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Olševa

zokipoki17. 06. 2021 09:46:08

You're great, Janez! Good luck further!

Barentoter17. 06. 2021 11:37:35

All praise! And safe steps.

Janezs17. 06. 2021 22:52:28

Another two days I dedicated to work around Olševa. In a day and a half I dug out the path that was slowly disappearing. Approximately 200 m. So from Kumr towards Zadnji travnik, nicer walking. In the afternoon I moved to upper Sleme. With motorbike I went towards Olševa. Wind and heavy snow had again prepared some work. I was still working there in September, then corona locked me in Austria. (But during that time, someone could have replaced me). I cut out a bench for rest and removed fallen trees, some of them "lay down" right on the path, I had a real mess. Now the path from this side is pleasant but steep for walking. Lp. J.
Thanks to all for encouraging words - praises.

Many people also walk across this meadow at night, even on dewy grass, and the ankle suffers quite a bit

That's why I've been thinking about digging for years

I also set up another post wrapped in barbed wire so that the livestock will leave it alone

I also bought new tools. The old one made in the mother factory wore out

Takšen vrh, anyone could stray from the path.

If there is no corona, it will seat three people.

Bench for rest, on such a slope it will come in handy.

I started from the top, there were two together.

another one a bit higher, this one is across, it won't be so bad.

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Majdag18. 06. 2021 07:29:47

Janezs, if we had more like you in our beautiful Homeland, it would be even nicer than it already is. THANKS, even though I don't go to those parts, but it's nice everywhere nasmeh

. GOOD LUCK..

Janezs17. 07. 2021 10:28:56

On my last visit to the Path to Olševa an obstacle remained on the path. I removed it yesterday, light drizzle bothered me during work, I comforted myself that I could get rain even during hiking. Now the path from Slemena is without obstacles. Lp. J.

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panda17. 07. 2021 11:16:49

Congratulations and thanks for the care and work done. nasmeh

bos10. 08. 2021 22:36:59

Today I went with my younger son from Zadnji travnik to the top and back.
The road to the starting point is in good condition, in the morning there was reverse driving because of a truck, on the return even a road closure because of trees on the road, luckily they soon came with a tractor and removed them, so we could get down to the valley. jezik

I would warn about wild wasps on the path at Foršnerci, one stung me on the way up, I didn't pay attention at all. On the way back it stung both of us jezen

and then I went to check and noticed their nest. eek

most of the path to the ridge is in the shade

above Storžič clouds are already gathering

the three highest in KSA were visible until 12 o'clock

Clear view until around 12, then the clouds arrived.

Our seven-year-old added a new stamp to his SPP booklet.

Clouds are already covering Brano and Tursko goro.

On the ridge of Olševa it is nice, view of Obel kamen.

small intersection where there are wasps

below between the root and stone they have their nest

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zokipoki10. 08. 2021 22:46:02

Enjoy!

Janezs3. 09. 2021 07:14:44

Yesterday, a short "tourist" visit to Olševa. With Nejc and Anja we climbed to Govec, then just took a little look around the foot of Olševa. No time for more. Regards.

The path is without special features.

bos4. 09. 2021 11:08:00

Yesterday we went from Sv. Duh to the windows and then over Obel kamen to the top. On the return also to Strevčeva peč.

Turska gora, Rinke, Skuta, Dolgi hrbet, Grintovec and Kočna and in front Matkova kopa

Matkova kopa and to the right Storžek and Ledinski vrh

through the third window goes a secured path

from the fore-summit towards the start and KSA panorama slowly approached by clouds

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ločanka6. 09. 2021 07:06:17

Olševa didn't leave any special impressions on me during my first visit about twenty years ago. Only sitting in front of Potočka zijalka and the church of Sv. Duh remained in my memory. But I discovered the true magic of this mountain range only on Saturday nasmeh

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Of course, it all starts with a beautiful view of the aforementioned church, from which you can't tear your eyes away, as it stands with the magical backdrop of KSA in the background. But it changes, depending on where you look at it. Once you see it with Brana in the background, if you move, it's Mrzla gora in the background, and other times something else. It's worth driving up here, even just for these views nasmeh

. On Saturday, the morning views were the most beautiful, as it clouded over later. But the cloudiness didn't affect the magic of the Olševa mountain range much, as the range itself is so beautiful that you almost don't need distant views nasmeh

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Well, the whole tour was actually planned for visiting Lipševa vrata, but it also connected into a nice traverse over the Sv. Duh saddle along the border path to Austria. Later followed a steep ascent to Obel kamen and further to the highest peak Govc, and the return we did past Potočka zijalka and descended to the Rogar farm and back to the starting point. Jože, who had been here before, came up with the idea to climb to Lipševa vrata by first descending the steep path at the initial cables and starting the ascent at the lowest cable that leads through the middle gate, which turned out to be a very good solution.

