Kokarje (ŠRC Laze) - Tolsti vrh (Dobrovlje) (via Dom na Farbanci)

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Mozirje (accessed from Šoštanj or the Ljubljana - Maribor motorway (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:
There is a marked crossroads near the starting point, from where you take the lower road in the route Dom na Farbanci (slightly left Čreta via Tajna). The route initially takes you alongside the sports ground, where you continue straight ahead or slightly left at an unmarked crossroads. On the other side of ŠRC Laze, the road turns into cart track, which turns into a forest. Follow the wide cart track in the direction of the markings at a few forks, then at the point where cart track turns right and crosses the stream, continue left on the steep path. The track quickly becomes level, and then at the crossroads follow the markings again. A little further on, the ascent ends and there is a descent to a nearby asphalt road, which is followed to the right, and after passing two houses, you quickly reach the mountain direction signs, where you continue left over a wooden bridge, onto a footpath in the direction of Dom na Farbanci. Then climb through the forest, first following the cart track, and higher up on a well-maintained footpath, which leads past the Light Well. Above the well, cross another cart track, and then the relatively steep path slopes down a little and becomes an undistinguished valley. From the valley, soon turn slightly to the right, then first join the cart track, and a few steps higher still, a dirt road, which quickly leads to the Dom mountaineers na Farbanca (The House of the Mountaineers on Farbanca).
From Dom na Farbanci, continue left off the left-hand road, where the path takes you past a wooden hut into the forest. Through the forest, first climb along the mountain path, then reach the wide cart track, which continues the relatively steep climb. At a higher level, cart track turns sharp left, and at a higher level it turns slightly to the right, where it also lays down and splits into two parts. Continue along the slight left-hand one, which is also marked. The fairly level path leads past a small pothole, then quickly reaches a forest road, which is then climbed to the nearby marked crossroads Borovnjak, where you continue to the right in the direction of Tolstego vrh (left Čreta).
From the relatively slippery road, the markings soon direct us to a footpath that climbs slightly and leads us within a few minutes to the place where we join the path from Doma na Čreta. Continue to the right along a rather winding path which, after a few steps, leads to a beautiful viewpoint at the large cross. From the lookout point, which is flanked by two pleasant benches, we have a beautiful view of Vransko and the Posavje hills.
Continue along the gently sloping path, which descends steeply for a short time, then crosses occasionally steeper slopes and leads us to a small hamlet (Rucgar farm), where we also arrive at the next crossroads.
Continue to the right in the direction of Tolstego vrh and the NOB monument (to the left Lipa and St Jošt preval) along a path which begins to climb crosswise up a partly scenic slope. Higher up, the path turns to the right, enters the forest and descends gently for a short distance. After a few minutes of further walking, the path to Tolsti vrh turns sharp left (straight NOB monument 15 minutes) and gradually starts to climb steeper and steeper. Follow this relatively well-marked path all the way to Tolsti vrh.
Just a few steps below the summit, a beautiful view of Kamnik Savinja Alps opens up, and the path from St. Jošta joins us.

On the way: Potok (Mostni graben) (395m), Dom planincev Farbanca (702m)

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