Sobota / Soboth - St. Leonhard (at Soboth)

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Dravograd, then through the Vič border crossing into Austria to the settlement Labot / Lavamünd, where we turn right towards Graz and Ivnik / Eibiswald. Next follows an ascent to the Soboth pass / Koglereck, followed by a descent to the lake Jezero Sobote / Stausee Soboth. We bypass the lake on the right side, and from the end of the lake, we drive approximately 1 km to the parking lot, which we notice on the left side. Due to frequent forestry work, we park at the far edge of the parking lot by a bench and a small chapel.
b) We drive to Zgornja Kungota, then through the Jurij border crossing by Pesnica into Austria, from where we follow signs for the settlement Lučane / Leutschach, and then signs for Ivnik / Aibiswald. After Ivnik, we arrive in Aibl, where we exit the roundabout at the Spar store towards the settlement Labot / Lavamünd. Next follows a short ascent, and when the road flattens, we pass by the settlement Sobota / Soboth. At the end of the settlement, which we do not enter, we notice a parking lot on the right, where we park at the very beginning of the parking lot by a small chapel.
c) We drive to Radlje ob Dravi, then through the mountain pass Radeljski prelaz into Austria, from where we follow signs for the settlement Ivnik / Aibiswald. Before the mentioned settlement, in Aibl, we exit the roundabout at the Spar store towards the settlement Labot / Lavamünd. Next follows a short ascent, and when the road flattens, we pass by the settlement Sobota / Soboth. At the end of the settlement, which we do not enter, we notice a parking lot on the right, where we park at the very beginning of the parking lot by a small chapel.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a poorer road, marked with signs for the church of St. Lenart / St. Leonhard and Medjugorje cross. The path continues into the forest and guides us past the Stations of the Cross. In about ten minutes of moderate ascent, we reach a clearing where the church of St. Leonhard stands.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in October 2023.

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