Otovci (football pitch) - Križarka

Access to the starting point:
We drive to Murska Sobota, then continue our journey to Hodoš. A little after Mačkovci, turn left towards Otovcim. Follow the main road through Otovce, or keep slightly to the right. There is a bit of a climb and two longer bends, then from the junction behind the bus station continue right towards the Smodiš tourist farm (Vidonci on the left), at which you turn left downhill and then immediately right. Follow the road downhill to the football field, where you park in a suitable place.

Path description:
From the junction by the football field, continue on cart track, which branches off the road to the north-east. After some 10 steps, cart track enters the woods and splits.
Continue along the right-hand cart track, with occasional local markers along the way. The path ahead starts to climb, and at a higher level go slightly right, where you continue to follow the occasional markings. There are a few minutes of fairly undulating path, and when you reach the wider cart track, take a sharp left. Then follow the forest cart track, which is mostly easy to climb. There are a few small junctions where you follow a wider path, along which local signs are more frequent. Then cart track widens into a forest road, still climbing gently for the most part. After a while, the road drops slightly and leads to a wider macadam road, which you follow to the left (St Anne - 5 minutes and Stanjevci on the right).
Continue along the wider dirt road, which continues with a few short ups and downs, and at the crossroads continue straight ahead. A few 10 steps before reaching the asphalt road, you will notice a fainter path on the right, which then parallels the nearby asphalt road and ascends easily to the unmarked top of Križarka.
The description and pictures refer to the situation in September 2021 and May 2022.

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