Olimje - Sveti Andrej above Olimje
Starting point: Olimje (264 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.1496°N 15.5628°E
Time of walking: 15 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 87 m
Altitude difference (by path): 87 m
Map: Posavsko hribovje Boč - Bohor 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
Pre-starting point is Podčetrtek, today in Slovenian area already an important tourist destination, very well accessible from more directions...
A) From the direction Celje or Maribor in the settlement Mestinje we go in the direction of Podčetrtek. Through Pristava pri Mestinju and Sodna vas we soon reach Podčetrtek, where at the roundabout we follow the signs for Olimje. After three or four kilometers, we reach the settlement Olimje and we park at the church.
B)From the direction Brežice or Bistrica ob Sotli we reach Podčetrtek, where at the roundabout we follow the signs for Olimje. After three or four kilometers, we reach the settlement Olimje and we park at the church.
Path description:
From the center of the settlement Olimje we continue left upwards by the monastery complex on an asphalt path and we follow the signs for Sveti Andrej. After about hundred meters, the road turns to the left, straight - cottage Koča pri čarovnicah. We continue and after good hundred meters we reach another crossroad. We continue right sharply upwards, left - entrance into Jelenov greben. The road upwards is winding steeply along the fence of Jelenov greben and this is also the southern area of Rudnica. By the path there is also water storage Olimje. Further, after few turns to the left, right...we reach the destination, the church of St. Andrej above Olimje.
The distance of the path is around 800 meters, 90 positive altitude meters and none negative altitude meters. Tour for description made on 2014/10/12.
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