Javorje (Mala Črna) - Črno jezero (Končnikova mlakuža)

Access to starting point:
a) Drive to Črna na Koroškem, then follow the signs for Topolščica, Šoštanj and Velenje. After 3 km drive from the roundabout in the center of Črna na Koroškem, turn right towards Dom na Smrekovcu and Najevske lipe. Park a little further ahead at a suitable spot by the road, best behind the bridge.
b) Drive to Šoštanj, then follow the signs for Črna na Koroškem. A longer quite winding ascent to the Sleme pass (1082 m) follows, then descend for approximately another 9 km. After 9 km turn left towards Dom na Smrekovcu and Najevske lipe. Park a little further ahead at a suitable spot by the road, best behind the bridge.

Path description:
From the starting point, head onto the road marked for Dom na Smrekovcu and Najevska lipa, initially walking along a gentle road ascending along Koroška Kramarica. After 15 minutes of walking, arrive at a marked junction, leave the marked path to Dom na Smrekovcu and continue right towards Najevska lipa. Further on, ascend along the second stream, where the ascent becomes somewhat more noticeable, past the Anderc farmstead, where Pahorjev most is also located, the road turns sharply right.
From here, gradually move away from the valley and ascend transversely along the slope, the path leading past individual farmsteads. Higher up, a few more junctions follow, follow the signs for Najevska lipa, which is reached without major difficulties.
From Najevska lipa, return to the asphalt road and continue along it towards Pudgarsko, from the road first a footpath branches left to Izletniška kmetija Smerčnik - Gorza, later also a road. Continue along the asphalt road with a few shorter easy ascents and descents, bypass the next farmstead along the lower left side. Follow a few more sections, quite scenic in the last part, and arrive at the junction at Pudgarsko, where parking is also possible.
Continue along the gravel road leading towards the Kramarica pass, at the end of the first larger right bend continue right onto the side road (straight Kramarica), which begins to ascend more noticeably, a bit further go left and continue along a somewhat wider road with the path. An ascent in a few hairpins follows, then along the edge of a larger clearing, where an older hut stands, continue along the right road (road straight crosses the slopes towards the east, along it, or later cart track, one can reach Dom na Smrekovcu), which further mostly ascends transversely to the right.
Higher up, at about 1380 m elevation, or on the western slopes of the indistinct Končnikov vrh, leave the road and continue sharply left onto a trodden cart track that transversely climbs to the forested ridge of Končnikov vrh. Upon reaching the ridge, the path turns slightly right and continues along the indistinct ridge connecting Končnikov vrh with the main ridge of Smrekovsko pogorje. Walk along the mentioned ridge for a short time, then the trodden path turns left and continues transversely to the left, ascending more steeply a few times along the slope. When the slope flattens, only a few minutes of walking remain and we arrive at Črno jezero, or Končnikova mlakuža.
Starting point - Najevska lipa 1:30, Najevska lipa - Pudgarsko 0:40, Pudgarsko - Črno jezero 1:15.
Description and images refer to the condition in June 2025.

On the way: Ludranski Vrh (1039m), Najevska lipa (1056m), Pudgarsko (1044m)