Koča na Naravskih ledinah - Dom na Uršlji gori

Access to starting point:
A) From Slovenj Gradec or Ravne na Koroškem we drive to Kotlje, and from there we continue driving on a local road which leads past the parish church (if we come from the direction of Slovenj Gradec at the main crossroads in Kotlje we continue straight, and if we come from the direction of Ravne na Koroškem we continue right). After the church, the road slowly starts ascending, and after approximately a kilometer of driving it brings us to a crossroads at the church of St. Mohor and Fortunat, where we continue left. When the road a little ahead brings us to the edge of the forest, where we continue right (straight Ivarčko Lake). Further, the ascending road leads past some more crossroads, where we continue in the direction of Naravske Ledine. When we get to Naravske Ledine we park on one of the many parking lots near the mountain hut.
B) From Črna na Koroškem or Mežica we drive to Žerjav, and from there we continue driving through the valley of the Jazbinski Stream. Higher, we gradually leave the valley and ascend between individual homesteads of the dispersed settlement Uršlja Gora. Still before we get to the homestead Križan we continue left in the direction of Naravske Ledine. Further, during a slight traverse ascent to the right a road branches off which leads towards the summit of Uršlja gora, and here we continue straight and follow the road to the Koča na Naravskih Ledinah mountain hut, where we park in a suitable place near the hut.
C) First, we drive to Šoštanj (to here from Velenje or the Savinjska Valley), and then we continue driving towards Črna na Koroškem. Further, the road starts ascending towards the pass Spodnje Sleme (1081 m), which after a few kilometers of winding road we also reach. Here a road branches off to the left towards Andrejev dom na Slemenu mountain hut, and we continue driving towards Črna na Koroškem. From the pass we drive a few hundred meters more, and then signs for Uršlja gora direct us right onto an ascending road, which a little higher loses its asphalt surface. We continue on a wider macadam road (the road is usually plowed and gritted in winter), and we follow it approximately 1500 meters, or to the crossroads, where a poorer macadam road branches off to the right towards Križan and Uršlja gora. We continue in the mentioned direction, on the road which after a small saddle starts descending steeply towards the homestead Križan. At the homestead we continue left, and then in the following crossroads we follow the signs for Naravske Ledine. When we get to Naravske Ledine we park on one of the many parking lots near the mountain hut.

Path description:
From the parking lot near the hut we continue another 10 m or so along the road, then a signpost for Uršlja gora directs us left onto a footpath. After 10 minutes of ascent the path brings us to the next parking lot (alternative starting point) at which it turns slightly left and through a short stretch of forest brings us to a larger grassy slope, across which a pleasant footpath leads in a gentle ascent. On the other side of the meadow a wide path enters the forest, where it continues in a traverse ascent. Higher the path brings us to a panoramic clearing, beside which we notice a pleasant spring. Ahead the path goes into dense forest and starts to ascend ever more steeply.
Higher from the left the path over Kozji hrbet joins us, and we continue straight on an even somewhat steeper path. A little higher the steepness eases and the path brings us from the dense forest onto ever more panoramic slopes. A little below the summit of Uršlja gora the path forks into two parts (summer and winter path). The summer path leads directly to the summit, which we reach in a few minutes, the winter path (right one) first withdraws from the summit somewhat to the right, then forks again. The fork is located near a landmark from which a nice view opens, and we continue on the left path (straight to Dom na Uršlji gori and church of St. Uršula 5 minutes) and ascend to the summit of Uršlja gora in a minute or two.
Regardless of which path we took to ascend to the summit, from the summit we continue in the direction of Dom na Uršlji gori, specifically along the path that runs across the fairly gentle summit slope of the mountain. We bypass the nearby transmitters on the right side, and then, when we are already right before the church, we spot the mountain hut, to which only a short descent remains.

On the way: Uršlja gora (Plešivec) (1699m)