Dolina Radeljskega potoka (Razdevšek) - Bricnik

Access to starting point:
From the road Dravograd - Maribor, in Radlje ob Dravi, from the crossroad at store Lidl, we drive in the direction of center of the settlement and mountain pass Radeljski prelaz. After the crossroad, we drive also past the store Hofer, and then we go left in the direction of the settlement Sveti Trije Kralji. A little further, we go right, again in the direction of Sveti Trije Kralji, and then we drive on street Samostanska ulica, and at the crossroads, we stick to the road which leads by the stream Radeljski potok. A little higher we get to a crossroad, by which there are numerous signposts, and we choose the right road in the direction of the hunting cottage. Further, we drive through the valley of the stream Radeljski potok and we are driving there to the homestead Razdevšek. We park a little away from the homestead on an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
From the homestead Razdevšek we continue on the forest road, on which we quickly ascend to the spot, where signs for Sveti Primož above Muta and Podlipje point us to the left, on a cart track which starts ascending along the torrent stream. At first, we are ascending diagonally parallel with the stream, where we have to cross a lane of the fallen trees (March 2019), and higher a steep cart track turns right, flattens and leaves the gorge. Next follows few minutes of crossing, and at the smaller crossing, we choose the upper left cart track, on which we quickly step out of the forest on a larger meadow. Through the meadow we ascend to an interesting hunting observatory, and from there by the edge of the forest we ascend to the hunting cottage Radlje ob Dravi, from which a nice view opens up towards Pohorje.
We bypass the hunting cottage on the left side, and then we go from the road on a marked cart track which ascends diagonally towards the left. For some time we are lightly ascending through the forest and then the forest ends and the path brings us to homestead Navšnik, where we join a better beaten path from Radlje ob Dravi.
We continue sharply right and we start ascending diagonally on the macadam road, and at the nearby crossroad, we go left. Next follows a diagonal ascent towards the left, and during the crossing, the road branches off to the left towards the homestead Pušej. We continue straight, and when we reach the ridge, we reach the marked crossing.
We continue straight towards Bricnik (sharply right - Sveti Trije Kralji), at first with nice views, and then the road goes for some time into the forest. When after the recycling spot we get to a marked crossing, we continue slightly left on a marked, but poorly visible footpath which through the meadow ascends to the homestead Zgornji Pernat (sharply left - homestead Dobnik, left - Zavetišče Onuk - Glavar, straight - Sveti Anton, and to the right leads the cart track into the forest). Before the homestead we on the right side bypass the chapel, and after the homestead we ascend through a meadow to the edge of the forest, where the footpath again becomes more distinct and passes into the forest. Through the forest, we are at first ascending steeper, and then we reach eastern to northeastern ridge of Bricnik, on which we are gently to moderately ascending through the forest. The path which is surrounded by blueberries at the crossings we follow in the direction of the blazes, and we walk there all the way to 1017 meters high Bricnik.
The starting point - hunting cottage 0:40, hunting cottage - Bricnik 1:40.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2019 (March).

On the way: Lovska koča Radlje ob Dravi (622m)

Trip can be extended to: St. Lorenzen ob Eibiswald , Sveti Jernej above Muta