Sv. Duh pod Olševo - Govca (Olševa) (General)

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Country:	Slovenia
Mountain range:	Karawanks
Trailhead:	Sv. Duh pod Olševo (1232 m)
Destination:	Govca (Olševa) (1929 m)
Trailhead latitude/longitude:	46.439 / 14.6638
Destination latitude/longitude:	46.4495 / 14.6858
Difficulty:	Easy marked route
Recommended equipment:	Hiking poles Hiking shoes Water Snack

From Ljubljana, take the motorway towards Gorenjska and turn out at the exit for Vodice. Continue on the main road all the way to Kamnik, where you follow the signs for Celje / Gornji Grad / Kamn. Bistrica. The road will soon flatten out and lead us right next to a forest and a steep hill on our right. There will be two successive semaphore-controlled crossroads. At the first one, continue straight ahead, and at the second one turn left for Kamn. Bistrica and Velika planina. The road will lead you to a roundabout, at which you take the first exit. Continue driving along the main road for a longer distance, past Strahovica, Črna pri Kamniku, Podlom, Kališča, Podvolovjek, to the village of Luče, where you turn left at the crossroads, towards Solčava. The road will then lead us to Solčava, and we will continue along it to Podolševa. Here, look out for a major fork, where a signpost for Sv. Duh will direct you to turn left. Continue along the road, which crosses a larger bridge and leads to the Rogar farm, where you park.

Continue on foot along the track behind the farm. The path soon turns into the forest. From here on it starts to climb a little more and soon reaches a macadam road, which we just cross and continue walking through the forest, this time on flatter terrain. When you reach the signpost marking the national border, the path starts to climb steeply again and turns several times. There are educational boards along the way, as the historical site of Potočka zijalka is located along the route. Once you reach Potočka zijalka, continue along the path, which becomes a little more difficult and is consequently protected by stiles and wedges. The more difficult branch takes only a few minutes, and is then replaced by a forest track, which soon leads to a marked fork. Continue straight ahead on the path, which turns left and leads to another more difficult spur, protected by a stile. Descend the stile, then continue walking along the flatter path, which ascends just before the summit.

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