Javorje (Mala Črna) - Veliki Travnik (Turnovka) (strma pot)

Access to starting point:
a) Drive to Črna na Koroškem, then follow the signs for Topolšica, Šoštanj and Velenje. After 3 km of driving from the roundabout in the center of Črna na Koroškem, turn right in the direction of Dom na Smrekovcu and Najevske lipe. Park a little further on at a suitable place along the road, preferably behind the bridge.
b) Drive to Šoštanj, then follow the signs for Črna na Koroškem. There follows a longer quite winding ascent to the Sleme pass (1082 m), then descend for another approximately 9 km. After 9 km turn left in the direction of Dom na Smrekovcu and Najevske lipe. Park a little further on at a suitable place along the road, preferably behind the bridge.

Path description:
From the starting point we head to the road, along which there are signs for Dom na Smrekovcu and Najevska lipa, where we initially walk along a gentle road ascending along Koroška Kramarica. After 15 minutes of walking we arrive at a marked junction, where we leave the marked trail towards Dom na Smrekovcu and continue right towards Najevska lipa. Further on we ascend along the second stream, where we start to ascend somewhat more noticeably, behind the Anderc farmstead, where Pahorjev most is also located, the road turns sharply right.
From here we gradually distance ourselves from the valley and ascend transversely along the slope, the trail leading past individual farmsteads. Higher up there are still a few junctions, where we follow the signs for Najevska lipa, to which we arrive without major difficulties.
From Najevska lipa we return to the asphalt road and continue along it towards Pudgarsko, from the road first a footpath branches to the left to Izletniška kmetija Smerčnik - Gorza, later also a road. Along the asphalt road we continue with a few shorter easy ascents and descents, bypassing the next farmstead along the lower left side. There follows some more walking, quite scenic in the last part, and we arrive at the junction at Pudgarsko, where parking is also possible.
We continue the trail along the gravel road leading towards Kramarica pass, at the end of the first larger right bend we continue right onto the side road (straight Kramarica), which begins to ascend more visibly, a bit further we go left and continue along the somewhat wider road with the trail. An ascent in several switchbacks follows, then along the edge of a larger clearing where an older hut stands we continue along the right road (road straight crosses the slopes eastward, along it or later cart track we can reach Dom na Smrekovcu), which further mostly ascends transversely to the right.
Higher, somewhere at an altitude of 1380 m, or on the western slopes of the indistinct Končnikov vrh, a trail branches left, initially cart track towards Črno jezero or Končnikova mlakuža, we however continue along the road which gradually passes under steeper slopes. Later we cross a somewhat larger gully, the worse road ends at the hunting observation hut and turning point.
The trail further leads along the cart track which continues transversely ascending to the right, along it we walk to Hlipovec saddle, where we reach the marked trail below Dom na Smrekovcu - Koča na Travniku.
We continue straight or follow signs for Koča na Travniku and Veliki Travnik (sharply left Komen, slightly left partisan hospital Celje) and further easily ascend through sparse forest, a little further a short steeper section follows. The trail ahead levels out and continues for a few minutes without major elevation changes, in the forest a trail joins from the left from the starting point in Ljubenske Rastke or parking below Hlipovec.
We continue straight, the trail forks once more immediately. The marked trail to Koča na Travniku continues straight, we head slightly right following signs for Turnovka tower. A little further we reach a cart track, along which we ascend to a somewhat less obvious junction, where from the cart track we turn slightly left onto a traceable but quite steep pathlet (continuation along cart track and then higher on the ridge left is possible), which leads us with fine views of the surrounding peaks. A little below the summit the trail enters the forest, we then quickly ascend to the viewpoint tower on Veliki Travnik or Turnovka.
Starting point - Najevska lipa 1:30, Najevska lipa - Pudgarsko 0:40, Pudgarsko - Hlipovec 1:30, Hlipovec - Veliki Travnik 0:45.
Description and photos refer to the condition in June and July 2025.

On the way: Ludranski Vrh (1039m), Najevska lipa (1056m), Pudgarsko (1044m), Dunajska bajta (1286m), Hlipovec (1450m)