Radeljski prelaz - Sveti Pankracij (Radelca) (via Sveti Urban)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Radlje ob Dravi, and then we continue driving towards the mountain pass Radeljski prelaz. After a few kilometers of ascent we arrive at the border crossing Radelj, where we park.

Path description:
On the Austrian side of the mountain pass, we notice hiking signposts, including for the mountain hut Kapunerhütte, which point us sharply right onto a macadam road. We ascend along the road to the edge of the forest, where we continue left onto the road closed to public traffic. For a few minutes we ascend along the road, then the blazes direct us slightly right onto a marked footpath that ascends through a clearing and from which we get a bit of a view. Above the clearing, the path enters the forest and bypasses the peak Radelj (784 m) on the Austrian side. During the traverse a nice view opens up temporarily towards Golica / Koralpe, then the path reaches the state border along which it continues. There follows an ascent along the edge of a meadow, where a larger private hut stands on the left, and with nice views we ascend to the upper edge of the meadow, where the path returns to the forest. Through the forest we follow the blazes, and the path temporarily reaches a cart track at the signpost.

From the cart track we go immediately slightly right and ascend through the next clearing, from where a nice view opens up again, this time somewhat more towards the Slovenian side, where we can clearly see Uršlja gora and Peca. Higher up the path runs alongside a mesh fence for a while, later it begins to descend gently. There follows a gentle traversing descent and crossing of a cart track, then we arrive at the hut Kapunerhütte.

From the hut we continue towards sv. Pankracij / St. Pongratzen, where we begin to ascend transversely through the forest. Higher up the path turns right and quickly brings us to the state border, where we descend in a few steps to a marked junction.

From the junction we continue slightly right (slightly left sv. Pankracij - Austrian path, straight unmarked path to the summit of Kapunarja, sharply right Radlje ob Dravi) and descend along the cart track in a few minutes to the amateur radio operators' hut, where there is a stamping box and from which a nice view opens up onto part of the Drava valley and Pohorje.

From the guard post we continue in the direction of the hunting cross, sv. Urban and sv. Pankracij. The path ahead leads us along a cart track that begins to descend gradually; lower down we reach the border ridge at the hunting cross.

We continue along the path that runs along the Slovenian side of the Radelj ridge, and for some time the Austrian path also runs parallel to ours. Further on the paths temporarily diverge somewhat, then they approach each other again at the next wooden signpost.

We leave the state border at the junction, where the signs for the sv. Pankracij path direct us right downhill. There follows a descent to the nearby Buzenik farm, which we bypass on the left. Behind the chapel and the NOB monument we step onto a macadam road, which we follow left and along which we soon reach the church of sv. Urban.
We bypass the church of sv. Urban along the lower right side, then descend slightly along the road. Further on the road takes us past the Slanik farm, and even behind the farm we continue descending gently. At the nearby Zgornji Murn farm we continue sharply left from the junction, and the descent ends at a marked junction near the Zgornji Kočnik farm.
We continue along the upper road in the direction of sv. Pankracij and the stamp at Mravljak (right downhill Remšnik), along which we ascend for a short time, then go left onto a marked cart track along which we ascend to the Mravljak farm, from which a nice view opens up towards the church of sv. Pankracij.
Behind the farm we continue past the farm building onto the sv. Pankracij path, which brings us in a few minutes to the border ridge, where the Austrian path, or the path from the Kapunerhütte hut, joins us.
We continue slightly right, initially still somewhat downhill, and just after the chapel we ascend to the church of sv. Pankracij in one minute of further walking, from which a nice view opens up mainly towards Austria; for an even better view we can climb the lookout tower in season.
Radeljski prelaz - Kapunerhütte 1:20, Kapunerhütte - amateur radio operators' hut 0:20, amateur radio operators' hut - sv. Urban 0:50, sv. Urban - sv. Pankracij 0:45.
The description and pictures refer to the conditions in May 2019 and December 2018.

On the way: Kapunerhütte (1003m), Sveti Urban (Radelca) (920m)

Trip can be extended to: Kapunar / Kapunerkogel