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Hochstuhl Summit – Stol (2236 m) loop from Žirovnica
RoutesMountain hikes & routesSloveniaUpper CarniolaŽirovnica
Hochstuhl Summit – Stol (2236 m) loop from Žirovnica
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Hochstuhl Summit – Stol (2236 m) loop from Žirovnica
08:15
15.9km
1,550m
Mountaineering
Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.
Last updated: April 17, 2026
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3.04 km
Valvasor Lodge Below Stol (1180 m)
Highlight • Mountain Hut
Accessible by car and suitable as starting point for Stol/Hochstuhl and the nearby mountains.
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4.23 km
View of Lake Bled and Island
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5.04 km
Bench With a View of the Alps
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4
6.67 km
View of Lake Bled and the Julian Alps
Highlight • Viewpoint
In good weather a very nice view of the Slovenian side (Julian Alps), as well as the Austrian.
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6.83 km
Hochstuhl Summit
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From the summit you have a magnificent panoramic view.
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6.84 km
Stol (2236 m)
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Stol, imenovan tudi Veliki Stol, je najvišji vrh Karavank. V bližini glavnega vrha je na njegovi južni strani Mali Stol (2198 m). Med obema vrhovoma je sedlo Med Stoli. Stol se proti vzhodu veže prek grebenov Belščice ali Orlice (Celovška špica, 2105 m) in Svačice (1953 m) s skalnato gmoto Vrtače. Proti zahodu se Stolovo sleme nadaljuje prek Potoškega Stala (2014 m) in Belščice (Vajnež, 2104 m) do sedla Seča ali Medvedjak (1698 m), ki ga loči od Struške, njo že prištevamo k skupini Golice. Na severu padajo mogočne razdrapane stene v zatrep Medvedjega dola na Koroškem. Južna pobočja Stola so razbrazdana z dolgimi žlebovi in nad širokim pasom planin na višini okoli 1200 m zelo strma, pod planinami proti dolini Završnice pa položnejša. Stol je tudi osrednja gora Stolove gorske skupine med Ljubeljem in Medvedjakom. Sestavljen je iz triasnih apnencev in dolomitov. Na njegovih travnatih vesinah, meliščih in skalnih policah raste značilna alpska flora: planika, murka, Zoisova vijolica, lepi jeglič, navadni alpski zvonček, retijski in julijskoalpski mak, brezstebelna lepnica in še mnoge druge.
Razgled s Stola je izredno širok. Na vzhodu so v bližini Belščica, Vrtača, Begunjščica in Košuta. Proti jugovzhodu vidimo Dobrčo, Kamniške Alpe, Posavsko hribovje s Kumom in Gorjance. Obširna je tudi južna stran: pod nami je gorenjska ravnina s Kranjem, Radovljico, Bledom in drugimi kraji, naprej Ljubljanska kotlina z Ljubljano, potem pa notranjsko hribovje do Snežnika, Polhograjsko in Škofjeloško hribovje, Trnovski gozd, Porezen, Ratitovec in Jelovica. Prelep je pogled proti jugozahodu na Julijce s Triglavom ter na Pokljuko in Mežaklo v ospredju ter na Dolomite na obzorju. Na zahodu lepo vidimo greben Karavank s Potoškim Stolom, Belščico in Kepo, ob južnem vznožju grebena pa del Zgornje Savske doline z Jesenicami in Mojstrano. Lep razgled je tudi proti severu na Rož, dolino Drave ter Čelovško kotlino s Čelavcem in Vrbskim jezerom, proti severovzhodu do Obirja, Pece in Svinške planine, proti severozahodu pa do Nizkih in Visokih Tur.
Stol ima velik pomen tudi za slovensko planinsko organizacijo; na njem se je rodila ideja o ustanovitvi Slovenskega planinskega društva. Mladi hribolazci Josip Hauptman, Ivan Korenčan in Anton Škof so se 23. julija 1892 povzpeli na Stol. Ob lepem vremenu so se pogovarjali, zakaj so po vseh slovenskih gorah samo nemške koče, nemški napisi in kažipoti. »Vzdramimo se!« so rekli mladeniči, si podali roke in se pobratili ter sklenili, da ne bodo odnehali, dokler se ne ustanovi slovensko planinsko društvo. Prevzeli so pobudo in želja se jim je kmalu uresničila: 27. februarja 1893 je bila v Ljubljani ustanovljeno Slovensko planinsko društvo.
