Selnica ob Dravi - Janžev vrh

Access to starting point:
From Maribor or Dravograd we drive to Selnica ob Dravi, where by the main road near the primary school Selnica ob Dravi the described path begins. We park a few minutes away at one of the designated parking spaces in the settlement.

Route description:
Before the primary school we notice signs for the path Aljaževa pot, which leads towards Sveti Duh on Ostri Vrh, directing us onto a side road that bypasses the school on the left. At first, we walk on a sidewalk, then along the edge of a local road. When we reach a smaller crossroad, we continue straight on the road, where the blazes continue and signs for a tourist learning path are present. Next follows a steeper ascent, initially past houses, then higher through the forest. When we reach an indistinct ridge, we continue right (sharply left is the church of St. John the Baptist on Janževa Gora), and at the nearby crossing of asphalt roads, we go slightly right. The path ahead leads us past a cross, then we ascend with occasional views past individual houses. Higher up, we reach a fenced area, where we go left (here the path sometimes led right) and continue ascending on a narrower, quite steep asphalt road. Higher up, we reach the edge of the forest, where the asphalt ends, and we continue sharply right. Next follows some traversing to the right, which we do in a gentle ascent; when we reach the Katržan homestead, we go left across the yard and ascend between the house and the outbuilding. Above the house, the path enters the forest and begins ascending on a forest logging trail. A few minutes higher, we reach a forested ridge, on and along which we continue the ascent. Further on, there are a few smaller crossings where we follow the blazes; for some time, signs for the trail Lovska naravoslovna učna pot LD Boč na Kozjaku are also along the path, but these end soon after a hunting observatory, where a visitor book is located.
We continue to follow the blazes, and the path gradually shifts from the ridge to the right, eastern side of Janžev vrh. Here, the cart track begins to widen, but we leave it before reaching the nearby homestead and continue slightly left on a footpath that bypasses an older house on the left, then joins a rough road, which we follow to the left. At a panoramic saddle, we leave the marked path and continue left on a cart track that ascends diagonally across a scenic slope, from which a nice view opens up towards Peca and other surrounding mountains. The path then enters the forest and shifts onto a ridge, along which we continue to the transmitters at the top.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in March 2024.

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