Podolševa (Sveti Duh, Strevc) - Obel kamen (Olševa) (west path)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Luče, then continue driving towards Logarska dolina. In the settlement Solčava, before the bridge over 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 Sveti Duh (right Črna na Koroškem), then on the Solčava panoramic road we drive to tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the main road to the starting point there is approximately 8 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. Next follows an ascent to mountain pass Spodnje Sleme, from there some descent to a junction, where we go right towards Sveti Duh, then on the Solčava panoramic road we drive to tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the center of Črna na Koroškem to the starting point there is approximately 23 km.
C) Over the border crossing Pavličev Vrh we drive into Slovenia and start descending towards Solčava. Soon after Planinski dom Majerhold we go left in the direction of Podolševa and Solčava panoramic road. On the panoramic road we drive to tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the border crossing Pavličev Vrh to the starting point there is approximately 10 km.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on the path in the direction of Olševa, sv. Lenart and Potočka zijalka. We bypass tourist farm Strevc on the left side, and the path goes above the farm into the forest, where for a short time we continue on a cart track. We quickly reach the macadam road, on which we ascend to a smaller junction.
From the junction we continue sharply right (straight sv. Lenart) and continue the ascent on a macadam road along which there are no markers. After a few minutes, we join the marked path which leads past tourist farm Rogar, and we continue left on the path in the direction of Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca. Further, we ascend on a well-beaten and gradually steeper path, which higher reaches the state border. Next follows a few minutes of steep ascent and from the left a path from Austria joins us.
We continue right and then follows good 10 minutes more of ascent and the path brings us to the archaeological site Potočka zijalka.
We continue on the marked path, which on the right side bypasses the cave and with the help of fixed safety gear ascends on the right side of a quite steep gully. A little further with the help of pegs we cross the gully, and then we steeply ascend out of the gully. Also further on the path is quite steep, and with every gained altitude meter it becomes more panoramic.
On a smaller ridge the path splits, and we choose the left path in the direction of Obel kamen (straight Govca). Next follows a steep ascent on a mostly grassy slope, which higher is overgrown by dwarf pines. When we reach the main ridge, on the first subpeak we already notice the first logbook box (logbook box of Gorniški klub Skala), in which there was only a stamp in August 2018. From the first subpeak follows a shorter ascent and we arrive at the next subpeak, where next to the cross there is also the second logbook box.
We continue right, and the path leads us on the panoramic border ridge of Olševa, where we mostly walk on the Slovenian side of the ridge. After a few minutes of quite gentle walking the path steeply ascends and brings us to Obel kamen, which we recognize by the border stone with no. XXII 1.
Starting point - Potočka zijalka 1:10, Potočka zijalka - Obel kamen 0:50.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2018 (August).

On the way: Potočka zijalka (1660m)

Trip can be extended to: Govca (Olševa) ( 30 min)