Podolševa (Sveti Duh, Strevc) - Sveti Lenart / St. Leonhard

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Luče, then continue driving towards Logarska dolina. In the settlement Solčava, before the bridge over the river Savinja we leave the road towards Logarska dolina and continue right in the direction of Podolševa and Črna na Koroškem. After approximately 5 km of ascent we arrive at a crossroads, where we go left towards Sveti Duh (right Črna na Koroškem), then on the Solčava Panoramic Road we drive to the tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the main road to the starting point there is approximately 8 km.
B) We drive to Črna na Koroškem, then continue driving in the direction of Koprivna and Solčava. Further on, we drive for some time through the valley along the river Meža, then go left in the direction of Solčava and Logarska dolina. There follows an ascent to the mountain pass Spodnje Sleme, from there a short descent to a crossroads, where we go right towards Sveti Duh, then on the Solčava Panoramic Road we drive to the tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the center of Črna na Koroškem to the starting point there is approximately 23 km.
C) Via the border crossing Pavličev Vrh we drive into Slovenia and begin to descend towards Solčava. Soon after the mountain hut Majerhold we go left in the direction of Podolševa and Solčava Panoramic Road. On the panoramic road we drive to the tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the border crossing Pavličev Vrh to the starting point there is approximately 10 km.

Path description:
From the starting point, we head onto the path in the direction of Olševa, sv. Lenart and Potočka zijalka. We bypass the tourist farm Strevc on the left side, the path goes above the farm into the forest, where for a short time we continue on a cart track. We quickly reach the macadam road, on which we ascend to a smaller crossroads.
From the crossroads we continue in the direction towards sv. Lenart (sharply right Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca), then the road leads us past a barrier. A little further, we go from the road slightly right onto an ascending cart track, at the nearby junction we choose the right cart track. There follows an ascent through partly overgrown clearings, from which a nice view opens up onto the Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe, then the path returns to the forest. There follows a gentle diagonal ascent to the left and we arrive at the saddle Sveti Duh, where we reach the state border.
On the saddle there is also a marked junction, we continue straight in the direction towards sv. Lenart / St. Leonhard (right Olševa, Lipševa vrata / Felsentore). For a short time we continue along the state border, then the path turns slightly to the right and entirely passes to the Austrian side, where it also begins to descend noticeably. Lower down, behind a small spring we cross a macadam road, we continue on the footpath, which continues descending (left farm Plaznik / Plasnik and Bela / Bad Vellach). There follows a diagonal descent to the right, we follow the path, which mainly continues through the forest, all the way to the grassy clearing, where the church of sv. Lenart stands.
Starting point - saddle Sveti Duh 0:35, saddle Sveti Duh - sv. Lenart 0:35.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2018 (August).

On the way: Sedlo Sveti Duh (1432m)