Podrožca / Rosenbach - Koča Berta / Bertahütte

Access to starting point:
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we drive on the highway towards Beljak, which we leave on the first exit. From the point, when we left the highway, we follow the signs for Šentjakob v Rožu / Sankt Jakob im Rosental. When we get to the mentioned settlement we leave the main road and we continue driving right in the direction of the settlement Podrožca / Rosenbach. After few kilometers of additional driving, we get near the railway station in Podrožca, where we continue left downwards, and then at the next crossroad right in the direction of valley Medji Dol / Bärental. Further, we drive on a little narrower asphalt road which we follow to the first crossroad, by which we notice hiking signposts. We park at an appropriate place by the road.
From toll station in Hrušica to the starting point, there is approximately 23 km.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the right road in the direction of Koča Berta / Bertahütte and Kepa / Mittagskogel (straight Koča na Golici, Dovška Baba...), where we go through few underpasses. After the railway and highway underpass, where at the crossroads we follow the blazes, the road brings us into a torrent valley Gračenica / Gratschenichengraben, where because of quite crumbly slopes there is mainly during and after the rain, increased possibility of falling stones (high risk of falling stones is also in time, when the snow is melting, and also in nice weather the path isn't without dangers). Approximately one hour we walk through the mentioned gorge, and then the valley widens, and the path brings us to a marked crossing, where for some time we leave the macadam road.
We continue straight in the direction of Kepa (right Bleščeča planina / Rossalm) and we some time walk by the torrent, where we few times also cross the stream Gračenica / Gratschenitzengraben (during the high waters it is safer to continue on the road, because can be marked path impassable). After approximately 20 minutes we return on the road, and there in numerous zig-zags we are mostly moderately ascending. With occasional views, mainly towards Kepa, after approximately three hours of walking, we get to the mountain pasture Borovščica / Ferlacher Alm.
Next follows few minutes of a light ascent and we get to a marked crossing on the saddle Borovščica / Ferlacher Sattel, which is situated between Kepa on the left and Kamnica / Ferlacher Spitze on the right.
Here we go right in the direction of hut Koča Berta (left Kepa), to which we get to after 5 minutes of additional walking.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2018 (August).

On the way: Planina Borovščica / Ferlacher Alm (1497m), Sedlo Borovščica / Ferlacher Sattel (1500m)

Trip can be extended to: Kamnica (Komnica) / Ferlacher Spitze ( 40 min) , Mittagskogel/Kepa