On the Obel vrh we ran into a hiker who taught us where the actual top of Obel Kamen is, which we didn't know before. Of course, this hiker wasn't just anyone, but bbugari1 from hribi-net nasmeh

and we were all very happy about the chance encounter, so bbugari1 best regards again, if you're reading these lines nasmeh

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bbugari16. 09. 2021 13:27:31

I'm reading, of course! velik nasmeh

Best regards to you and Jože and I'm really glad we met!
You can also add a group photo on Obel kamen, if you want of course...
For me the next day Mrzla gora was off because my knee hurt in the evening, but I figured that mountain isn't worth any risk. Of course I used the day for hiking around and in Logarska dolina and by bike around Golte!
This foot-bike combination has been zeeeeery good for me for some time, I used it also on Saturday because I started to Olševa from Oševnik, but finished the traverse at Rogar where the bike was waiting for me. Then by bike down to Oševnik and the car pure pleasure... jezik

In the future I will consider this combination for planning all summer trips!

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garmont6. 09. 2021 16:12:20

@bbugari1, Ošovnik…upper and lower. nasmeh

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bbugari17. 09. 2021 23:56:40

Ločanka described the western approach to Olševa, but I'll say something about the eastern approach from Gornji Ošovnik (of course, garmont nasmeh

). This approach and steep ascent greatly resembles the ascent from Vrata over Brinova glava. In the first part the path is well visible (and marked), all the way to the viewpoint that greatly resembles Brinova glava. Further the path becomes less visible, like in the "original", the marks become rare and also poorly visible. At the end the path leads across a meadow to the ridge at the position where only marks for the longitudinal directions (Olševa and Grohat) are placed, not for descent towards Ošovnik! So not at Gladkem vrhu (as on the map), but a bit west of it. A hiker who wants to descend should turn at the signpost towards the far visible stone in the SE direction, on which the next mark is. There are no marks also in the first ten minutes of walking along the ridge, to a small gap, where the path from Pece joins. This location is also further west than on the map.

Ločanka's problem with Oblim kamen (and mine at the beginning) is that the Austrians placed a cross and summit book on the second forepeak, although in reality Obel kamen is their highest point on Olševa!?

Descent to Ošovnik starts at the signpost, towards the distantly visible stone.

Forest devastation on Austrian Maroldalm.

Obelisk stone, tripoint of Slovenian Carinthia, Austrian Carinthia, and lower (Slovenian) Styria.

Lines on the border stone show the further course of the border to the north.

So, the former Koča pod Olševo was somewhere near Strevec or Rogar... Signpost at Savinja.

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Ninđa8. 09. 2021 04:49:10

@bbugari1, very nice.

Regarding the hut under Olševa:
https://www.hribi.net/trenutne_razmere/slo/planinsko_zavetisce_pd_solcava_podolseva/10001/8438

Regards, Nino

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bbugari18. 09. 2021 12:19:44

So, somewhere near Strevec...
I think it's either the hut visible in ločanka's pic no. 2 and 3, or one of the huts mentioned below, which obviously no longer exists.

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Janezs8. 09. 2021 19:22:51

And I will write under Olševa that in two actions I mowed the paths leading to Olševa. On Tuesday the path from the Kumer direction, there I spent some time at the stream that washes part of the path. I haven't said the last there yet. On Wednesday I mowed the quite overgrown with tall grass mountain path from the upper ridge to the Olševa ridge. On both paths I also uprooted some tall weeds, now the path looks different, even nicer to walk. Regards.

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Janezs13. 09. 2021 07:36:31

A few more pictures from path maintenance, under Govška planina. (From the route Kumer - Olševa). At this spot the path became narrower and narrower, also the timber extraction with cable crane narrowed the already narrow path in places. Also old barbed wire was found along the path. Therefore I decided after mowing to widen the path a bit more. At the same time I made a ditch at the small spring. At this spot, I piled stones from the stream so that in the future it can be walked on a hard dry path.

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lepenatka13. 09. 2021 08:17:01

Some paths in our hills are slowly getting overgrown.
That certainly doesn't apply to Olševa. nasmeh

Janezs, thanks.

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Janezs16. 09. 2021 11:58:06

This time we started walking at Kumer at 2 a.m. There was nothing of the forecasted cloudiness. It was a pleasant clear night without wind. Mostly silently each with their own thoughts, we walked on the dusty road. The dust visibly rose in the glow of the headlamps. When we got to the trail I observed in the beam of light the work I did a few days ago. After the summit, we return part way and continue along the ridge of Olševa. I'm watching where we'll spot the flock of sheep sleeping. Soon we spot them, surprised by some very small lambs. We start descending towards the ridge. Deep in the valley, I notice the foresters are at it again. Because of the bark beetle and unprofessional work first time, they have to do it again. I think, but I won't clean up after them for the fourth time. On the lower ridge it's light enough to turn off the lights. I could add that I ended up on the ground three times. eek