Podolševa (Sveti Duh, Strevc) - Potočka zijalka (over saddle Sveti Duh)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Luče, then continue driving towards Logarska dolina. In the settlement Solčava, before the bridge over the Savinja River, 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 crossroads, where we go left towards Sveti Duh (right Črna na Koroškem), then drive along the Solčava Panoramic Road to the tourist farm Strevc, which is located below the church of Sveti Duh. From the main road to the starting point 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 Meža River, then go left in the direction of Solčava and Logarska dolina. This is followed by an ascent to the Spodnje Sleme pass, from there a short descent to a crossroads, where we go right towards Sveti Duh, then drive along the Solčava Panoramic Road to the tourist farm Strevc, which is located below the church of Sveti Duh. From the center of Črna na Koroškem to the starting point is approximately 23 km.
C) Via the Pavličev Vrh border crossing, we drive into Slovenia and begin descending towards Solčava. Soon after the Majerhold mountain hut, we go left in the direction of Podolševa and Solčava Panoramic Road. Along the panoramic road, we drive to the tourist farm Strevc, which is located below the church of Sveti Duh. From the Pavličev Vrh border crossing to the starting point is approximately 10 km.

Route description:
From the starting point, we head onto the path in the direction of Olševa, sv. Lenart and Potočka zijalka. We bypass the tourist farm Strevc on the left side, the path goes above the farm into the forest, where we continue briefly on a cart track. We quickly reach a macadam road, along which we ascend to a smaller crossroads.
From the crossroads, we continue in the direction towards sv. Lenart (sharply right Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca), then the road leads us past a barrier. A little further on, we go slightly right from the road onto an ascending cart track, at the nearby junction we choose the right cart track. This is followed by an ascent through a partly overgrown clearing, from which a nice view opens onto the Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe, then the path returns to the forest. This is followed by a gentle traversing ascent to the left and we arrive at the sedlo Sveti Duh, where we reach the state border.
On the saddle there is also a marked junction, we continue sharply right in the direction of Olševa (straight sv. Lenart). Further on, we walk on the Austrian side of the state border, the path continues for some time without major changes in elevation. After a few minutes, the path begins first moderately, soon steeply ascending. Higher up, where the path branches off to the left towards Lipševa vrata / Felsentore and Šmarjeti / St. Margarethen, we continue straight and return to the Slovenian side of the border.
On the Slovenian side, we join the marked path that starts at Rogar and Strevc, and we follow the signs for Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca.
From the junction, there follows another good 10 minutes of ascent and the path brings us to the archaeological site Potočka zijalka.
Starting point - sedlo Sveti Duh 0:35, sedlo Sveti Duh - Potočka zijalka 0:45.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2018 (August).

Along the route: Sedlo Sveti Duh (1432m)

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

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