Spodnje Radvanje - Sveti Bolfenk (Mariborsko Pohorje) (southern path)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Maribor, more precisely to Tržaška cesta, where at the industrial zone or shopping centers from the traffic-light intersection we turn in the direction of the settlement Razvanje. Further on, we drive along Papeževa cesta, then turn right toward Pohorje (left Razvanje). When we reach the intersection a little further ahead, we continue "straight" (second exit), from the following roundabout we turn "left" (third exit) and then park a few tens of meters further on in the parking lot in front of the information board at the start of the Slovenian Mountain Trail.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the street Pot na okope, and behind the houses, the road passes into the forest, where it splits into a few cart tracks. We continue on the slightly right cart track, by which the blazes continue, and we start gently ascending on the path that leads us between blackberry bushes and below the route of a high-voltage power line. The path ahead passes into a dense forest and gradually starts ascending steeply, and at a few crossings, we follow the blazes. Higher up, we reach a macadam road, which we follow to the left, and it quickly brings us to an asphalt road, on which we ascend to a marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue straight on the road (right Sveti Bolfenk and Mariborska koča on SPP), which soon leaves the forest and leads us with beautiful views past a few houses, then we briefly return to the forest. When we leave the forest, the path leads us past the apartments Vilaraj, and after the apartments, from a smaller crossroad, we continue right. Further on, we pass a few more houses, then the path continues through the forest, where we pass only occasional houses. After the traffic sign marking a dead-end street, we choose the lower road, which leads us past a few more holiday cottages, then we continue on a cart track that runs alongside the stream, and soon the cart track turns left and ascends diagonally up the slope. Further on, we encounter several crossings where we follow sparse blazes; higher up, we first reach a macadam road, then an asphalt road, which we follow to the right (straight across the road, a marked footpath continues, but it is fenced with a sign indicating private land). The road soon turns left, and from the left, the previously mentioned marked path quickly joins us. The path ahead leads us along the asphalt road, which we follow to a marked crossroad at the hunting lodge LD Hoče.
We continue slightly right toward the hotel Bellevue (straight or slightly left, the southern path continues toward Mariborska koča) and ascend along a marked macadam road, which climbs somewhat more steeply. Next follows approximately 20 minutes of ascent through the forest, then we merge with the path on SPP.
We continue following the signs for Bolfenk and the hotel Bellevue, with about 20 more minutes of ascent, passing some apartments and a catering facility, arriving at the upper station of the Maribor funicular, the hotel Bellevue, and several restaurants.
From here, we continue for approximately two minutes further and arrive at the church of St. Bolfenk.
Starting point - Poštela 0:40, Poštela - Sveti Bolfenk 1:20.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in July 2024.

Along the route: Vilaraj (490m)

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