Koprivna (Šumel) - Tourist farm Bukovc (Bukovnik) (via homestead Janšek)
Starting point: Koprivna (Šumel) (786 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4566°N 14.7594°E
Path name: via homestead Janšek
Time of walking: 2 h
Difficulty: easy unmarked way, easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 541 m
Altitude difference (by path): 570 m
Map: Koroška 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Črna na Koroškem, and then we continue driving in the direction of Koprivna and Solčava. Further, we drive through the valley by the river Meža, and when we get to a crossroad, where the road to Solčava branches off to the left, starts the described path. We park somewhere nearby on an appropriate place by the road.
B) We drive to Solčava, and then we follow the signs for Črna na Koroškem. Next follows an ascent to mountain pass Spodnje Sleme, and from there descent towards Črna na Koroškem and Koprivna. When we get into a valley, to a crossroad with the road which leads from Koprivna towards Črna na Koroškem, we are at the beginning of the described path. We park somewhere nearby on an appropriate place by the road.
Path description:
From the starting point is we go on the road in the direction of Solčava, Podolševa and valley Logarska dolina, signpost which used to be next to the road signs, is now hidden nearby. The path at first leads past few more houses, among other things past lodging house and bar Pri Mojci, and then the road passes into the forest and is ascending through Janšekov graben. After a short ascent, we get to a crossroad, where the road splits, and we continue right in the direction of the footpath on Raduha.
Further, we walk on the road which leads towards the homestead Janšek, and we soon get to the bridge, where we cross the stream Janšekov graben. Before the bridge, the cart track branches off to the left, on which leads the path past the homestead Haderlap, and we continue straight. A little further, we step out of the forest and after the left hairpin turn, we quickly get to homestead Janšek, from where a nice view opens up towards the church of St. Jakob and Peca.
After the homestead, we continue on the upper road, and from there we go immediately right and then we start ascending by the edge of the meadow. On the upper edge of the meadow, we step on a cart track, and we follow it to the right. From a bad cart track which continues through the forest, we soon go left and then at the crossings we follow older blazes. We continue the ascent through the forest, where we follow barely visible footpaths, and higher we get closer to a macadam road. Here we go straight, and then we reach a larger meadow at the former homestead Prodnik, where the footpath entirely vanishes. We continue to the upper edge of the meadow, where in the forest again the blazes show up, and through the forest, we follow the blazes, and the footpath mostly isn't visible. Higher, an old footpath appears, which ascends diagonally to a forest road, where we reach a marked path from Spodnje Sleme.
We follow the road to the left (right Olševa) and there we in few minutes lightly descend to mountain pass Spodnje Sleme, where there is a crossroad.
We continue straight across the wider road which connects Koprivna and Solčava and we continue in the direction of the mountain hut Koča v Grohotu, Raduha and farm Bukovnik. On the macadam road, we are at first moderately ascending, and then the road flattens and a little ahead splits.
Slightly to the left continues a marked path towards Raduha, and we continue slightly right and after few minutes of additional walking, we get to the farm Bukovnik, which is known as the highest farm in Slovenia.
The starting point - Spodnje Sleme 1:40, Spodnje Sleme - Bukovnik 0:20.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2018 and 2019 (Julij).
On the way: Janšek (935m), Prodnik (1125m), Spodnje Sleme (1254m)
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