Podolševa (Sveti Duh, Strevc) - Potočka zijalka

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Logarska dolina. In the settlement Solčava, before the bridge over the river Savinja we leave the road towards Logarska dolina and we continue right in the direction of Podolševa and Črna na Koroškem. After approximately 5 km of ascent we arrive at a crossroad, where we go left towards Sveti Duh (right Črna na Koroškem), and 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, and then we continue driving in the direction of Koprivna and Solčava. Further, we drive for some time through the valley along the river Meža, and then we go left in the direction of Solčava and Logarska dolina. Next follows an ascent to mountain pass Spodnje Sleme, and from there some descent to a crossroad, where we go right towards Sveti Duh, and 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) Through the 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 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.

Route description:
From the starting point, we go on the path in the direction of Olševa, St. Lenart and Potočka zijalka. We bypass tourist farm Strevc on the left side, and the path goes above the farm in 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 crossroad.
From the crossroad, we continue sharply right (straight St. Lenart) and we continue the ascent on a macadam road, by which there are no marks. After a few minutes, we join the marked path which leads past the tourist farm Rogar, and we continue left on the path in the direction of Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govce. Further, we ascend on a well-beaten and gradually steeper path, which higher reaches the national border. A few minutes of steep ascent follow, and from the left the path from Austria joins us.
We continue right and then follow good 10 more minutes of ascent and the path brings us to archaeological site Potočka zijalka.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2018 (August).

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Obel kamen (Olševa), Govca (Olševa)

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