Lavamünd - Dreifaltigkeitskirche (Lavamünd) (climbing way)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Dravograd, and then we continue driving towards Austria. Further, we drive over the border crossing Vič, and we follow the main road to the settlement Labot / Lavamünd. Immediately after we cross a railway track in the mentioned settlement, we turn right and then we park on a large parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot by the railway from which we can already see the wall and church above it, we continue on the road which at first crosses the railway track. The road starts ascending and it soon brings us to a crossroad. We continue on the road left following the signs »Klettergarten und Klettersteig«. And already after a few tens of meters a narrow footpath branches off right in the forest, which brings us below the wall.
Below the wall where there are also benches we equip ourselves with a helmet and self-belay set.
We enter the climbing part of the path which is situated on the left side of the wall. The climbing path in the initial part isn't too demanding yet, and then it turns to the right and becomes more demanding. At first, we vertically ascend the wall, helped by pegs, which are quite far apart. After that, the path for a short time turns to the right over smooth slabs. Next follows a more demanding traverse to the left, which brings us in front of a short overhang. At the ascent over the overhang we also get help from a bolt. Above the overhang then follows a steep ascent with the help of a few pegs, then the path becomes gradually less demanding. The steel cables soon end and a short ascent follows to the church at the top.
We can descend on the wide path through the forest (Way of the Cross) and then on an asphalt road.