Gate below Mali vrh - Uršlja gora (Plešivec) (by road)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Slovenj Gradec or Ravne na Koroškem, drive to Kotlje, and from there continue on the local road, which leads past the parish church (if you are coming from Slovenj Gradec, continue straight ahead at the main crossroads in Kotlje, and if you are coming from Ravne na Koroškem, continue to the right). After the church, the road slowly starts to climb, and after about a kilometre of driving, it leads to a crossroads by the Church of St. Mohorj and Fortunat, where you continue to the left. After a little further on, the road leads us to the edge of the forest, where we continue to the right (straight ahead Ivarčko lake). Further on, the ascending road leads us past a few more crossroads, where we continue in the direction of Naravski Lediny. From Naravski Lediny, continue straight ahead along the road, which soon passes to the south-western slopes of Uršlja gora, and then at the next two crossroads, continue left towards Uršlje Gora. The road climbs quite steeply and then turns left in a semicircle. Park at a suitable place by the lock, where there is also a marked crossroads of several paths nearby.
b) From Črna na Koroškem or Mežica, drive to Žerjav, and from there continue along the valley of the Jazbinski brok. At a higher altitude, gradually leave the valley and climb between the individual farmsteads of the scattered settlement of Uršlje Gora. Before reaching the homestead Križan, turn left towards Naravski Lediny, then at the next crossroads turn sharp right towards the road to Uršlja gora. The road climbs quite steeply and then turns left in a semicircle. Park at a suitable place by the lock, where there is also a marked crossroads of several paths nearby.
c) First drive to Šoštanj (to get here from Velenje or the Savinja Valley), then continue driving towards Črna na Koroškem. The road then begins to climb towards the Spodnje Sleme Pass (1081 m), which is reached after a few kilometres of winding road. Here, the road to Andrejev dom na Slemenu branches off to the left, and we continue towards Črna na Koroškem. From the pass we drive on for a few 100 metres, then the signs for Uršlja gora direct us to the right onto the ascending road, which loses its asphalt coating just a little higher up. Continue on the wider macadam road (the road is usually ploughed and gritted in winter), and we follow it for about 1500 metres, or to a junction where a worse macadam road branches off to the right towards Križan and Uršlji Mountain. Continue in the direction mentioned above, following the road which, after a small pass, begins to descend steeply towards the Križan homestead. At the homestead, turn left and then, after a while, right in the direction of the road to Uršlja gora. The road climbs quite steeply and then turns left in a semicircle. Park at a suitable place by the lock, where there is also a marked crossroads of several paths nearby.

Path description:
From the starting point at the levelling below Mali vrh, continue along the macadam road, over which there is a barrier. The road, which is soon joined by a marked trail from the Poštarski dom pod Plešivcem and Ivarčko lakes, starts to climb quite steeply. A few more paths branch off or join the road, which initially still passes through the forest, but we continue along the road. Higher up, the forest ends and the increasingly scenic route leads us to the Church of St Ursula and, a few steps further on, to a mountain lodge.
From the home we continue along the path between the church and the home towards the transmitters. The path passes the transmitters on the left and ascends in a gentle ascent to the cross at the top of the mountain.

On the way: Dom na Uršlji gori (1680m)

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