Koprivna (Šumel) - Govca (Olševa) (via homestead Janšek)

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 right (left - Spodnje Sleme), and on the road we on the left side bypass Robnikov vrh (1392 meters), and occasionally a nice view opens up towards Raduha.
On an indistinct saddle Zgornje Sleme from the right joins also the path which leads past the church of St. Jakob, and we follow the signs for Olševa. We bypass a nearby pasture on the left side and above it for some time we return on a cart track, and from the cart track we go left on a marked path which starts steeply ascending through the forest. Next follows a longer quite steep ascent, on the path which is ascending through the forest, and it leads us also past a trough with water, which in dry days dries up and past a natural cave. The path flattens, when we reach the ridge Lepi vrh, but already after few minutes again starts ascending steeper, this time towards the panoramic Odenični hriber. When we reach the mentioned peak, we have in front of us a gentle path which leads us on a panoramic ridge of Olševa. On Gladki vrh from the left joins also abandoned path which starts at homestead Zgornji Ošovnik in Podolševa, and after Visoka peč follows some descent to the marked crossing, where from the right joins the marked path from Zadnji travnik, or mountain hut on farm Kumer.
We continue in the direction of Olševa, on the path which again starts ascending, and during the ascent crosses few shorter, mainly in wet for slipping dangerous slopes. Higher thin forest ends and a more panoramic path in few minutes of additional walking brings us on the highest peak of Olševa.
The starting point - Zgornje Sleme 1:50, Zgornje Sleme - Lepi vrh 1:00, Lepi vrh - Odenični hriber 0:40, Odenični hriber - crossing Visoka peč 0:25, crossing Visoka peč - Govca 0:30.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2018 and 2019 (Julij).

On the way: Janšek (935m), Prodnik (1125m), Zgornje Sleme (1310m), Lepi vrh (1619m), Odenični hriber (1863m), Gladki vrh (1850m), Visoka peč (1814m)

Trip can be extended to: Obel kamen (Olševa)