Rosenbach - Kahlkogel/Golica (via Quadiaalm)

Access to starting point:
A) Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we leave the highway on first exit. When we reach the main road we go left in the direction of the settlement Šentjakob v Rožu / St. Jakob im Rosental. Further, we drive on the road Rosentalstraße, and when we get to Šentjakob v Rožu, on a little larger crossroad we continue slightly left in the direction of the settlement Podrožca / Rosenbach. When we get to Podrožca, from the railway station we descend to a stream Rožca / Rosenbach, where a road branches off to the right in Medji dol / Bärental (here are also yellow signposts for path which leads through the valley), and we continue about 50 more meters further to the next mountain signposts, where the described path begins. Because by the beginning of the described path there aren't any appropriate parking spots, we have to park somewhere nearby, best somewhere near the railway station.
From toll station in Hrušica to the starting point, there is approximately 23 km.
B) Over the border crossing Ljubelj we drive to Austria and follow the main road towards Celovec / Klagenfurt. When we already get into a valley, at the second roundabout, which is situated on the right bank river Drau, we turn on exit Bistrica v Rožu / Feistritz im Rosental, and then we drive on the main road to the settlement Podgorje / Maria Elend. After the mentioned settlement we turn left towards Podrožca / Rosenbach. Further, the road leads us through the settlement Tale / Tallach, and then we already get to Podrožca. In Podrožca we at first drive through the underpass under the railway track, and a little further we already see first signs for Golica / Kahlkogel, where the described path begins. We can park earlier on an appropriate place by the road, or we drive even a little further and then we park near the railway station.
From the border crossing Ljubelj to the starting point is a little less than 35 km.

Path description:
From an asphalt road we continue in the direction of a marked path on Golica / Kahlkogel and mountain pasture Kladje / Quadiaalm, where the path at first leads past a house, and behind the house we at first continue on a cart track, and then on a footpath, on which we quickly get to the second cart track which we only cross. We again continue in the direction of Golica, and then on the left side we bypass a water catchment. Higher follows some crossings, where we follow the blazes, and then the path flattens and out of the forest brings us on an overgrown old clearing, where we reach a wider cart track. For a short time, we are ascending on the mentioned cart track, then signs point us to the left, on the path which is usually quite overgrown. After less than 5 minutes we reach another cart track, where joins also the marked path which starts on the eastern part of the settlement Podrožca.
On the cart track, we are for some time moderately ascending, and then we get to the next marked crossing, where from the left joins the path from the settlement Tale / Tallach.
We continue in the direction of Golica and nearby source, to which we get to after approximately 5 minutes of additional walking.
From the source, by which there are situated areligious symbol and a bench, we continue on a path, which at first leads through a small valley, and from there the path soon turns sharply left and for some time steeply ascends. A few minutes of ascent through the forest follows, and then the path quickly widens into a macadam road, on which we are then short time ascending. Higher, we leave the road, then a little ahead we once again cross it, and then we continue there. When a little ahead forest gets thinner a nice view opens up towards Golica, and a little ahead we also cross a grazing fence. From the crossing of the fence follows few more minutes of walking on the road and we already get to the mountain pasture Kladje.
From the mountain pasture, we still continue on the road, and a little ahead it splits. We continue on the right road (left hunting cottage and mountain pasture Zgornje Kladje), on which in few minutes we get to a saddle Kladje, where we leave the road and we continue left to the nearby mountain signposts.
We continue in the direction of Golica and we continue on a forested ridge, which is at first quite gently sloping, and higher narrower and steeper. A little ahead from the salt lick ridge becomes quite narrow, and the path mainly in wet on short part dangerous for slipping. After that part, the path leaves the ridge and turns a little to the left, where it crosses slopes towards the left. We then cross a landslide slope, where because of torn steel cables additional caution is needed (June 2017). After the landslide few more 10 strides we walk on steep slopes, after that slope becomes a little less steep. Further forest starts to get thinner, and the path is becoming increasingly steep. When with nice views, we reach the ridge, the path becomes even steeper, so that it is then very steeply ascending. For some time we are ascending through dwarf pines, after that, when dwarf pines end, we quickly reach the border ridge, where we continue left.
Follows few minutes of a moderate ascent on a panoramic ridge and the path brings us to the top of Golica.
Podrožca - Planina Kladje 2:00, Planina Kladje - saddle Kladje 10 minutes, saddle Kladje - Golica 1:25.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2017 (June).

On the way: Hladna voda / Kaltwasser (915m), Quadiaalm (1271m), Sedlo Kladje / Quadia Sattel (1300m)