Kokarje (ŠRC Laze) - Holy Mother of God on Čreta (via Tajna)

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Mozirje (accessed from Šoštanj or the motorway Ljubljana - Maribor (exit Šentrupert), from where you continue from the main roundabout towards Gornji Grad and the Logar valley. A few kilometres further on, after the Petrol station, turn left in the direction of Nazarje. Continue through Nazarje, following the signs for Dobletina and Šmartno ob Dreti. Shortly after Dobletina and before Lačja vas, turn left in the direction of Kokari. Cross the bridge over the river Dreta, then quickly arrive at Kokarje, where at the marked crossroads continue slightly to the right in the direction of the Laze sports ground, which is reached after a further 100 m of driving. Park in the parking lot next to ŠRC Laze.
b) Drive to Šmartno ob Dreti (to get here from Gornji Grad, Ljubno ob Savinji or Vransko via the Lipa Pass), then continue driving towards Nazarje. After Lačja vas turn right in the direction of Kokary. Cross the bridge over the river Dreta, then quickly arrive at Kokarje, where at the marked crossroads turn slightly right in the direction of the Laze sports ground, which is reached after a further 100 m of driving. Park in the parking lot next to ŠRC Laze.

Path description:
Near the starting point there is a marked crossroads, from where we take the upper road in the direction of Čreta via Tajna (slightly right Čreta past Dom na Farbanci). The road soon turns into cart track, which then climbs moderately through the forest, and after a few minutes brings us to a place where we are joined on the left by a marked path leading from the centre of the village of Kokarje.
From this crossroads, turn right and continue along the path cart track. A little further on, there are a few crossroads where you follow the markings and then gradually change to a path which crosses one of the cart tracks higher up, and again joins another one in a transitional way. Higher up, follow the wider track which crosses the slopes to the right, leading over or under several fallen trees. There is a short, slightly steeper climb to reach a dirt road, which is followed to the right. Follow the road for a short distance and then, at a small crossroads, continue on the path which climbs between a wider track on the left and the road on the right. Continue along or slightly below a wooded ridge, then the woods end and the well-marked path climbs across a grassy slope. During the cross-climb, the path leads over some cart tracks, then turns slightly more to the right and reaches a macadam road near the Kraple homestead.
The road reaches behind the homestead and is followed to the right. A slightly steeper ascent follows along the road, which climbs up the rather steep slopes of Kraplet Peak (905 m). After the sign (cross), you soon leave the road and continue right into the forest, where you first cross a small spring, and then follow the left-hand upper cart track, which quickly leads you back to the road. Again, follow the road to the right in the direction of Čreta, and quickly leave the forest and, taking in the beautiful views, arrive at a marked crossroads located between the Church of St. Mother of God and the Church of St. Catherine.
From this crossroads, take a sharp left in the direction of Čreta and Mozirje (straight ahead Dom na Čreti, to the right St. Jošt, St. Katarina and Motnik) and continue along the cart track, which leads you through the forest. Once the path through the forest is laid, it leads us first past the chapel and then past the NOB memorial. After the memorial, we leave the forest and the path leads us to the Church of St. Mother of God, from where we have a beautiful view that reaches all the way to the highest peaks of the Kamnik Savinja Alps and the eastern Karavanke Mountains (Karavanke Karavanke). Description and figures refer to the situation in 2016 (January).

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Dom na Čreti, Vrhe

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