Radlje ob Dravi - Castle Stari grad above Radlje ob Dravi (Mahrenberg)

Access to the starting point:
From the road Dravograd - Maribor, in Radlje ob Dravi, from the crossroads by the Lidl shop, head towards the centre of the settlement and the Radeljski Pass. After the crossroads, go past the Hofer shop and past the road turning off to the left towards St. Trem Kralje, and at the next crossroads turn left towards Austria. Just after the crossroads, turn left again and park in the large asphalt parking lot near the Radlje Manor.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue eastwards, where you first carefully cross the main road Radlje ob Dravi - Radeljski prelaz, and on the other side of the road the trail splits into two parts.
You can either continue left along the forest and historical trail Stari grad, or straight ahead along the trim trail. Both paths are well marked and merge higher up in the forest and then cross a few more times, but higher up they follow the same route. Higher up, the trail turns left and goes up a slightly steeper slope, where it is enclosed by a wooden fence, and splits when the fence on the left ends.
Straight ahead, the path quickly joins the European footpath E6, and we continue to the hard right in the direction of the nature trail and the trim trail.
A little further on, you reach the wider cart track, where the trim trail turns left (also the nature trail, but this leads first to the old castle), and we continue to the right in the direction of the old castle or Mahrenberg Castle. Walk for a short time along the cart track, and then the signs for the ruins direct you left onto a footpath, which quickly leads you to the ruins and from where you get some views of the Drava Valley.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2019 (May).

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