off to the right towards Bela / Vellach. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad.
B) From Dravograd or Slovenj Gradec we drive to Ravne na Koroškem, and then we continue driving in the direction of border crossing Holmec. When we drive into Austria we at first drive towards Pliberk / Bleiburg, and then we follow the signs for Globasnica / Globasnitz. After approximately 13 km from the border crossing Holmec we get to Globasnica, from there we continue driving left towards the upper part of the settlement. From Globasnica we continue on a narrower and ascending road in the direction of hamlet Pod Peco / Koprein - Petzen. Further, we are for quite some time ascending by Globaška grapa, and then the road brings us on an indistinct saddle (saddle Luža / Luschasattel, where we get to a smaller crossroad). We continue slightly right (left mountain pasture Luža) and past the church of all religions we reach inn Riepel, after which the road starts steeply descending. Lower, when we already get by the stream Mošenik / Muschenigbach, on the left we notice signs for Bela / Vellach, and by the sign on an appropriate place by the crossroad we park.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue in the direction of Bela / Vellach and we walk on an ascending macadam road which is with a traffic sign and a gate closed for public traffic. In few longer zig-zags we ascend on a saddle east from the peak Gorelca / Gorelza, where a religious symbol (cross) is situated. Further follow few smaller crossroads, where we follow the blazes, and then after the next gate we descend to a wider road which we follow left upwards.
Further, the road leads us above the farm Zgornji Mozgan / Obermosgan, and then we continue past another gate. Here a beautiful view opens up mainly on Austrian part of Karawanks, and we continue on a marked road. Higher, the road leads us past more hunting observatories, and after a little longer crossing towards the right it brings us to the other road which we follow left upwards. On this part again a nice view opens up, and we leave the road and on a marked path we ascend diagonally above the road. A little higher, above the nearby crossroad we once again cross the road, and then we ascend on a border ridge, where we reach the cart track which comes from Slovenian side. On the cart track, we walk only few steps, and then we continue slightly right on a marked path which continues on a little overgrown ridge. Here once again a nice view opens up, after that ridge becomes more overgrown. A little further, the marked path avoids the ridge slightly to the right, so that it bypasses the very peak of Snežnik (to the summit we can ascend in few 10 strides). Next follows few minutes of a crossing, and then we reach the other forest road, on which we continue towards the west. The road short time leads on the ridge and then gradually passes on the northern slopes of Špičasti vrh. On the mentioned part on the left we notice a blaze, which from a road points us left, on at first an overgrown footpath, on which in few 10 strides we ascend on a forested Špičasti vrh.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2016 (August).

On the way: Snežnik (1543m)

Trip can be extended to: Govca (Olševa) (2 h 15 min)