Dravograd (na Meži) - Sveti Danijel (above Trbonje)

Access to starting point:
A) From Slovenj Gradec or Ravne na Koroškem we drive to Dravograd, and then before crossing the river Drava we continue right (we turn right at the first right turnoff). This is followed by crossing the railway track, and then we are already at the beginning of the described path at the Agricultural Forestry Cooperative Koroška (Kmetijsko gozdarska zadruga Koroška). At the starting point, there are no arranged parking spots for hikers.
B) From Maribor we drive to Dravograd, where we continue left towards Slovenj Gradec and Ravne na Koroškem. After the bridge over the river Drava we turn left onto the second street. This is followed by crossing the railway track, and then we are already at the beginning of the described path at the Agricultural Forestry Cooperative Koroška (Kmetijsko gozdarska zadruga Koroška). At the starting point, there are no arranged parking spots for hikers.

Route description:
On the other side of the railway track we go right, then before the Agricultural Forestry Cooperative Koroška we turn left onto an ascending asphalt road. We continue along the asphalt road to the nearby right hairpin turn, from where we continue straight in the direction of the marked path (near the intersection there are a few parking options). This is followed by an ascent along the macadam road to the nearby house, behind which the road turns into a cart track, along which we continue ascending through the forest. We ascend the cart track for a few minutes, then we arrive at the area affected by the windstorm. Here we leave the cart track to the right onto a nicely maintained path, which ascends across the slope with nice views, the slope which is slowly becoming overgrown. The excellently repaired path makes a few hairpin turns, then ascends transversely to the vantage point Skala, where there is a logbook box and from which a beautiful view opens towards Dravograd.
We continue along the marked path, which a bit higher leads us to a cart track, where the path forks. We head left towards Šisernik (also possible right towards Vinkler), while the cart track ahead turns sharply right. This is followed by a shorter transverse ascent, after which the cart track ends. This is followed by a short steep ascent, then we reach another cart track, which we follow to the right (on this section a beaten path leads somewhat aside from the old marked path).
This is followed by a short traverse to the right, then we join the path past Vinkler.
We continue left, where first a nice view opens up, then the path ascends along the cart track, continuing straight at junctions. Higher up the path levels out, and the cart track with occasional views leads us to the junction at the Ošlovnik farm.
Here the marked Šisernikova pot, which continues to Kremžarjev vrh, turns right, while we continue straight to the nearby house, which we bypass on the left side. At the farm and above it we cross a large number of pasture fences; behind the neighboring Mul farm the path enters the forest, where it begins to ascend more steeply again. Initially we ascend along a forest trail, higher up we reach a wide cart track, along which we continue in the same direction, i.e., approximately eastwards. At Mežnarjev vrh, where we reach the settlement of weekend cottages, the cart track widens into a road; at the Mežnar farm we leave the road and walk along a grassy cart track to the church of St. Danijel, from which a beautiful view opens.
Dravograd - Skala 0:25, Skala - sv. Danijel 1:05.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2019 (May).

Along the route: Skala (nad Dravogradom) (525m), Mežnarjev vrh (866m)

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