Andrejev dom na Slemenu - Uršlja gora (Plešivec)

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Šoštanj (to get here from Velenje or Savinja Valley), then continue driving to Črna na Koroškem. The road then starts to climb towards the Spodnje Sleme Pass (1081 m), which is reached after a few kilometres of winding road. You can park at a suitable place by the pass, otherwise turn left at the pass and drive another 100 m to the parking area at Andrej's home in Slemen.
b) First drive to Črna na Koroškem and from there continue to Šoštanj and Velenje. The road then starts to climb towards the Spodnje Sleme pass (1081 m), which is reached after a few kilometres of winding road. You can park at a suitable place at the pass, otherwise turn right at the pass and drive another 100 m to the parking area at Andrej's home in Slemen.

Path description:
From Andrejev dom na Slemenu return to the Spodnje Sleme pass, and from there continue in the direction of Naravske Lediny, Uršlja gora and the Church of St. Vid. Continue along the main road for a short distance towards Črna na Koroškem, and then a marked cart track (not marked) branches off slightly to the right, continuing parallel to the main road. Walk through the woods for another minute or two, then enter a larger clearing where you will see the Church of St. Vida on your right, which is only a few steps away from the climb.
From the church, walk to the nearby macadam road and continue along it, passing a small byte on your right. Only a few steps further on, the road turns into a forest, through which it continues without any major changes in elevation. A little further on from the memorial, which can be seen on the right side of a nearby tree, we arrive at a small crossroads where the road to the homestead Robnik branches off to the left, the road to Zgornji Razbor and Slovenj Gradec leads off to the right, and we continue straight on in the direction of Javorje. A wider macadam road leads us out of the forest, where we arrive at a marked crossroads by information boards and a sign (starting point Ciganija).
Before the cross, turn right onto the slightly less good dirt road (slightly left Javorje and Črna na Koroškem), which returns to the forest. The path towards Uršlja gora continues to lead us along the macadam road, which in crossing leads us to a small pass to the west of Kotnik's Peak (1220 m). After the pass, where we step out of the forest and next to which there is a small cottage, the road begins to descend more visibly, leading us past two small crossroads. At the first crossroads, a memorial can be seen slightly off the path, and at the second crossroads there is a sign. Both times we continue on the marked road, from which we have a nice view towards the Queen of Carinthia - Pec, which leads us a little further to the crossroads at Križan (it is also possible to get here by car from the direction of Sliema, Črna na Koroškem or Podgorje).
From Križan, which is located at an altitude of 1040 m, continue along the marked path in the direction of Uršlja gora (left Koča na Naravskih ledinah 1:15 and Krivec Cottage 300 m). The way forward goes immediately into the forest and begins to climb steeply. Higher up, the path is slightly smoother and leads us over a pasture fence to a larger meadow or pasture, over which we continue straight up. With beautiful views of the Smrekov Mountains, Raduha, Olševa and looking back at the Šaleška valley and the surrounding hills, you quickly reach the upper part of the pasture, where there is a water trough, a chapel and a dilapidated Šišernik homestead.
Cross the road above the homestead 2 times in a row (the first one leads to the homestead Vernšek, the second one to the top of Uršlja gora, and in the other direction both lead to Naravski Lediny), then continue through the forest on a relatively steep, partly dirt track. After a short steep climb, the dirt track, which continues the winter trail, turns to the right, and we continue slightly to the left on a marked and well-trodden mountain trail. We continue to climb steeply for some time on the southern slopes of Uršlja gora, and then the path gradually turns slightly to the right, where it continues to climb for some time, mostly cross-climbing to the right. A few steps higher up, we step onto the mountain road leading to the summit, but we soon leave it as the markings lead us right onto a moderately steep footpath, which is joined a few minutes higher by the path from the Postman's Home at Plešivec and the path from the lake Ivarčko.
We continue on the well-trodden and relatively wide path, which gradually leads us out of the forest, where we see another of the many chapels along the way. There is an easy climb up a grassy slope to the edge of a partially exposed ridge (only the ridge is exposed, not the marked path), from where a fine view opens up to the north. From here, walk for another minute or two and you are at the Church of St Ursula and the Dom na Uršlji gori.
Between the church and the lodge you can see the continuation of the mountain path leading to the nearby summit. From the house to the summit, we are just 5 minutes away from an easy climb along a well-marked and very scenic path.

On the way: Sveti Vid pod Jernejevim vrhom (1075m), Križan (1040m), Šišernik (1259m), Dom na Uršlji gori (1680m)

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