Dravograd (Meža) - Golarjev vrh

Access to the starting point:
a) Iz Slovenj Gradca ali Raven na Koroškem se zapeljemo v Dravograd, nato pa še preden prečimo reko Dravo nadaljujemo desno (desno zavijemo prvi desni odcep). Sledi prečenje železniške proge, nato pa smo že na začetku opisane poti pri Kmetijsko gozdarski zadrugi Koroška. Ob izhodišču ni urejenih parkirnih mest za planince.

b) Iz Maribor se zapeljemo v Dravograd, kjer nadaljujemo levo proti Slovenj Gradcu in Ravnam na Koroškem. Za mostom preko reke Drave nadaljujemo drugo ulico levo. Sledi prečenje železniške proge, nato pa smo že na začetku opisane poti pri Kmetijsko gozdarski zadrugi Koroška. Ob izhodišču ni urejenih parkirnih mest za planince.

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 turns into a 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 start 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.
When we reach the road, the marked path follows it to the right, but we just cross it and continue along the unmarked cart track, which climbs along and along the unmarked northern ridge of Golar's Peak. At the crossroads, choose slightly right directions, when cart track turns into a track and when it becomes completely flat, leave it and continue slightly left, on a trackless path, which will take you up to Golarjev vrh in a few 10 steps.
Dravograd - Skala 0:25, Skala - Cvitrško sedlo 1:00, Cvitrško sedlo - Golarjev vrh 0:25.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2019 (May).

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

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