Bistriški jarek (Glasbeni dom) - Sveti Primož 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 then drive in the direction of 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. Park at the former POŠ Branik, now the Music Centre, which is the sign on the building, but otherwise the building is used for various activities.

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 road leads to Muta, where you follow the priority road at the crossroads, and from a slightly larger crossroads you 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. Park at the former POŠ Branik, now the Music Centre, which is the sign on the building, but otherwise the building is used for various activities.

Path description:
From the marked parking lot, continue along the asphalt road, which quickly leads to a marked crossroads by the ecological chapel behind the sports ground.

Continue to the right towards Sedelnik waterfall (left Pernice), where the path first leads to the chapel, then cross the Mučka Bistrica River behind it over a small bridge. On the other side of the river, the path goes into the woods and climbs alongside a small stream. After a few minutes the path splits and we continue to the right in the direction of St. Jernej (straight ahead Sedelnik waterfall 2 minutes).

The path climbs steeply and we are helped by some fixed safety gear. When the fixed safety gear end, we arrive above the waterfall and the markings end transiently. From the crossroads above the waterfall, go right, then left before the end of the older cart track on a steep path, which ascends quickly to cart track, where the markings reappear. Further on, cart track has a few forks, where you follow the markings carefully, and when you emerge from the woods, continue straight ahead and, above a nearby farmhouse, you reach a macadam road, where you continue left towards St. Jernej. The dirt road then leads us past the Vitdoner homestead, where local honey is sold, and above the homestead we reach a wider road, which we follow sharply to the left. The way forward initially leads us along beautiful views, then into the forest, where signs direct us sharp right, onto a side road, which leads to the Ladinek homestead. At the homestead, the markings direct us to the left to a short overgrown section, then back to cart track, which leads us back to the wider macadam road in a moderate ascent. The road leads past the turnoff to the hunting lodge and past the chapel, and after the chapel go slightly left onto cart track. There is a short climb through the woods and then you arrive at the edge of a large fenced pasture where small cattle graze. Continue along the fence for a few minutes, taking in the increasingly beautiful views, and then approach the nearby houses. Continue in the same direction, crossing a couple of side grazing fences in between, and arrive at a marked crossroads.

Continue to the right (St Jernej Church on the left for 5 minutes) and in a few steps you will reach the Primož homestead, where there is a registration box and a stamp next to a mighty linden tree.
There is also a marked crossroads at the linden tree, and we continue slightly to the right in the direction of St. Primož (slightly to the left St. Lovrenc and Bricnik) and continue along the road, which at first gently, then moderately descends. Lower down, cross a belt of forest, and then, in front of the Ižek homestead, emerge from the forest onto the viewing slopes, which offer a beautiful view that reaches all the way to Uršlje Gora. When you reach the Ižek homestead, leave the road and continue to the left, first following cart track, then descending across the pasture to the hunting observation post (the path is not visible across the pasture). At the hunting observation post, cart track appears, which is easy to descend. A little further on, cross a pasture fence and cart track enters the forest and starts to descend steeply. The descent ends at the crossing of the Vud stream, where you go right, and when you reach a wider road a few 10 paces further on, continue upwards. Continue up the sometimes scenic road, which you follow all the way to the Church of St Primož, which offers a beautiful view of the Drava Valley and Pohorje.
Bistriški trench - St. Jernej 1:40, St. Jernej - St. Primož 1:20.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (October).

On the way: Sedelnikov slap (500m), Sveti Jernej nad Muto (1038m)

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