Razgled s Stola je izredno širok. Na vzhodu so v bližini Belščica, Vrtača, Begunjščica in Košuta. Proti jugovzhodu vidimo Dobrčo, Kamniške Alpe, Posavsko hribovje s Kumom in Gorjance. Obširna je tudi južna stran: pod nami je gorenjska ravnina s Kranjem, Radovljico, Bledom in drugimi kraji, naprej Ljubljanska kotlina z Ljubljano, potem pa notranjsko hribovje do Snežnika, Polhograjsko in Škofjeloško hribovje, Trnovski gozd, Porezen, Ratitovec in Jelovica. Prelep je pogled proti jugozahodu na Julijce s Triglavom ter na Pokljuko in Mežaklo v ospredju ter na Dolomite na obzorju. Na zahodu lepo vidimo greben Karavank s Potoškim Stolom, Belščico in Kepo, ob južnem vznožju grebena pa del Zgornje Savske doline z Jesenicami in Mojstrano. Lep razgled je tudi proti severu na Rož, dolino Drave ter Čelovško kotlino s Čelavcem in Vrbskim jezerom, proti severovzhodu do Obirja, Pece in Svinške planine, proti severozahodu pa do Nizkih in Visokih Tur.
Stol ima velik pomen tudi za slovensko planinsko organizacijo; na njem se je rodila ideja o ustanovitvi Slovenskega planinskega društva. Mladi hribolazci Josip Hauptman, Ivan Korenčan in Anton Škof so se 23. julija 1892 povzpeli na Stol. Ob lepem vremenu so se pogovarjali, zakaj so po vseh slovenskih gorah samo nemške koče, nemški napisi in kažipoti. »Vzdramimo se!« so rekli mladeniči, si podali roke in se pobratili ter sklenili, da ne bodo odnehali, dokler se ne ustanovi slovensko planinsko društvo. Prevzeli so pobudo in želja se jim je kmalu uresničila: 27. februarja 1893 je bila v Ljubljani ustanovljeno Slovensko planinsko društvo.
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7.29 km
Prešeren Lodge at Stol (2174 m)
Highlight • Mountain Hut
The hut stands on the sunny side just below the top of Mali Stol (2198 m). The first hut was built in 1909 by the Kranj branch of the SPD, and was ceremoniously opened on July 31, 1910. It was named after the greatest Slovenian poet, dr. France Prešeren (1800-1849), a host from Vrba pod Stolom. In 1927, the hut was enlarged, and the opening was on July 15, 1928. After the famous battle of Stol, on February 20, 1942, the partisans burned the hut so that the Germans would not have a base in it. At the initiative of the surviving fighters of the Battle of Stol, PD Javornik-Koroška Bela built a new mountain lodge on the foundations of the old hut and opened it on 21 August 1966. In 1981-1984 the hut was significantly enlarged and renovated, and the grand opening was on 4 August 1984. The hut is open from mid - June to mid - September.
Views:
Prešeren's hut stands on an extremely scenic spot. On the east side we see Vrtača, Begunjščica and Košuta; to the southeast, the view stops at the Kamnik Alps, Menina planina, the Posavje hills with Kum and Gorjanci; the whole south side is very varied, when the view walks along the Ljubljana basin and the wide Gorenjska plain, the Notranjska hills to Snežnik, across the Škofja Loka mountain range to Trnovski gozd, Porezno, Ratitovec and Jelovica, we see Kranj, Radovljica and Lake Bled, and with good visibility Ljubljana; there is a beautiful view to the southwest of Julijce with Triglav and Pokljuka and Mežakla in the foreground, if the atmosphere is clean, we can see the Dolomites in the background; we can see the Karavanke ridge, which stretches from Stol to the west with Belščica in the foreground and Kepa in the background; the view to the north obscures the nearby southern slope of Veliki Stol. From the top of Stol there is a wide view to the north of the steep slopes of the Karavanke towards the Drava valley, to the Klagenfurt basin with Klagenfurt, to the east to Obir, Peca and Svinška planina, and to the northwest to Nizke and Visoke Tur.
Views:
Prešeren's hut stands on an extremely scenic spot. On the east side we see Vrtača, Begunjščica and Košuta; to the southeast, the view stops at the Kamnik Alps, Menina planina, the Posavje hills with Kum and Gorjanci; the whole south side is very varied, when the view walks along the Ljubljana basin and the wide Gorenjska plain, the Notranjska hills to Snežnik, across the Škofja Loka mountain range to Trnovski gozd, Porezno, Ratitovec and Jelovica, we see Kranj, Radovljica and Lake Bled, and with good visibility Ljubljana; there is a beautiful view to the southwest of Julijce with Triglav and Pokljuka and Mežakla in the foreground, if the atmosphere is clean, we can see the Dolomites in the background; we can see the Karavanke ridge, which stretches from Stol to the west with Belščica in the foreground and Kepa in the background; the view to the north obscures the nearby southern slope of Veliki Stol. From the top of Stol there is a wide view to the north of the steep slopes of the Karavanke towards the Drava valley, to the Klagenfurt basin with Klagenfurt, to the east to Obir, Peca and Svinška planina, and to the northwest to Nizke and Visoke Tur.
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12.1 km
Panorama Southern Alps Trail
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The Panorama Südalpenweg is beautifully wonderful between Carinthia and sLOVEnia.
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15.9 km
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8.14 km
4.32 km
2.38 km
1.06 km
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7.02 km
4.89 km
3.24 km
557 m
192 m
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