Mežica - Volinjak

Access to starting point:
A) From Ravne na Koroškem or through the border crossing Holmec we drive to Mežica, where at the beginning of the settlement we turn left towards the Tuš store, sports park and music house. After the Tuš store and before the retirement home we turn left in the direction of the settlement Leše. After the intersection we cross the river Meža, after the bridge we already notice the first red signposts, which point us to the right. A little further we arrive at the next intersection, where the signs for Uršlja gora point to the left, and we turn right, where we park by the sports field and music house.
B) From Črna na Koroškem we drive to Mežica, where in the center of the settlement we turn right towards the sports park, at the next intersection we go left. For some time we still drive through the settlement, then behind the retirement home we turn right in the direction of Leše. After the intersection we cross the river Meža, after the bridge we already notice the first red signposts, which point us to the right. A little further we arrive at the next intersection, where the signs for Uršlja gora point to the left, and we turn right, where we park by the sports field and music house.

Route description:
From the starting point, we return to the marked intersection, then continue on the ascending road in the direction of Naravske ledine, Uršlja gora and KPP (Koroška planinska pot). At joinery Peršak we continue straight on a macadam road which takes us into the forest and changes into a mountain path which continues along a torrent. A little further on the right we notice a wooden bridge, but we continue straight and for some time still stay on the right bank of the torrent. A few minutes further we cross the torrent, then at several successive junctions we carefully follow the blazes. Higher at the intersection we reach an asphalt road, and we continue on the left road, along which the KPP blazes continue. For a few minutes we walk on the road, from which a nice view towards Peca opens up temporarily, then we continue right into the forest, where we walk on a cart track. The cart track brings us higher out of the forest, then through the yard of the nearby homestead we reach the next asphalt road, which we only cross. There follows an ascent through a panoramic hayfield, then the path turns slightly left into the forest. Through the forest we walk only for a short time, as we quickly reach the macadam road, which we follow to the left (right Andrejev vrh, sv. Lenart, Koča na Naravskih ledinah, Uršlja gora...), along which we lightly descend to the nearby chapel.
At the chapel we cross the road which leads to Mežica and continue walking on a path which leads through a meadow, gently ascending across it. When the meadow ends, the path leads us into the forest, through which it ascends gently at first, and steeply higher up. We follow this path, along which there are no Knafelc blazes from the chapel onwards, all the way to the logbook box on the summit of Volinjak.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2017 (March).

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Andrejev vrh

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