Ožbalt (dam on stream Črmenica) - Grilov vrh (via Turška peč)

Access to starting point:
From the road Maribor - Dravograd we drive almost to the settlement Ožbalt (from the direction of Dravograd slightly after the settlement). A few hundred meters before (from the direction of Dravograd after the settlement) the mentioned settlement, a road branches off to the right (from the direction of Dravograd to the left) towards Gradišče and Kapla. We turn onto the mentioned road and drive to the first sharper right turn, where we park in a suitable spot near the turn.

Path description:
From the starting point above the dam we cross the asphalt road and follow a well-trodden but unmarked path that begins steeply ascending through the forest. For a few minutes we ascend steeply, but upon reaching the forested ridge, the path flattens slightly, though it remains quite steep. Further on, we reach a cart track, which we follow for a short time; when the cart track ends, we take a footpath from the right side of the ridge to the left side. The path ahead gradually becomes increasingly steep again, and after the second crossing of the cart track, the slope we walk on also becomes increasingly steep. Next follows a few minutes of very steep ascent, where caution is needed due to the steepness to avoid slipping; upon returning to the ridge, we quickly reach Turška peč, from which a beautiful view opens towards the river Drava.
From Turška peč, we continue for a short time along a slightly exposed ridge, but the path is no longer steep. Just a little further, we reach a cart track where we join a less steep path that follows the cart track.
The path ahead leads us along a cart track, which initially ascends diagonally to the right, and higher up, at several crossroads, we follow the better-trodden path.
When we reach a poorer road higher up, we follow it to the right; shortly after, at a crossroad, we turn sharply left (straight ahead leads a cart track that can take us to the summit, marked on the map as Grilov vrh). Next follows a diagonal ascent to the left, and to the right above the path, we already see the transmitters on Grilov vrh. We leave the road a little higher up, turning right onto a cart track that leads us out of the forest, and we walk along a scenic grassy slope to the transmitters on Grilov vrh, where an inscription box is located.
Starting point - Turška peč 0:50, Turška peč - Grilov vrh 0:40.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in March 2023.

On the way: Turška peč (612m)