Zgornja Polskava - Sveti Trije kralji (via Kočno)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway exit Slovenska Bistrica-North, head towards Slov. Bistrica and at the crossroads Slov. Bistrica-Maribor turn right along the old road for Maribor to the village of Zg. Polskava. In the centre of Zg. Polskava (opposite the post office) there is a parking lot where you can park in front of KUD-m at Mladinska ul. 12.

Path description:
The route starts in front of the PD Pohorje signboard in the centre of Zg. Polskava (Mladinska ul. 12), over the bridge and along the river Polskava follow the signs along the regional road to the crossroads, where you turn left along the road to Kočno. At a sharp bend, follow the signs to the left, following the forest path to the road leading to the village of Kočno, one of the most beautiful villages in Slovenia. Through the village you can visit the open-air museum at each farm. Follow the road signs to the forest, where you turn right at a sharp bend into the forest to the ruins of Gromberg Castle. At the castle, turn left along the marked path and back onto the road. Continue to the chapel and turn right off the road through the forest to St Martin's Church.
At the end of St Martin's Church turn right, through the village of Šmartno na Pohorju, past the chapel and at the bend (by the signpost) turn right past the Dovnik Guesthouse. Follow the road to the crossroads Smrečno, where turn left into the forest along the macadam road to the crossroads Trije Kralji-Areh. Continue behind the farm across the meadow into the forest to the pond. Continue along the left side of the pond through the woods to the road which leads to the hamlet of Smrečno on the left. Cross the bridge and after 200 m turn right at the crossroads and after a few metres turn left into the forest. Continue along the path on a moderate slope, crossing the asphalt road once in between, and shortly before the end, the path from Veliki Tinja joins from the left. Continue through the woods to the Church of St. Three Kings, where you will reach your destination.

On the way: Reka Polskava (338m), Muzej na prostem - vas Kočno (402m), Grad Gromberg (427m), Cerkev sv. Martina (774m), Gasilski dom Šmartno na Pohorju (773m), Ribnik (758m), Močnik (760m), Cerkev sv. Treh kraljev (1181m)

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