Source of Ljubija - Smrekovec (via Leskovškova pustota)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Maribor take the exit Šentrupert and then continue in the direction of Mozirje and Logarska dolina. At the beginning of Mozirje, turn right out of the roundabout in the direction of Bele Vode, then follow the signs for Ljubija graben. Higher up, the asphalt ends and after a short, rather steep section, the road is laid and leads past the Rožman homestead to a water reservoir located near the confluence of Ljubija and Kramarica. Park in a suitable place next to the water reservoir.
b) From Ljubno ob Savinji or Gornji Grad, take the Mozirje, and from there, from the roundabout near the Hofer shop, continue in the direction of Bele Vode, then follow the signs for the Ljubija graben. Higher up, the asphalt ends and after a short, rather steep section, the road lays down and leads past the Rožman homestead to a water reservoir located near the confluence of Ljubija and Kramarica. Park in a suitable place next to the water reservoir.
c) Drive to Šoštanj, where from the roundabout by the TPP we continue in the direction of Bele Vode. After the bridge over the river Páka and after the railway line at the crossroads, continue straight on in the direction Bele Vode and follow the direction mentioned above at the following crossroads. Continue past the church to Bele Vode, and then arrive at the pass north of Sv. Križ. After the precipice, the road starts to descend and then, in a cross-descent, leads to the valley of the brook Kramarica, where we continue to the left. Continue descending along the KramaricaXX stream, then, when you reach the confluence of the Kramarica and LjubijaXX, park in a suitable space by the water reservoir.

Path description:
From the starting point at the water reservoir, continue left along the Ljubija stream, where there is a green ramp over a minor road. After the ramp, continue along the minor road, which leads through a picturesque gorge. In a few minutes you will reach a relatively strong karst spring, where the Ljubija stream rises. From the spring, continue along the road, which is worse and rather eroded from frequent downpours, and which continues through the Ljubija graben. Higher up, the gorge splits in two, and we continue along the left-hand gorge, along which the worse road continues. The slopes along the way become less steep, and then suddenly you are in a vast meadow. The path continues along the left-hand edge of the meadow, then joins a wider dirt road, which you follow to the right (straight ahead Dom na Smrekovcu - follow the road).
Follow the road for a few minutes to reach the farm Leskovšek, where continue left on cart track, which climbs steeply over a view hay meadow. From the hay meadow, there is a fine view towards Sv. Križ, and cart track turns into a forest only a little higher up, through which it then climbs. Cart track climbs transversely to the left for most of the time, then turns right at a large clearing (Leskovškova pustota) near the hunting observation post and climbs through a clearing. At the top of the clearing, just before the path enters the forest, a wooden hut will be seen to the left of the path. As the path returns to the woods, it soon turns sharp left and then climbs cross-country until it joins a wider macadam road, which you follow to the right.
Follow the road for a few minutes, then when you reach the waymarked path continue left up the waymarked path (right Bele Vode, straight ahead on the road saddle Kramarica). Higher up, cross another road, where the path to the left continues towards Golte, and we emerge from the forest a little above the road, where we continue to the right in the direction of Dom na Smrekovcu. From the point where you leave the forest, a few minutes of a slightly more scenic route and you will reach Dom na Smrekovcu.
From Dom na Smrekovcu we continue towards the top of Smrekovec, where the path first leads us through a short lookout from which we open a view towards the central Kamnik Savinja Alps, then passes into a sparse forest, where after a short climb we reach a marked crossroads, where we continue to the right (straight Komen, Travnik. . . ). From the crossroads onwards, the forest is further thinned, and then, after a completely uncultivated part, it leads us a little more to the right, where, with views that reach far and wide, we reach the pyramid at the top of Smrekovec without much difficulty. Description and figures refer to the situation in 2016 (March).

On the way: Leskovšek (950m), Leskovškova pustota (1101m), Dom na Smrekovcu mountain hut (1375m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Krnes, Komen

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