Dravograd (Meža) - Hunting lodge LD Gradišče

Access to the starting point:
a) From Slovenj Gradec or Raven na Koroškem, take the Dravograd, then before crossing the Drava River, continue to the right (take the first right fork). Cross the railway line, and then you will be at the beginning of the described route at the Agricultural and Forestry Cooperative Society of Koroška (Kmetijsko gozdarski zadruga Koroška). There are no parking places for hikers at the starting point.

b) From Maribor, take the Dravograd, where you turn left towards Slovenj Gradec and Ravenna na Koroškem. After the bridge over the river Drava, take the second street on the left. Cross the railway line, and then you will be at the beginning of the described route at the Agricultural and Forestry Cooperative Society of Koroška. There are no parking places for hikers at the starting point.

Path description:
On the other side of the railway line, turn right, then left before the Agricultural Forestry Cooperative Koroška onto the ascending asphalt road. Continue on the asphalt road to a serpentine on the near right, from where you continue straight ahead in the direction of the marked trail (there are some parking possibilities near the crossroads). Follow the dirt road uphill to a nearby house, after which the road changes to cart track, after which you continue climbing through the woods. Climb cart track for a few minutes and then reach the area affected by the windstorm. Here, take the cart track to the right onto a well-maintained path which, with fine views, climbs over a slope that is slowly becoming overgrown. The well-maintained path makes a few serpentines, then climbs crosswise to the Skala lookout point, where there is a registration box and from where a fine view opens up in the direction of Dravograd.

Continue on the marked path, which leads us slightly higher to cart track, where the path splits. Bear left towards Šisernik (possibly also right towards Vinkler) and cart track turns sharply to the right a little further on. There is a short cross-climb and then cart track ends. There is a short steep climb and then another cart track is reached, which is followed to the right (here the beaten track leads slightly away from the old waymarked path).

There is a short crossing to the right, then merge with the path past Vinkler.

Continue left, where you first get a nice view, and then the path climbs cart track, where you continue straight on at the crossroads. Higher up, the path is laid, and cart track, with occasional views, leads us to a crossroads at the Ošlovnik farm.
Continue to the right in the direction of the Šisernik Trail and begin to descend crosswise along the road. During the descent, the path leads us past a few more houses near Kržečnik Farm, and then through the forest to reach Cvitrško sedlo, where we emerge from the forest and where there are several successive crossroads. Follow the road to the sign, and from the sign turn onto the initially less traceable path in the direction of Golarjev vrh, where you climb along the edge of the hayfield or an indistinct ridge. Here, looking back, we get a nice view of Mežnarjev vrh and the Church of St Danijela, and the path goes a little higher into the forest and leads us to a macadam road.
Follow the road to the right (straight Golarjev vrh) and in a few minutes you will arrive at the Kljuk homestead, where you will have a nice view towards Pec, and the path turns slightly left into the forest behind the farm, where it continues crossing the gently sloping cart track. In the forest, follow the markings, and when you emerge from the forest, quickly descend to the road, which you follow to the left. Follow the road, which you will reach by the Gnamuš farm, and you will quickly reach the chapel, which is situated on the saddle between Golarjev and Potoski vrh. Continue along the road, which descends for some time, occasionally offering a view of the Church of St Anne on Anski vrh. A little further on from the Lubas homestead, the signs for the Šisernik path direct us left to cart track, which continues through the forest. After crossing a small well, the path ascends to a small saddle, where a sign can be seen on the right.
Here continue straight down the marked path (Anski vrh on the right) to the next dirt road, and continue downhill to the crossroads by the larger chapel.
Here cross the asphalt road (Trbonje and the Škorjanc organic farm on the left, Mislinjska dolina on the right) and continue past the NOB memorial into the forest. Follow the road up to the Škratek farm, which you pass on the right-hand side, where the path leads through pastures and is more difficult to follow. On the other side of the pasture, the path enters the forest and continues along cart track. At a small crossroads, continue to the right (straight ahead to the hunting observation post) and climb up to the next hayfield, which again offers a fine view of the surrounding hills. The path quickly returns to the forest, and we reach a macadam road where we see the NOB memorial and a sign on the left.
Continue slightly to the right, and the road leads to a crossroads by the next chapel, where you go left. Walk along the road for a few minutes and then the signs direct you slightly left to cart track, which leads you to the saddle below Jesenkovi vrh, where there is a cross and a chapel.
Continue straight on (Osirnik farm on the left) and continue walking along the road. A beautiful view soon opens up to the right towards Uršlja gora and Pec, and when the path returns to the forest, go slightly right on the parallel marked path, which after a short climb returns to the road (if you continue on the road, at the nearby crossroads, continue to the right). Follow the road to the right, and walk along it to the nearby hunting lodge of the LD Gradišče.

Dravograd - Skala 0:25, Skala - Cvitrško sedlo 1:00, Cvitrško sedlo - hunting lodge LD Gradišče 2:45.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2019 (May).

On the way: Skala (nad Dravogradom) (525m), Cvitrško sedlo (677m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Koča pod Kremžarjevim vrhom ( 50 min), Kremžarjev vrh (1 h)

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