Oplotnica - Dom na Osankarici (po Kebeljski transverzali)

Access to the starting point:
Leave the Maribor - Ljubljana motorway at the Tepanje exit. From the roundabout take the exit to the village Tepanje and drive in the route Slovenska Bistrica, but only until the crossroads where you will see signs for Oplotnica. Turn left here and follow the road to the above-mentioned place. Park in Oplotnica in one of the several car parks (there are usually enough car parks).

Path description:
The trailhead and the first red mountain signposts will be found in the centre of Oplotnica, from where you continue east along Ulica Pohorskega bataljona. Follow the road to where the signs for Lačna Gora direct you left up Vinogradniško Street, which takes you around two bends to reach the village.
For some time we continue to climb steeply on the asphalt, then when the asphalt road begins to descend, we leave it and continue on the right past the sign to the gently sloping path (there are signs for the Black Lake along the way). After about a minute of further walking, we go left into the forest (a marking and an arrow on the birch) through which we begin to climb steeply to the forest road, which we only cross. Above the road, the path turns left and gradually turns into a more overgrown part, through which you quickly reach the Church of St. Mohorje.
From the church, continue north along the initially level path, which turns into a spruce forest and begins to climb steeply. The forest soon ends and the path leads through meadows to the village of Kebelj.
When we reach the first houses in the village, we cross the main road (on the other side of the road there are mountain signs showing us the way) and climb up towards a nearby residential house. In front of the courtyard, turn right onto a path that leads to a larger meadow (this part is not marked). Walk along a fainter path across the meadow towards a small wooden house, which is located by the first large tree.
From the house, walk to the nearby cross, where you go left (to the right is the cemetery at the village of Kebelj and the water). The path, which has been laid for some time, starts to climb steeply and turns into a forest. Once in the forest, we almost imperceptibly join the Kebelj transversal (the trail markings are Yellow-Green for some time from here on). At the end of the steep part we will come to the ruins of the Hare's Castle.
Go around the castle on the left and into the forest, where the trail starts to descend. At the end of the descent, you will reach the village of Nadgrad.
A little further on, we reach a right turn, where we continue to the left in the direction of the Kebelj transversal (to the right St. Trije Kralji and the Black Lake). The way ahead leads us quickly out of the forest and across the meadow to the next farm. Continue past the farm along a sloping road, which leads us a little further on past a small waterfall, after which we leave the road and continue to the right. A few minutes' climb follows and you arrive at the Peterček farm, which you quickly bypass. The path returns to the forest and continues climbing towards Grmi Farm, next to which there is an old and large Grmi lime tree. After the farm, the path returns to the forest and climbs gently. Just before leaving the forest, cross a small bridge over a small stream and then climb across a meadow or along the grassy cart track to the farm Košir (during the climb to the farm, a beautiful view opens up towards Oplotnica). From Koširje, continue along the macadam road to the Adam farm (the farm is located in the village of Kot), where you will reach an asphalt road. Follow the asphalt road to the Vršič farm (there are small lakes nearby), from where you will continue uphill. Then walk for about 30 minutes on the asphalt road to Dom na Osankarici (no asphalt for the last 5 minutes).
It is recommended to walk the route in good weather, as the ascent often offers a nice view.

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