Grad - Grad Castle in Goričko (via Kripta)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Radenci, then continue driving towards Gederovci and Kuzma. From the roundabout in Gederovci we continue in the direction of Kuzma; after the settlement Pertoča we turn right towards Grad. When we arrive in Grad, past the Spar store we continue straight and drive a little further to the parish church of St. Mary of the Assumption, where we park on the parking lot in front of the church.
B) From Murska Sobota we drive towards Gederovci; in Černelavci we turn right in the direction of Grad. We then drive through a few more settlements, where from the crossroads we continue in the direction of Grad. When we arrive in Grad, past the Spar store we drive to the parish church in Grad, next to which we park on the parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the church, we walk to the main road and continue along it towards the southwest. When walking on the sidewalk, the path leads us past the football field; when we reach the intersection below the Spar store, we continue straight in the direction of Dolnjih Slavečev (left to Grad Grad and one of the paths to Kripta).
Just a few dozen steps ahead, in front of the Maxen gas station, the markers direct us left onto a side road, which at a larger decaying building turns right. This is followed by walking between the field on the left and the decaying structure on the right, where at a smaller ramp to the left a poorly trodden and often overgrown northern path to Kripta branches off; we continue along the wider cart track, which turns slightly right and continues to lead us along the field. The path ahead leads us between the forest on the left and the stream on the right; when we reach the marked junction, we continue left uphill in the direction of Graščakova pot (the signpost is from the opposite direction).
This is followed by an ascent along a narrower older cart track; at the smaller junction we go right as directed by the signpost for Graščakova pot. A few minutes of steeper ascent through the forest follow, and we reach the top of Kripta.
From Kripta we continue straight in the direction of Graščakova pot and quickly step out of the forest. For a few minutes the path leads us with fine views reaching all the way to Austria, where Stradner Kogel stands out; when we return to the forest, we continue left. Some descent follows along the macadam road; when we reach the asphalt road at the serpentine, we continue descending along it. We descend a short time longer, then the signs for Graščakova pot direct us right onto a cart track that rises diagonally to the left. Higher up, the cart track levels out and quickly brings us to Grad Grad na Goričkem.
Grad - Kripta 0:30, Kripta - grad Grad 0:25.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in February and March 2021.

On the way: Kripta (331m)