The Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj ( sl, Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju; ) is a mountain lodge that stands above the Logar Valley in northern

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. It is surrounded by the following peaks: Cold Mountain (),

Styria Mount Rinka Styria (german: Steiermark ; Serbo-Croatian and sl, ; hu, Stájerország) is a state (''Bundesland'') in the southeast of Austria. With an area of , Styria is the second largest state of Austria, after Lower Austria. Styria is bordered to ...

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Carinthia Mount Rinka Carinthia Mount Rinka ( sl, Koroška Rinka) or the Cross (), with an elevation of , is a mountain in the central Kamnik–Savinja Alps in northern Slovenia. It is connected via a pass with Carniola Mount Rinka (''Kranjska Rinka'', ), the northern ...

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Mount Turska Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest. Mount or Mounts may also refer to: Places * Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England * Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, Co ...

(). Nearby is

Rinka Falls Rinka Falls (; sl, slap Rinka) is a waterfall in the Logar Valley, in the Municipality of Solčava in northern Slovenia. It is the source of the Savinja River. It has been proclaimed a natural heritage feature. Rinka Falls is one of the most be ...

. 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.

Starting points

* 1 h: from the Logar Valley Hikers' Lodge (; )

Neighbouring lodges

* 1½ h : to the

Kamnik Saddle Lodge The Kamnik Saddle Lodge ( sl, Koča na Kamniškem sedlu; ) is a mountain hostel located just below Kamnik Saddle (), with Mount Brana to its west and Mount Planjava to its east, and the Kamnik Bistrica Valley to its south. On its north is a ste ...

(; ) * 5½ h : to the

Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle The Zois Lodge at Kokra Saddle ( sl, Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu; ) is a mountain hostel that stands on Kokra Saddle (), part of the Kamnik–Savinja Alps. It is named after the brothers Karl Zois (1756–1799), and Sigmund Zois (1747–1819) ...

(; ), via Turski Žleb Ravine and the Sleme Pass * 4 h: to the

Kranj Lodge at Ledine Kranj (, german: Krainburg) is the third-largest city in Slovenia, with a population of 37,941 (2020). It is located approximately northwest of Ljubljana. The centre of the City Municipality of Kranj and of the traditional region of Upper Carniol ...

(; ), via Savinja Saddle ()

Neighbouring peaks

* 2½ h: Brana () * 3½ h:

Carniola Mount Rinka Carniola ( sl, Kranjska; , german: Krain; it, Carniola; hu, Krajna) is a historical region that comprised parts of present-day Slovenia. Although as a whole it does not exist anymore, Slovenes living within the former borders of the region sti ...

(; ) * 3½ h: Cross (; ) * 3½ h: Cold Mountain (, ) * 4 h:

Skuta Skuta (, ) is the third-highest peak in the Kamnik Alps and is known for the Skuta Glacier, which is the easternmost glacier in the Alps. A mountain lodge, operated by the Ljubljana Matica Alpine Club, stands below Skuta. Name Although the Slo ...

() * 3½ h: Styria Mount Rinka (; ) * 2 h: Mount Turska ()

References

* Slovenska planinska pot, Planinski vodnik, PZS, 2012, Milenko Arnejšek - Prle, Andraž Poljanec

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Routes, Description & Photos

on PZS.s

Mountain huts in Slovenia Kamnik–Savinja Alps {{Slovenia-geo-stub

Starting points

Neighbouring lodges

Neighbouring peaks

See also

References

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