Ravne na Koroškem - Šteharski vrh (Šteharnikov vrh)

Access to starting point:
A) From the road Slovenj Gradec - Dravograd, from the larger roundabout we take the exit in the direction of Ravne na Koroškem, then we drive towards the mentioned place. When we arrive in Ravne na Koroškem, behind the Petrol gas station, at the intersection where the Spar store is situated on the right, we turn left onto the marked free parking lot, where we park by the river Meža.
B) From Črna na Koroškem or through the border crossing Holmec we drive to Prevalje, from where we continue driving towards Dravograd. When we arrive in Ravne na Koroškem, at the Spar store, which we notice on the left side, we turn right onto the asphalt parking lot, which is located between the main road and the river Meža.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we first carefully cross the quite busy main road at the pedestrian crossing, then we continue on the sidewalk in the direction towards Dravograd. Behind the Petrol gas station we continue left onto the road, where by the underpass under the railway track we notice the first signs for Šteharski vrh. After the underpass we continue right in the direction of Malgajeva pot and steeply ascend the stairs. The stairs quickly end, and when at the hayrack we reach the macadam road we follow it to the right to the nearby residential house, where the signs direct us left below the route of the high-voltage power line. There follows a quite panoramic walk below the power line, then the path splits.
We continue left (right Malgajeva pot), then on the right side we bypass the nearby house and farm building, behind which we cross a macadam road. There follows an ascent through the forest, where at the junctions we follow the quite frequent blazes. Higher the path brings us to a panoramic grassy slope, from which a nice view opens towards Uršlja gora and Peca. A little above the nearby chapel the path from the tourist farm Spodnji Lečnik joins from the right, and after the junction we bypass the homestead on the right side.
There follows a short ascent on the asphalt road, then the signs for Šteharski vrh direct us left into the forest. Through the forest we ascend more steeply for some time, then we reach the macadam road, along which we continue to the farm Šteharnik, which we bypass on the left side. We continue on the cart track, first with nice views on the Koroška hills, then the path enters the forest. There follow a few minutes of moderate ascent and the mostly forested path brings us to Šteharski, or Šteharnikov vrh.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2018 (March).

Trip can be extended to: Sveti Urh (Strojna) (1 h 25 min) , Pokeržnikov vrh (1 h 30 min)