Hochstuhl Summit – Kleinstuhl and Preschern Hut loop from Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom

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Hochstuhl Summit – Kleinstuhl and Preschern Hut loop from Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom

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Hochstuhl Summit – Kleinstuhl and Preschern Hut loop from Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom

05:42

9.87km

1,020m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that is highly dangerous

A part of this route comprises highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 3.99 km for 43 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

392 m

View of Lake Bled

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At the top you can see the valley, including Lake Bled.

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460 m

Horse Pasture in the Alps

Highlight • Natural

With a little luck you can meet horses here.

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3.85 km

View from the Summit Ridge

Highlight • Summit

Unfortunately I didn't have a view :D

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3.88 km

Stol Summit (Hochstuhl Summit)

Highlight • Summit

From the summit you have a magnificent panoramic view.

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4.35 km

Kleinstuhl and Preschern Hut

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From here you have a beautiful view of the upper Savetal and the high chair. The Preschern Hütte is the highest hut in the Karawanken

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4.36 km

Picnic Area with Panoramic View of the Alps

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9.87 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.22 km

1.16 km

445 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.04 km

2.30 km

522 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

10°C

1°C

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Comments

August 28, 2024,SI | Stol (Hochstuhl)

This time we went to the Karawanks and to their highest peak. The Hochstuhl is located exactly on the border between Slovenia and Austria. 🇸🇮 🏔

◇ Starting point: Parking lot at the managed hut "Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom", accessible via an unpaved toll road.
◇ Destinations: Hut "Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom", Hut "Prešernova koča na Stolu", Stol (Hochstuhl - …

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June 8, 2024,Auf zum XXXL-Lutz Hochstuhl /Stol [2237m] - Runde von Most (08.06.24) 🇸🇮

We were promised a limitless panoramic view from the highest peak of the Karawanks. But unfortunately that didn't happen. The clouds ☁ spoiled our plans.
You can't have a magnificent view from every peak, but that doesn't mean you have to postpone the hike. Today we had a view of the Milky Way. 😊
The hike was described as idyllic, …

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