Podolševa (Sveti Duh, Strevc) - Govca (Olševa) (via Obel kamen)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards the valley Logarska dolina. In the settlement Solčava, before the bridge through the river Savinja we leave the road towards the valley Logarska dolina and we continue right in the direction of Podolševa and Črna na Koroškem. After approximately 5 km of ascent we get to a crossroad, where we go left towards Sveti Duh (right Črna na Koroškem), and then on Solčava Panorama road we drive to tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the main road to the starting point, there is approximately 8 km.
B) We drive to Črna na Koroškem, and then we continue driving in the direction of Koprivna and Solčava. Further, we for some time drive through the valley by the river Meža, and then we go left in the direction of Solčava and valley Logarska dolina. Next follows an ascent to mountain pass Spodnje Sleme, and from there some descent to a crossroad, where we go right towards Sveti Duh, and then on Solčava Panorama road we drive to tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the center of Črna na Koroškem, to the starting point, there is approximately 23 km.
C) Over the border crossing Pavličev Vrh we drive to Slovenia and we start descending towards Solčava. Soon after mountain hut Majerhold we go left in the direction of Podolševa and Solčava Panorama road. On Panorama road we drive to tourist farm Strevc, which is situated below the church of the Holy Spirit. From the border crossing Pavličev Vrh to the starting point, there is approximately 10 km.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on the path in the direction of Olševa, St. Lenart and Potočka zijalka. We bypass tourist farm Strevc on the left side, and the path goes above the farm in the forest, where for a short time, we continue on a cart track. We quickly reach the macadam road, on which we ascend to a smaller crossroad.
From the crossroad, we continue sharply right (straight St. Lenart) and we continue the ascent on a macadam road, by which there aren't any marks. After few minutes, we join the marked path which leads past the tourist farm Rogar, and we continue left on the path in the direction of Potočka zijalka, Obel kamen and Govca. Further, we are ascending on a well-beaten and gradually steeper path, which higher comes to the national border. Next follows few minutes of a steep ascent and from the left joins the path from Austria.
We continue right and then follows good 10 more minutes of ascent and the path brings us to archaeological site Potočka zijalka.
We continue on a marked path, which on the right side bypasses the cave and with the help of fixed safety gear ascends on the right side of a quite steep gully. A little further with the help of iron spikes we cross the gully, and then we steeply ascend from the gully. Further, the path is still quite steep, and with every gained altitude meter also more panoramic.
On a smaller ridge path splits, and we choose the left path in the direction of Obel kamen (straight Govca). Next follows a steep ascent on a mostly grassy slope, which is higher overgrown by dwarf pines. When we reach the main ridge, on the first secondary peak we already notice first inscription box (inscription box of mountaineering club Skala), in which was in August 2018 only a stamp. From the first secondary peak follows a shorter ascent and we get to the next secondary peak, where next to the cross there is also the second inscription box.
We continue right, and the path leads us on panoramic border ridge of Olševa, where we mostly walk on the Slovenian side of the ridge. After few minutes of quite gentle walking the path steeply ascends and brings us on Obel kamen, which we recognize by the border stone with number XXII 1.
We continue on the ridge, at first still with some shorter descents and ascents, and then we get to a shorter demanding descent. After the demanding spot, where there isn't any fixed safety gear, we are descending for a short time, and then the path turns left and crosses slopes to the juncture with the usual path which leads on Govca.
From the crossing follows a short ascent and the path returns on the ridge. On the ridge in a lane of dwarf pines, from the left almost unnoticeably joins an unmarked path from Zadnji travnik, and we continue straight and in few minutes we ascend on the highest peak of Olševa.
The starting point - Potočka zijalka 1:10, Potočka zijalka - Obel kamen 0:50, Obel kamen - Govca 0:30.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2018 (August and July).

On the way: Potočka zijalka (1660m), Obel kamen (Olševa) (1911m)