Dravograd lake - Church of the Holy Cross at Dravograd

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.
Description and pictures refer to 2018 (March).

On the way: Dobrova pri Dravogradu (409m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Šteharski vrh (Šteharnikov vrh) (1 h 30 min)

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