Turistična kmetija Žurej - Church of St. Helena on Javor

Access to starting point:
We leave the Štajerska motorway at the Dramlje exit, then follow the signs for Šentjur. From the center of Šentjur, we continue briefly towards the settlement of Šmarje pri Jelšah, but soon turn right onto the road towards Podsreda and Planina pri Sevnici. When Šentjur ends, we soon turn left from the main road in the direction of Podsreda, Kozje, and Gorica pri Slivnici. When we get to the settlement Gorica pri Slivnici, we take the exit from the roundabout for Sodna vas and Sv. Štefan. When Gorica pri Slivnici ends, the path leads us by Slivniško Lake, and a little further, we turn right in the direction of Hrastje, Dobrina, and Tourist farm Žurej. On the mentioned road, we drive to the mentioned farm, where we turn left into the parking lot by the hiking signposts.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head on the path toward sv. Helene and Slivnica and continue walking on the asphalt road. We soon reach a crossroad, where we turn right toward sv. Helene. We continue on a side road that gradually starts to climb, occasionally passing by a house or through a stretch of forest. At a few smaller crossroads, we follow the trail markers, continuing along the road from which increasingly beautiful views open up, all the way to the NOB monument, where a logbook box is located.
A few dozen meters beyond the logbook box is also the church of sv. Helene.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in November 2023.

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