Podolševa (Sveti Duh, Strevc) - Potočka zijalka (over saddle Sveti Duh)
Starting point: Podolševa (Sveti Duh, Strevc) (1235 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4355°N 14.6597°E
Path name: over saddle Sveti Duh
Time of walking: 1 h 20 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 425 m
Altitude difference (by path): 430 m
Map: Kamniške in Savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards the valley Logarska dolina. In the settlement Solčava, before the bridge through the river Savinja we leave the road towards the valley Logarska dolina and we continue right in the direction of Podolševa and Črna na Koroškem. After approximately 5 km of ascent we get to a crossroad, where we go left towards Sveti Duh (right Črna na Koroškem), and then on Solčava Panorama 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 for some time drive through the valley by the river Meža, and then we go left in the direction of Solčava and valley 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 Solčava Panorama 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 to Slovenia and we start descending towards Solčava. Soon after mountain hut Majerhold we go left in the direction of Podolševa and Solčava Panorama road. On Panorama 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, 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 in the direction towards St. Lenart (sharply right Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca), and then the road leads us also past the gate. A little further, we go from the road slightly right on an ascending cart track, and at the nearby crossing we choose the right cart track. Next follows an ascent through partly already overgrown clearing, from which a nice view opens up on Kamnik Savinja Alps, and then the path returns into the forest. Next follows also gentle diagonal ascent towards the left and we already get to a saddle Sveti Duh, where we reach the national border.
On the saddle there is also marked crossing, and we continue sharply right in the direction of Olševa (straight Sveti Lenart). Further, we walk on the Austrian side of the national border, and the path for some time continues without large changes in altitude. After few minutes, the path starts at first moderately, and soon also steeply ascending. Higher, where the path branches off to the left towards Lipševa vrata / Felsentore and Šmarjeta / St. Margarethen, we continue straight and we return on the Slovenian side of the border.
On Slovenian side we join the marked path which starts at Rogar and Strevc, and we follow the signs for Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca.
From the crossing follows good 10 more minutes of ascent and the path brings us to archaeological site Potočka zijalka.
The starting point - saddle Sveti Duh 0:35, saddle Sveti Duh - Potočka zijalka 0:45.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2018 (August).
On the way: Sedlo Sveti Duh (1432m)
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