Negovsko jezero - Roman barrow cemetery in Anželov gozd

Access to starting point:
We leave the Pomurska highway at the exit Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, and then we follow the road towards Radenci. Soon after we leave the highway, we go left towards Negova and also in the following crossroads we follow the road towards Negova and Negova Castle. We leave the road towards Negova at the spot where signs for Ivanjski Vrh and Negovsko jezero point us to the left onto a side road which descends a little. When we arrive at the settlement Ivanjski Vrh, we go right towards the lake, by which we park at an appropriate place, only a few meters away from the marked path.

Route description:
From the starting point, we return to the hiking signposts, and then we head towards Cerkvenjak and Blagoško jezero, where we first walk on a quite steep asphalt road. The road brings us higher out of the forest and flattens; it also leads us past occasional hamlets of the settlement Ivanjski Vrh. The asphalt road, which offers quite nice views of the surroundings, also has some crossroads, where we follow the blazes or signs of the Pomurska hiking trail. At the crossroad where the road branches off to the right towards the settlement Kunova and Pachamama center, we go left. A little further ahead, at the stop sign where we reach a somewhat wider asphalt road, we go right. We walk for a few minutes along the edge of the mentioned road, which leads further towards Sveta Trojica; we go left at the marked crossroad towards Cerkvenjak and Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici.
The path ahead again leads us along a somewhat narrower asphalt road, which mostly ascends gently to moderately. A little further, we arrive at the settlement Cogetinci Cenkova, where at the left bend we reach a crossroad.
We continue along the right road towards the Archaeological Park (left Cerkvenjak), which gradually begins to descend. The path ahead leads us past a few houses; after a panoramic section, we arrive at a lonely house, where we go right in the direction of the Archaeological Park. We continue across a larger parking lot; at the end of the parking lot, the signs direct us left downhill onto a path that quickly descends to the Roman tumulus cemetery in Anželov gozd, where there is an arranged park with a short circular path.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in July 2021.

Along the route: Ivanjski Vrh (297m), Cogetinci Cenkova (294m)

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