Libeliče - Sveti Urh (Strojna)

Access to starting point:
A) From Slovenj Gradec or the Mežiška valley we drive to Dravograd, then just before the bridge over the Drava River we turn left towards the settlements Črneče and Libeliče. Continuing, we first cross the Meža River, then drive through Črneče and later also through Gorče. After Gorče we arrive in Libeliče, where at the chapel we continue right, then go right again and park on a larger asphalted parking lot by the Libeliče fire station.
B) We drive to Dravograd, then continue driving towards Slovenj Gradec. Soon after the bridge over the Drava River, we turn right towards the settlements Črneče and Libeliče. Continuing, we first cross the Meža River, then drive through Črneče and later also through Gorče. After Gorče we arrive in Libeliče, where at the chapel we continue right, then go right again and park on a larger asphalted parking lot by the Libeliče fire station.
C) Via the border crossings Ljubelj or Jezerski vrh we drive to Austria, then follow the signs for Pliberk / Bleiburg and further to the settlement Labot / Lavamünd. Before the settlement Labot, still before crossing the Drava River, the signs for Potoče / Bach and Libeliče / Leifling direct us right onto a somewhat narrower road. Continuing, we drive through the settlement Potoče, behind it soon via the border crossing Libeliče we arrive in Slovenia, where we park at the parking lot by the fire station in Libeliče.

Path description:
From the fire station we first ascend to the parish church of St. Martin, which is located on the northwestern part of Libeliče. Before the church, on the part where there is an ossuary from the 11th century, before the wall on the left we notice a beaten path, along which we ascend diagonally into the forest.
During the ascent through the forest we are first accompanied by signs of the nearby path Etnološko naravoslovne znamenitosti Libelič, which we follow in the opposite direction, so that the numbers on the signs decrease. Through the forest we mostly ascend on forest cart tracks, higher along the pear tree avenue we ascend to a homestead, where there is a viewpoint.
We continue across the yard, from the junction behind the homestead we continue on the right road, which leads us past a marker. A diagonal ascent with nice views follows, which extend from Golica / Koralpe across Košenjak to Pohorje, then the cart track takes us into the forest, where we reach the macadam road. We follow the road to the right, after the left serpentine we leave it and continue slightly right on the cart track, which brings us past the hunting observatory to a larger clearing. On the other side of the clearing we return into the forest, the path brings us to the state border with Austria. Along the state border we ascend to the place where the state border turns sharply right, we however ascend along the path that runs across the hay meadow to the next homestead, which we bypass on the left side and at which at the next marker we cross another road. With nice views we ascend to the forest. In the forest the cart track splits, we choose the left, gentler cart track, which further in a gentle ascent traverses the eastern slopes of Požegov vrh. During the traverse the path leads us past an older cross and across a smaller spring, then soon we reach the macadam road, which we reach at the junction to the Jorgač farm.
We follow the road to the right, along it we diagonally ascend to a somewhat larger junction at the NOB monument, where we continue sharply right in the direction of Strojna. The path ahead brings us out of the forest and further leads with nice views on Uršlja gora and other surrounding peaks. Higher we go past the Požeg farm or Kupnik estate, after a few more minutes of walking we arrive at the Janež farm, which is an exceptional example of vernacular architecture from the 17th century.
At the farm, where there is a well-preserved black kitchen, we continue straight (slightly right on the Pokeržnikov vrh cart track) and along the road in a few minutes arrive at the church of St. Urh on Strojna.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2019 (February).