Radeljski prelaz - Sveti Urban (Radelca)
Starting point: Radeljski prelaz (674 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.6447°N 15.2062°E
Time of walking: 2 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 246 m
Altitude difference (by path): 435 m
Map: Pohorje - izletniška karta 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
We drive to Radlje ob Dravi, and then we continue driving towards the mountain pass Radeljski prelaz. After few kilometers of ascent we get to the border crossing Radelj, where we park.
Path description:
On Austrian side of the mountain pass, we notice hiking signposts, including for the mountain hut Kapunerhütte, which point us sharply right on a macadam road. We ascend on the road to the edge of the forest, where we continue left, on the road which is closed for public traffic. Few minutes we are ascending on the road, and then blazes point us slightly to the right on a marked footpath which ascends through a clearing and from which a view opens up a little. Above the clearing, the path passes into the forest and on the Austrian side bypasses the peak Radelj (784 meters). During the crossing for some time a nice view opens up towards Golica / Koralpe, and then the path reaches national border, by which it continues. Next follows an ascent by the edge of a meadow, where on the left stands a larger private cottage, and with nice views, we ascend to the upper edge of a meadow, where the path returns into the forest. Through the forest, we follow the blazes, and the path at the religious symbol for some time reaches a cart track.
From the cart track, we go immediately slightly right and we ascend through the next clearing, from where again a nice view opens up, this time a little more on the Slovenian side, where we clearly see Uršlja gora and Peca. Higher, the path for some time runs by a mesh fence, and later it starts slightly descending. Next follows a light diagonal descent and crossing of a cart track, and then we already get to the mountain hut Kapunerhütte.
From the hut, we continue towards Sveti Pankracij / St. Pongratzen, where we start ascending diagonally through the forest. Higher, the path turns right and then quickly brings us to the national border, where in few steps we descend to a marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue slightly right (slightly left - Sveti Pankracij - Austrian path, straight - unmarked path to the summit of Kapunar, sharply right - Radlje ob Dravi) and on a cart track in few minutes we descend to the hut of amateur radio operators, where there is an inscription box and from where a nice view opens up on part of the valley Dravska dolina and Pohorje.
From the guardhouse we continue in the direction of the hunting cross, Sveti Urbana and Sveti Pankracij. The path ahead leads us on a cart track which starts gradually descending, and lower we reach the border ridge, which we reach at the hunting cross.
We continue on the path which runs on the Slovenian side of the ridge Radelj, and for some time parallel with our path runs also the Austrian path. Further, the paths for some time go a little away from each other, and at the next wooden religious symbol, they get closer again.
We leave the national border at the crossing, where signs for path Sveti Pankracij point us to the right downwards. Next follows a descent to the nearby farm Buzenik, which we bypass on the left side. Behind the chapel and NOB memorial we step on a macadam road which we follow to the left and then we quickly get to the church of St. Urban.
Radeljski prelaz - Kapunerhütte 1:20, Kapunerhütte - hut of amateur radio operators 0:20, hut of amateur radio operators - Sveti Urban 0:50.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in May 2019 and December 2018.
On the way: Kapunerhütte (1003m)
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