Žerjav - Dom na Uršlji gori

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Šoštanj (from here from Velenje or the Savinja Valley), then we continue driving towards Črna na Koroškem. Further on, the road starts to ascend towards the pass Spodnje Sleme (1081 m), which we reach after a few kilometers of winding road. There follows a descent through the valley of Javorski potok to Črna na Koroškem, where at the roundabout in the center of the town (roundabout in the middle of which there is a monument, near the bus station and the parish church of St. Ožbalt) we continue right in the direction of Žerjav. Further, we drive past the mining museum and then through Mežiška Valley towards Žerjav. In Žerjav, past the TAB MPI factory and the Petrol gas station, we cross the bridge over the river Meža, but right after the bridge we continue right on a somewhat narrower asphalt road in the direction of Uršlja gora, Jazbina and Žerjav. The road ahead leads us past a smaller Mercator store and branch elementary school, then it barely noticeably ascends through the valley of Jazbinski potok. When the settlement Žerjav ends, we arrive at a crossroads, where we park at a suitable spot a few meters before the crossroads. From the crossroads, the road to the left continues towards Kristavčnik and the footpath towards Naravske ledine and Uršlja gora, straight ahead a rougher cart track continues towards Jazbina, to the right the road towards the Mrdavšič homestead.
B) First, we drive to Ravne na Koroškem (from here from Dravograd or Slovenj Gradec), then we continue driving in the direction of Mežica and Črna na Koroškem. When we arrive at the settlement Žerjav (Žerjav is a settlement between Mežica and Črna na Koroškem), just before the main road crosses the river Meža we continue left in the direction of Uršlja gora, Jazbina and Žerjav. The road ahead leads us past a smaller Mercator store and branch elementary school, then it barely noticeably ascends through the valley of Jazbinski potok. When the settlement Žerjav ends, we arrive at a crossroads, where we park at a suitable spot a few meters before the crossroads. From the crossroads, the road to the left continues towards Kristavčnik and the footpath towards Naravske ledine and Uršlja gora, straight ahead a rougher cart track continues towards Jazbina, to the right the road towards the Mrdavšič homestead.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the left road, which continues through the valley of Jazbinski potok. After the small bridge, the road loses the asphalt surface (May 2014), then we walk for about 15 minutes along the mentioned stream, where we arrive at a smaller crossroads. Signs for Naravske ledine and Uršlja gora direct us left onto a narrower macadam road, which starts to ascend somewhat more noticeably. Further on, the road leads us past the Krstavčnik homestead and also past a few smaller huts, then it crosses the stream and behind it starts to ascend more steeply. In two switchbacks, the road climbs quite high above the stream, then past the hunting observatory it brings us to a marked junction, next to which there is also a table and two benches.
From the junction, we continue on the right marked path, which a few tens of meters further splits again into two parts. Again, we continue slightly right (the branch is marked with an arrow on a tree), then we ascend somewhat more steeply through the forest. A few minutes higher, we reach an interesting ridgelet, which leads us above two streams. The ridgelet, which is forested on the right side and crumbly descending on the left towards the nearby stream, we soon leave, as the path turns slightly right, where it ascends transversely through the forest. After a short traverse, we reach a small valley, then we ascend along it to the edge of the forest, where there is a marked junction.
From the junction, we continue right (left Prežihova bajta, Ravne na Koroškem and Prevalje), then along the path that runs along the edge of a larger meadow, in 5 minutes we arrive at Koča na Naravskih ledinah.
At the hut, we step onto the road, along which we walk a few steps, then signs for Uršlja gora lead us right onto the meadow, across which we ascend moderately. At the upper edge of the meadow, we cross the road that leads from Naravske ledine towards Križan and the summit of Uršlja gora, and on the footpath we start ascending through the forest. After a few minutes of transverse ascent, the path levels out and approaches the road completely. At the place where we approach the road completely, in good weather there are usually some parked cars, but we continue left along the cart track, which a little further brings us out of the forest onto a somewhat larger meadow. Across the meadow, we follow the marked path, which higher leads us into the forest, where we continue the ascent on the wide path. From the path, which ascends transversely, temporarily some views open towards Peca, then from the left a relatively new or freshly churned cart track joins (May 2014). Along the relatively wide cart track, we ascend to the nearby holiday cottage, at which from the left also a marked path over Kozji hrbet joins.
We continue straight uphill on the wide and well-trodden path, from which a little higher some more views open, then the path gradually levels out and brings us into a less dense forest. At the part where the forest thins, we step onto a smaller junction, where we choose the left, somewhat steeper path, which leads towards the summit of Uršlja gora (the right path bypasses the summit and leads directly to the church of St. Uršula and Dom na Uršlji gori). A short ascent follows through sparse forest, then the forest finally ends and with nice views we quickly reach the cross on the summit of Plešivec or. Uršlja gora.
From the summit, we then walk in 5 minutes also to the nearby church of St. Uršula and the mountain hut.
Žerjav - Koča na Naravskih ledinah 1:30, Koča na Naravskih ledinah - Uršlja gora 1:45, Uršlja gora - Dom na Uršlji gori 5 minutes.

On the way: Koča na Naravskih ledinah (1072m), Uršlja gora (Plešivec) (1699m)