Bistriški jarek (Glasbeni dom) - Arl's Pine

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Dravograd, then continue driving towards Maribor. After the road sign 8.0 km, we pay attention, because a little after the bus stop and pedestrian crossing, we turn left into the settlement Gortina (the turn-off from the main road is not marked). Immediately when we leave the main road, we arrive in the settlement Gortina, and then we drive in the direction of Muta, turning left at the marked crossroads where we notice signs for Bistriški jarek. The road then quickly brings us to Bistriški jarek, through which we gently ascend. We park by the former POŠ Branik, today Glasbeni dom, that is the inscription on the building, otherwise the building is used for various activities.
B) First, we drive to Maribor, then follow the signs for Dravograd. When we are already crossing Mučka Bistrica, a little after the Tuš store we turn right in the direction of the settlement Muta 1. The path ahead brings us to Muta, where at crossroads we follow the priority road, from a somewhat larger crossroads we go left, so that further on we drive towards Gortina. A little after the settlement Muta ends, from the marked crossroads we turn right in the direction of Bistriški jarek. The road then quickly brings us to Bistriški jarek, through which we gently ascend. We park by the former POŠ Branik, today Glasbeni dom, that is the inscription on the building, otherwise the building is used for various activities.

Route description:
From the marked parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road which behind the sports field quickly brings us to a marked junction by the ecological chapel.
We continue left towards Pernice (right Sedelnik waterfall and St. Jernej), from the road we go immediately a little more left on a cart track. On the cart track, we ascend to the nearby farm, where we go behind the house left on a marked cart track. The cart track first ascends transversely towards the left, then turns right, after the turn we leave it and continue slightly right on a marked footpath which starts steeply ascending through the forest. Higher, we cross an older cart track, after a further shorter ascent we join a somewhat wider cart track, on which we also arrive out of the forest. The path ahead leads us past the hunting observatory, then we cross a wider macadam road and continue on the road which leads to the nearby homestead Abram. Above the homestead, we again continue on a cart track, the path brings us to a nicely arranged chapel, above which the path temporarily becomes a little steeper. The path ahead leads us along the power line route, higher we once again cross a wider road. Further, the path leads us past the homestead Hribernik, above which the path gradually transitions into the forest. A few minutes of ascent through the forest follow, then we arrive at the pastures below the church of St. Simon and Jude Thaddaeus, where the trail temporarily disappears. We continue with ever better views to the church, where we go left and past the NOB monument walk to the former Planinsko zavetišče pri Knezu, where the stamp box is located.
From the nearby crossroads we head on the path in the direction of Muta and Dom krajanov Pernice. We quickly arrive at Dom krajanov, which we bypass on the left side, then gently descend through the forest to the nearby macadam road, which we follow to the right in the direction of the Arl farm. A few minutes further, when we arrive at the shrine, we leave the road and go behind the cross left on the footpath, along which we continue to Arlov bor, from which a beautiful view opens.
Starting point - Pernice 1:45, Pernice - Arlov bor 0:15.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in November 2018 and 2024.

Along the route: Church of St. Simon and Judah Tadej (Pernice) (1059m)

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