Frischauf Lodge at Okrešelj

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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.

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

- 1½ h : to the Kamnik Saddle Lodge ( Koča na Kamniškem sedlu ; 1,864 m or 6,115 ft)

- 5½ h : 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

- 4 h: to the Kranj Lodge at Ledine ( Kranjska koča na Ledinah ; 1,700 m or 5,600 ft), via Savinja Saddle ( Savinjsko sedlo )

- 3½ h: Carniola Mount Rinka ( Kranjska Rinka ; 2,453 m or 8,048 ft)

- 3½ h: Cross ( Križ ; 2,433 m or 7,982 ft)

- 3½ h: Cold Mountain ( Mrzla gora, 2,203 m or 7,228 ft)

- 3½ h: Styria Mount Rinka ( Štajerska Rinka ; 2,289 m or 7,510 ft)

- 2 h: Mount Turska (2,251 m or 7,385 ft)