Janževski Vrh (Uran) - Klančnik (Glančnik) (via Sveti Ignacij)

Access to the starting point:
From the road Maribor - Dravograd, before the village of Brezno, turn left (right from the route of Dravograd) in the direction of Podvelka, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška hut. After the bridge over the Drava River, we arrive at Podvelka, and we continue along the road in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorju. The road ahead leads to the village of Janževski Vrh, and we follow the valley of the Velka stream to the crossroads by the Uran pub and shop, where the road to Lovrenec and Lehn na Pohorju branches off to the left. Park in the small parking lot at the crossroads.

Path description:
From the crossroads, take the road to the left, where there are signs for Lovrenc na Pohorju, Ruše and Rdeči Breg and a road sign for Lehen na Pohorje (Janževski Vrh and Ribnica na Pohorje on the right). Just after the crossroads, cross the Velka stream and arrive in Lehen na Pohorje, where you continue along the stream and past individual houses. When the valley widens a little, you reach a small crossroads, from which you turn left in the direction of Rdeči Breg, St Ignatius and the hunting lodge (straight ahead on the driveway to Lovrenc na Pohorju). Walk along the gently sloping road for only a few more 10 steps, and then the mountain signs for Rdeči Breg direct us left towards a nearby log cabin, which we pass on the left, and after it we enter the forest and continue along cart track, where we follow the signs at a few crossroads.
At a higher level, cross a pasture fence, then continue ascending along the edge of the pasture to the Bobovnik homestead, where you reach a macadam road by the buildings, which climbs crosswise to the left. The road soon turns sharp right, then crosses the slopes to the right, and we walk along it to a point where signs direct us left onto a waymarked path that climbs steeply to another road, which we follow to the left. Walk along the asphalt road, and at a small fork continue slightly right along the upper road (the slightly left road leads to the homestead Pečovnik).
When the asphalt road turns sharp right just a little further on, take the cart track road, which starts to climb through the forest and splits after a few steps. Continue on the right marked cart track, which soon becomes quite steep. Higher up, leave the forest and pass a house to reach the Church of St Ignatius.
From the church, continue to the right and go around the south side of Hlebov vrh. Continue past the Hleb homestead and then cross the forest to reach a slightly wider road.
Take the road slightly to the left, with the signs for Lovrenc na Pohorju alongside (a sharp right will take you back to Janževski Vrh and Lehn on Pohorje). Follow the asphalt road past two more farmsteads, and after crossing behind them, you will reach a crossroads, where the path past Brabar (starting point Lovrenc na Pohorju and Janževski Vrh) joins from the right. Continue along the asphalt road.
Continue straight ahead to the nearby Hudej homestead, passing it on the left, and then continue along the macadam road towards the hunting hut Klančnik (also Glančnik). A few minutes of gentle to moderate ascent follows and the road leads to a parking area near the hunting lodge. From the parking lot, it is a minute's walk to Hunting Hut Klančnik, which offers a beautiful view of the central part of Pohorje.
From the hunting lodge, follow the path towards the Ožbalt Hydroelectric Power Station, passing the hunting lodge on the left. After a few minutes of scenic ascent on a grassy slope, you will reach the 877 m high summit.
Starting point - St Ignatius 1:25, St Ignatius - hunting lodge 0:30, hunting lodge - summit 0:05.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in December 2021 and February 2022.

On the way: Lehen na Pohorju (487m), Sveti Ignacij (Rdeči Breg) (885m), Hudej (844m), Hunting cottage Klančnik (865m)

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