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Holy Cross above White Waters

geppo21. 12. 2008 12:50:05

Sunday morning 21.12.2008
before lunch my friend and I wanted to visit Holy Cross above White Waters (1054m). We drove towards Mozirje and into the valley where the Ljubija stream flows (before Mozirje right - direction towards Logarska). Beautiful valley all sparkling in the morning frost. We drove past the water intake (for Velenje and surroundings) and soon the macadam starts. The higher we go, the more snow on the road and the narrower the valley. Soon the car starts sliding with its undercarriage on the snow. The snow is icy and I don't feel the best (despite new winter tires). Soon in a steep slope - it won't go anymore!!
No way to turn around and reverse back - soon the car pulls into the roadside ditch and we stop. Can't go forward - nor back. The clutch already smells a bit and the tires too - to the nearest house cca. 1 hour walk..
With spruce branches after quite some effort we finally push out and after 200m drive back we spot space to turn. We sigh in relief - decision for today is - enough challenge, check out Ljubija spring - for a beer and home for lunch.
Ljubija Spring
In picturesque gorge between Golts and Brloška peča in Triassic limestones lies karst spring of Ljubija. Spring is Vokliški type, permanent with flow 60-100 l/s. Gets its water underground from northern part of Golt and from streams flowing from impermeable rocks of Smrekovec and sinking at contact with limestone. Connection with these sinks proven by dyeing. Approx 150m lower from spring is intake for drinking water supply for Velenje municipality and surroundings.
Trip remains in debt for holidays.
Regards

Holy Cross above White Waters Sv. Križ nad Belimi vodami already shines in the sun

Holy Cross above White Waters There used to be a mill

Holy Cross above White Waters Bele vode?

Holy Cross above White Waters The spring is strong

Holy Cross above White Waters It springs from under this rock

Holy Cross above White Waters View from above on the spring

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klavdipo21. 12. 2008 13:51:48

You could go around to Velenje, past Šoštanj and Florjan to White Waters. The road is asphalted, regularly gritted and plowed! At the Savinek inn leave the car and continue on foot along the road that branches off behind the inn towards Sv. Križ and Smrekovec. The branch is marked. The walk along the road is less than 10 min to the sign, where the footpath to Sv. Križ branches off, also marked. Thus you are at the top in a good half hour!
LP

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geppo21. 12. 2008 16:10:51

This variant we will use next time. Probably, but this approach isn't so picturesque as this one? Do you know the Gorenje - Skorno approach? They advised us this (only later, when we had already returned velik nasmeh

)
Lp

klavdipo21. 12. 2008 17:31:30

This path runs partly along Martinova path (Gorenjski klanec - Sv. Anton Skorno), Šaleški path (Sv. Anton Skorno - Punčuh farm), then Šaleška joins the Skorno - Bele vode road, the path to Sv. Križ branches right (a bit before Ojstršek farm). This road, from which the path branches, leads further also to Ljubija spring, so I think you wanted to climb today exactly to this branch and then to Sv. Križ! But if there is some other approach also from Skorno, I haven't discovered it yet! mežikanje

geppo21. 12. 2008 17:44:09

Thanks, for now.
I'll inform you if we go to Sv. Križ during the holidays where our path will run. This one, where we drove today, will probably be impassable for some months if it doesn't thaw - for ordinary road vehicles. Also in spring the snow in this narrow ravine probably lasts very long.
Lp

geppo2. 01. 2009 13:25:10

Today morning rushed to Sv. Križ. Wandered a bit in fog Gorenjski klanec - Skorno. Then found it. Quickly ascended in fog to summit. Met no one - from fog to sunlit landscape would need to rise at least cca. 200m more. Road suitable for sled descent. Quite some PVC remains around chapels and on path.
Lp

From the cross still approx. 20 min to the top

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javr22. 07. 2012 11:30:37

(July '12) Can someone write GPS coordinates (or some others and I'll recalculate them) for Sv. Križ above Belimi Vodami?
I don't know exactly where it is, so I can search for it on one of the web maps.

P.S.: looks like I found on geoprostor.net:
46.40387, 14.94983 ?

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pika22. 03. 2014 16:32:26

Today a pleasant, a bit windy on top, spring hike to Holy Cross from the Mozirje side. Park at the junction by Kovač, from there right up the road to the forest and along the ridge forest track (luckily no mud today) towards Holy Cross. Rocky part below summit decorated with blooming heather. From windy summit descend to other side towards the ridge, where junction to Šoštanj and Smrekovec. There left across meadow and along poorly maintained but marked path through forest to road winding along Kramarica stream. Then also view of Ljubija spring and after less than three hours back at car. Despite ice damage in this area, no major obstacles on path.

