Dravograd lake - Šteharski vrh (Šteharnikov vrh)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Slovenj Gradec or the Mežiška Valley, drive to Dravograd, then turn left before the bridge over the Drava River in the direction of Črneče and Libeliče. Cross the Mežá River first, then pass the Dravograd hydroelectric power station to reach Dravograjsko jezero, where you take the first macadam road on the left, and park at the beginning of the road in the macadam parking lot.
b) Take the Dravograd exit and then continue driving towards Slovenj Gradec. Shortly after the bridge over the Drava River, turn right towards Črneče and Libeliče. Cross the Meža River first, then pass the Dravograd hydroelectric power station to reach Dravograjsko jezero, where you take the first macadam road on the left, and park at the beginning of the road in a macadam parking lot.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the macadam road towards Šteharski vrh. Soon you will reach the right-hand serpentine, from which you will have a beautiful view of the Dravograd lake. A little further on, we reach a crossroads where we go left, and then the road lays down and leads us across a larger plain, where we see the forested Šteharski vrh on the right. At the end of the plain you reach the village of Dobrova pri Dravogradu, where at the crossroads follow the signs for Šteharski vrh and Sv. Križ.
At one of the houses in the settlement, turn left onto a dirt road, which leads you across to a water reservoir, and after the reservoir, continue uphill to the right. There is a short, steeper climb, crossing an asphalt road, and then you reach the Church of St. Križ, which offers a beautiful view.
From the church, descend the stairs to the registration box, then continue along the asphalt road towards Šteharski vrh. Higher up, the asphalt ends, and the road leads us past a few small crossroads, where we follow the signs for the summit, which have been mentioned several times. The fairly scenic road, a little further on from the Lagojet homestead, gradually turns into the forest, where you go right to cart track. After a short climb, we are joined on the left by a marked path from the Lipovnik farm, and the path leads us a little further along the upper edge of the hayloft, from which we have a fine view towards Uršlja gora, Kamnik Savinja Alps and Pec. Above the marked part, the path passes into the forest and continues to climb along and along the eastern to south-eastern ridge of Šteharski vrh. There is some climbing on the part that was badly damaged by a windstorm in December 2017, so in some places it is necessary to make some detours to the left or right of the waymarked path. In the last part, the path is laid and, with a temporary view of Golica / Koralpe, leads us to the 1018 m high summit.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (March).

On the way: Dobrova pri Dravogradu (409m), Sveti Križ pri Dravogradu (528m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sveti Urh (Strojna), Pokeržnikov vrh

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