Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj

The Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj (Slovene: Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju; 1,378 meters or 4,521 feet) is a mountain lodge that stands above the Logar Valley in northern Slovenia. It is surrounded by the following peaks: Cold Mountain (Mrzla gora), Styria Mount Rinka (Štajerska Rinka), Carinthia Mount Rinka (Koroška Rinka), and Mount Turska (Turska gora). Nearby is 80-meter (260 ft) Rinka Falls. The lodge is named after Johannes Frischauf, and the first lodge was built in 1876 by an Austro-German hiking club. In 1907 it was destroyed by an avalanche and rebuilt again in 1908. In 1991 it was expanded and modernized.

Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj
(Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju)
Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj
Highest point
Elevation1,378 m (4,521 ft)
Coordinates46°22′14.880″N 14°35′28.680″E 
Geography
LocationSlovenia
Parent rangeKamnik–Savinja Alps

Starting points
  • 1 h: from the Logar Valley Hikers' Lodge (Dom planincev v Logarski dolini; 837 m or 2,746 ft)

Neighbouring lodges
  • 1½h : to the Kamnik Saddle Lodge (Koča na Kamniškem sedlu; 1864)
  • 5½h : to the Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle (Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu; 1,793 m or 5,883 ft)), via Turski Žleb Ravine and the Sleme Pass
  • 4h: to the Kranj Lodge at Ledine (Kranjska koča na Ledinah; 1,700 m or 5,600 ft), via Savinja Saddle (Savinjsko sedlo)

Neighbouring mountains
  • 2½h: Brana (2,252 m or 7,388 ft)
  • 3½h: Carniola Mount Rinka (Kranjska Rinka; 2,453 m or 8,048 ft)
  • 3½h: Cross (Križ; 2,433 m or 7,982 ft)
  • 3½h: Cold Mountain (Mrzla gora, 2,203 m or 7,228 ft)
  • 4h: Skuta (2,532 m or 8,307 ft)
  • 3½h: Styria Mount Rinka (Štajerska Rinka; 2,289 m or 7,510 ft)
  • 2h: Mount Turska (2,251 m or 7,385 ft)

See also

References
  • Slovenska planinska pot, Planinski vodnik, PZS, 2012, Milenko Arnejšek - Prle, Andraž Poljanec ISBN 978-961-6870-04-7



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