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geppo23. 03. 2014 15:02:15

This end is also nice to visit sometimes for a change. Glad you remembered the Ljubija spring.
regards

radegunda15. 11. 2014 19:24:17

Southern path (along ridge), which pika mentions, unfortunately not marked. At least we didn't spot any sign for path to St. Cross. But there was on one farm further from junction at Kovač (Bele Vode 59) sign for connectors' transverse (TV) nasmeh

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pika20. 11. 2014 15:52:35

Path not marked, but traceable. From Kovač go along road then left past farm and wooden building uphill to saddle. There you'll see weekend house, past which TV (at least as I remember) turns straight towards Šoštanj. From weekend house left uphill continues forest road, just follow it and then cheerfully on towards Holy Cross (a bit by feel, since several side paths).

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radegunda28. 04. 2015 14:01:56

This time we found and walked this circular path. From parking spot before Kovač (Bele Vode 53) over bridge right to first farm and along ridge to top of Holy Cross. Then along asphalt road to other side down to junction (Holy Cross junction), there right to Gostilna Savinek for refreshment and back to junction. There across meadow down shortcut (10 min) of Šaleška mountain path to macadam road along Kramarica river below Holy Cross. This road south leads back towards Kovač, north towards Smrekovec. Also view of Ljubija spring and then back to car. Whole trip takes about 4 hours.

Past this object continue straight for a few meters of steep slope.

The path is wide and unmarked. At junctions keep to the ridge direction (up left).

This is how the ridge path leads to the summit.

From the junction the signpost directs us to the meadow.

Here we continue straight down across the meadow into the gully. We see the first marker only a few meters further in the forest.

We continue downhill. This part of the path is marked.

Exit of the Šaleška mountain trail along the Kramarica river.

We descend southwards along the road by the Kramarica river.

Here we can turn right also to view the source of the Ljubija river.

We return. Signpost just before the return to the parking lot.

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radegunda24. 06. 2015 13:56:49

Two questions, if someone maybe knows:

-Is it possible to continue path from Ljubija spring along gully to Brložnik and to Dom on Smrekovec? If yes, what's the path condition?

-What do the green-blue markings on upper picture no. 29 mean?

velik nasmeh

thanks

JTrogar24. 06. 2015 20:42:44

Of course possible and at least by two paths.
Easier one along road through Ljubija gully to meadow and up it right shortcut or further along road and around by road to Sp. Brložnik. Harder over Brloški vrh, from it a bit down to meadows and left along them to road leading past Sp. Brložnik. When we reach road we're already on marked path to Smrekovec. Closer is the second, which is also more interesting. For better idea see: http://www.hribi.net/trenutnerazmere.asp?slo=1&gorovjeid=3&id=6383
Regards and safe steps from under beautiful Golte, Janez

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radegunda25. 06. 2015 16:32:17

Thanks for answer, Janez. We "youngsters" don't know so well and prefer to ask and along the way learn something new about Brloške peči, Konečka jama and Konečka planina. There's something in these areas that attracts again and again!

Still don't know what those markings represent, blindly I'd guess Šaleška mountain path or TV - Couriers' path! Maybe someone knows?

otiv15. 04. 2016 13:55:42

Our Tadej invited me for interesting walk along slopes of Holy Cross, which started and ended at Kovač by Ljubija. We made path in figure eight shape, so all the time observing new world for us, adorned by blooming trees, spring flowers and to our great surprise real large growth of auriculas. We also viewed Ljubija spring.
Tadej, thanks. nasmeh

In Mozirje we turn right towards Belim Vodam

The sun isn't up yet, but we're already below Sv. Križ

First morning surprise in the rocks above Ljubija

The little sun is already greeting us -- after the morning shower during the drive

The clouds were diligently moving across the sky

Here at the saddle we turned downhill in the direction of Šoštanj

There are many hills around, Janez would surely know which one this is...

Bell tower of St. Andrew's church in Beli Vodi

View back at the road along which we walked.

To Smrekovec another time, now left towards Sv. Križ

There are quite a few objects on the top of Sv. Križ

That there are two separate bell towers is also an interesting fact

We didn't wait until noon to hear the bells.

It was quite cold and windy at the summit

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Tadej16. 04. 2016 10:18:44

A few more of my pics from yesterday's trip to Holy Cross.
Regards, Tadej

Uršlja gora. This one is for you, because you forgot to take a picture...

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geppo16. 03. 2018 15:22:25

The planned tour for this morning was postponed by heavy morning rain to next time...
A little before nine, the precipitation partially calms and I use the backup plan. While driving on the most destroyed road in Slo. (Polzela - Andraž - Velenje), the rain intensity increases. I don't worry anymore. At Zdravc we drink coffee and head to Florjan/Beli Vode. We park and in light rain up the muddy slope. The higher we climb toward the top, the steeper it gets. Fog accompanies us and occasional rain drops. At the top, a moment of clarity and then it closes again. So we miss every view from the otherwise panoramic peak. We walk a bit around the church in southern snow and descend the road, which we cross in snow via shortcut through the forest. After 2h:37min and 9km we are dry at the starting point.
lp