Ivarčko jezero - Koča na Naravskih ledinah

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Maribor we go to the exit Žalec, and then we continue driving in the direction of Velenje, Mislinja and Slovenj Gradec. In Slovenj Gradec at the traffic light (at store Lidl) we turn left and then at the crossroads we follow the road in the direction of Ravne na Koroškem and Kotlje. From Slovenj Gradec the road is few kilometers ascending, and then descends in Kotlje, where at the crossroad we continue left towards the lake Ivarčko jezero (right Ravne na Koroškem). Further, we follow a little narrower road in the direction of the lake Ivarčko jezero (also ski slope Ivarčko-Ošven), near of which we also park on one of the many settled parking spots.
B) From Koroška we at first drive to Ravne na Koroškem, and then we continue driving towards the settlement Kotlje. From Kotlje ahead we follow the signs for lake Ivarčko jezero and ski slope Ivarčko-Ošven. We park on a parking lot by the lake, or on a parking lot by the ski slope.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we at first walk to the nearby roundabout and from there we continue to the bottom station of the 4 seater chairlift. On the other side of the ski track, we step on the road, and in a gentle ascent it brings us to a smaller hamlet. We walk among the houses, and a little narrower road quickly brings us to a crossroad, where we join a wider asphalt road, and we follow it to the left. The road further ascends through a panoramic meadow, and then it brings us to the edge of the forest, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it NOB monument.
We continue straight on an asphalt road, and higher it turns to the right and crosses a riverbed of the stream Suha. Only few meters after the bridge, marked path branches off to the left, which is further ascending by the edge of the forest, and higher passes into a dense forest and after few minutes it returns on the road. The road ahead is ascending on the right side of the ditch (looking in the direction of ascent), and we walk there to the spot, where the ditch flattens. At this spot, we will notice on the left side a smaller wooden bridge, which we cross and we continue on a cart track which is at first ascending gently towards the left and then turns to the right and gradually vanishes. We continue by the edge of the forest and we follow poorly marked path until we come on an asphalt road (to here possible also on the road). We follow the road uphill, and it quickly brings us to a marked crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of Uršlja gora. We continue on the road which leads towards Naravske Ledine, and we follow it past the turn-off to the left, where we continue straight to mountain signposts for Uršlja gora over Kozji hrbet.
Also from the mentioned crossing we still walk on the road, and gradually it gets closer to a riverbed of the stream Suhi potok. A little further from the right side at first the path from Ravne na Koroškem joins, and a little ahead also the path from Mežica (path past the farm Godec).
Both times we continue straight, and we follow the main road all the way to the turn-off for mountain hut Koča na Naravskih ledinah. Here we continue right and in few 10 meters we descend to the mentioned mountain hut.

Trip can be extended to: Dom na Uršlji gori , Uršlja gora (Plešivec)