Bistriški jarek (Verdinek) - Sveti Jernej above Muta

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive to Dravograd, then continue to Maribor. After the 8. 0 km road marker, pay attention, because a little after the bus stop and the pedestrian crossing, you will turn left into the Gortina settlement (the exit from the main road is not marked). As soon as you leave the main road you will arrive in Gortina, and we will then drive towards Muta, turning left at the marked crossroads where you will see the signs for Bistriški trench. The road then leads quickly into the Bistriški trench, through which you climb steeply. After the Verdinek homestead and before the 6. 0 km road marker, a dirt road branches off slightly to the right, leading towards the Štrigel homestead. At the crossroads, where there are also red mountain signs slightly to the right, the route described above begins.
b) First drive to Maribor, then follow the signs for Dravograd. Once you have crossed Mučka Bistrica, turn right a little after the Tuš store in the direction of Muta 1. The route leads to Muta, where you follow the priority road at the crossroads, and from a slightly larger crossroads turn left, so that you continue towards Gortina. A little after the Muta settlement ends, turn right at the marked crossroads towards Bistriški trench. The road then quickly leads into the Bistriški trench, through which you climb steeply. After the Verdinek homestead and before the 6. 0 km road marker, a dirt road branches off slightly to the right, leading towards the Štrigel homestead. At the crossroads, where there are also red mountain signs slightly to the right, the route described above begins.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue slightly further to the right than the side road, on the footpath towards St. Jernej and Bricnik. At first the path climbs across the pasture, then into the woods, where it completely flattens out at the sign. Cross the slopes to the right for a short distance, then continue along the stream. Higher along the stream, the national border is also crossed for a while, but the path leads us higher up to cart track, which we climb for a few minutes. From cart track, the mountain signs then direct us sharp left, and we continue to climb through the forest for a while, before the Lubej homestead, we cross the road.
Before the homestead, continue slightly to the right, on a fainter path, and above the homestead you will reach cart track, which you follow to the right. A few minutes higher up, the well-marked path leads to a crossroads, at which there is an information board with a description of the Knafelč marking with a green ring.
Continue straight on towards St. Jernej (left Austria, St. Lovrenc), and a little higher up the trail leads out of the forest, where you go right, crossing into the forest once more. Leave the woods quickly, then pass the cemetery to reach the church of St. Jerome.
The stamp and the registration box are located a little further along the Primož homestead.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (October).

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sveti Primož nad Muto (1 h 20 min), Sv. Lovrenc na Ivniku / St. Lorenzen ob Eibiswald, Bricnik (1 h 30 min)

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