Podolševa (Rogar) - Govca (Olševa) (via Obel kamen)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Luče, then continue driving towards Logarska dolina. In the settlement Solčava, before the bridge across the river Savinja, we leave the road towards Logarska dolina and continue right in the direction of Podolševa and Črna na Koroškem. After approximately 5 km of ascent, we arrive at a junction, where we go left towards Sv. Duh (right Črna na Koroškem), then along the Solčava Panoramic Road we drive to the place where the road branches off to the right towards the tourist farm Rogar. We park in a suitable place near the junction. Parking in front of the farm is allowed for guests of the tourist farm. From the main road to the starting point there is approximately 7.5 km.
B) We drive to Črna na Koroškem, then continue driving in the direction of Koprivna and Solčava. Further on, we drive for some time through the valley along the river Meža, then go left in the direction of Solčava and Logarska dolina. This is followed by an ascent to the pass Spodnje Sleme, from there a short descent to a junction, where we go right towards Sv. Duh, then along the Solčava Panoramic Road we drive to the place where the road branches off to the right towards the tourist farm Rogar. We park in a suitable place near the junction. Parking in front of the farm is allowed for guests of the tourist farm. From the center of Črna na Koroškem to the starting point there is approximately 22.5 km.
C) Via border crossing Pavličev Vrh we drive into Slovenia and begin descending towards Solčava. Soon after mountain hut Majerhold we go left in the direction of Podolševa and Solčava Panoramic Road. On the panoramic road we drive another approximately 500 m beyond tourist farm Strevc, which is located below the church of Sv. Duh. We park in a suitable place by the road, at the section where the road branches off towards the tourist farm Rogar. From border crossing Pavličev Vrh to the starting point there is approximately 10.5 km.

Path description:
From the place where we parked, we first walk to the tourist farm Rogar, from there we continue on the marked path in the direction of Olševa. Above the farm a nice view opens up, the path soon enters the forest. We ascend through the forest for a few minutes, then cross a macadam road, where the path from tourist farm Strevc joins from the left.
We continue in the direction of Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca. Further on we ascend on a well-trodden and gradually steeper path, which higher reaches the state border. This is followed by a few minutes of steep ascent and the path from Austria joins from the left.
We continue right, then a good 10 minutes of ascent follow and the path brings us to the archaeological site Potočka zijalka.
We continue on the marked path, which bypasses the cave on the right side and with the aid of fixed protection ascends the right side of a fairly steep gully. A little further with the aid of pegs we cross the gully, then steeply ascend out of the gully. The path is also quite steep further on, and with every gained elevation meter it becomes more panoramic.
On a small ridge the path forks, we choose the left path in the direction of Obel kamen (straight to Govca). A steep ascent follows on a mostly grassy slope, which higher is overgrown with dwarf pines. When we reach the main ridge, on the first forepeak we already notice the first logbook box (logbook box of Mountaineering Club Skala), in which there was only a stamp in August 2018. From the first forepeak a shorter ascent follows and we arrive at the next forepeak, where next to the cross there is also the second logbook box.
We continue right, the path leads us along the panoramic border ridge of Olševa, where we mainly walk on the Slovenian side of the ridge. After a few minutes of fairly easy walking the path ascends more steeply and brings us to Obel kamen, which we recognize by the border stone No. XXII 1.
We continue along the ridge, initially still with some shorter descents and ascents, then we arrive at a short demanding descent. After the demanding section, where there is no fixed protection, we descend a little further, then the path turns left and crosses the slopes to the junction with the usual path leading to Govca.
From the junction a short ascent follows and the path returns to the ridge. On the ridge in the belt of dwarf pines, an unmarked path from Zadnji travnik joins almost imperceptibly from the left, we continue straight and in a few minutes ascend to the highest peak of Olševa.
Starting point - Potočka zijalka 1:05, Potočka zijalka - Obel kamen 0:50, Obel kamen - Govca 0:30.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2018 (August and July).

On the way: Potočka zijalka (1660m), Obel kamen (Olševa) (1911m)