Podolševa (Sveti Duh, Strevc) - Govca (Olševa)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Luče, then continue driving towards Logarska dolina. In the settlement Solčava, before the bridge over the river Savinja, we leave the road towards Logarska dolina and continue right in the direction of Podolševa and Črna na Koroškem. After approximately 5 km of ascent, we arrive at a crossroads, where we go left towards Sveti Duh (right Črna na Koroškem), then drive on the Solčavska Panoramic Road to the tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of Sveti Duh. From the main road to the starting point is approximately 8 km.
B) We drive to Črna na Koroškem, then continue driving in the direction of Koprivna and Solčava. Further on, we drive for some time through the valley along the river Meža, then go left in the direction of Solčava and Logarska dolina. This is followed by an ascent to the mountain pass Spodnje Sleme, from there some descent to a crossroads, where we go right towards Sveti Duh, then drive on the Solčavska Panoramic Road to the tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of Sveti Duh. From the centre of Črna na Koroškem to the starting point is approximately 23 km.
C) Via the border crossing Pavličev Vrh, we drive into Slovenia and begin descending towards Solčava. Soon after the mountain hut Majerhold, we go left in the direction of Podolševa and Solčavska Panoramic Road. On the Panoramic Road, we drive to the tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of Sveti Duh. From the border crossing Pavličev Vrh to the starting point is approximately 10 km.

Route description:
From the starting point, we head on the path in the direction of Olševa, sv. Lenart and Potočka zijalka. We bypass the tourist farm Strevc on the left side, the path goes above the farm into the forest, where we continue briefly on a cart track. We quickly reach the macadam road, on which we ascend to a smaller crossroads.
From the crossroads, we continue sharply right (straight sv. Lenart) and continue the ascent on the macadam road, along which there are no markers. After a few minutes, we join the marked path that leads past the tourist farm Rogar; we continue left on the path in the direction of Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca. Further, we ascend on a well-trodden and gradually steeper path, which higher up reaches the state border. This is followed by a few minutes of steep ascent, and from the left, the path from Austria joins us.
We continue right, followed by another good 10 minutes of ascent, and the path brings us to the archaeological site Potočka zijalka.
We continue on the marked path, which bypasses the cave on the right side and, with the help of fixed safety gear, ascends the right side of a fairly steep gully. A little further, with the help of pegs we cross the gully, then steeply ascend out of the gully. Further on, the path is quite steep, becoming more panoramic with every elevation meter gained.
On a small ridgelet, the path forks; we continue straight towards Govca (left Obel kamen). Follows the crossing of Olševa's steep slopes; on more exposed sections, some steel cables assist us. Further on, the path turns left, and the path leading over the summit of Obel kamen joins us.
From the junction, a short ascent follows, and the path brings us to the main ridge of Olševa. On the ridge, in a belt of dwarf pines, an unmarked path from Zadnji travnik joins almost imperceptibly from the left; we continue straight and ascend to the highest summit of Olševa in a few minutes.
Starting point - Potočka zijalka 1:10, Potočka zijalka - Govca 1:05.
The description refers to the condition in 2018, the pictures are from various periods.

Along the route: Potočka zijalka (1660m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Obel kamen (Olševa)

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