Mislinjski graben (Pestotnik) - Rogla (via Ostruščica)
Starting point: Mislinjski graben (Pestotnik) (846 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,4674°N 15,2694°E |
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Name of path: via Ostruščica
Time of walking: 3 h
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Altitude difference: 671 m
Altitude difference po putu: 715 m
Map: Pohorje 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter):
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Access to the starting point:
First, drive to Mislinja (to get here from Slovenj Gradec or Velenje), then continue driving in the direction of Mislinjske Jark. When Mislinja ends, the road continues along the Mislinja River. Higher up, at the confluence of the Glažuta and Mislinja, there is a crossroads at which you park. The Pestotnik homestead is located slightly above the confluence, and there is a small dam in front of the crossroads. In summer and when there is no snow, you can drive further and shorten the route as you wish.
Path description:
From the confluence, continue along the right-hand road, which continues to climb along the Mislinja River. After a few 10 metres, the road to the left branches off to the Pestotnik homestead, and we continue straight ahead and continue to climb moderately. Higher up, we reach the next, this time marked, crossroads, from where we continue straight on in the direction of Roga and the Commission (the right road leads to Tolste Vrh nad Mislinjo). Shortly after the crossroads, the road turns sharp left and gradually moves away from the river Mislinja, and a little higher up leads out of the forest to Spodnja Komisija, where there is a crossroads at some houses, from which you continue to the right (straight towards Glažut). Spodnja Komisija soon ends, and the road continues to climb steeply to the right. At the left turn, the PP7 trail joins us from the right, and we follow the road to the former shepherd's village Zgornja Komisija, where we also leave the wider macadam road and continue to the right, on the narrower road that leads through the village to the last house.
From the last hut, where there is also a water trough, follow cart track into the forest. After a short climb, cart track splits, and we take the top left cart track (straight ahead Waterfall Lukov slap for 5 minutes). There are a couple of forks, where we follow the signs for PP7, and then we reach the dirt road, which we left at Zgornja Komisija. Follow the road for some 10 paces to the right, and then the PP7 trail signs direct you to the left, to cart track, which takes you out of the sparse forest onto a partly grassy plateau. The gently sloping path, which leads us further along the gently sloping meadows, is then followed all the way to a marked crossroads, where we reach the marked path Rogla - Lovrenška jezera. At the point where we reach the above-mentioned path, we have also reached Ostruščica (1498 m).
From Ostruščica we continue in the direction of Roga, and the trail continues to lead us along a worse road, which in winter is converted into a jogging track (during the time when the jogging track is arranged we walk along a parallel walking trail), and a little lower down the trail leads us along a pleasant grassy path. After a few minutes, you reach an asphalt road, which you follow to the left, and when you reach the bottom of the 4-seater, continue to the right, then walk to the top station of the cable car, from where you descend a few steps to a large parking lot near the Planja Hotel. From the parking lot, continue along the road towards Koča na Pesku. The road initially leads between the football field on the left and the church on the right. As soon as the playground ends, leave the road and continue slightly to the left along the initially parallel mountain path. The path ahead leads us past the NOB monument, behind which we gradually pass into a sparse spruce forest. There are a few crossroads where you follow the signs for the tower at Rogla. After about 15 minutes' walk from the Planja Hotel, the rather tortuous path, which follows the route of a winter cross-country skiing track, leads us to the top of Rogla, where the 30-metre-high lookout tower stands.
If there is no risk of thunderstorms, you can climb the tower at your own risk, from which you will have a beautiful view over most of Pohorje and, in good visibility, also Karawanks, Kamnik Savinja Alps and Triglav.
Pestotnik - Ostruščica 2:30, Ostruščica - Hotel Planja 15 minutes, Hotel Planja - Rogla 15 minutes.
We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Koča na Pesku
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