Koča na Klopnem vrhu - Koča na Šumiku

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Dravograd, then continue to Maribor. Shortly after Ožbalt, leave the main road and turn right over the bridge over the River Drava towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. On the other side of the river, the road starts to climb slightly and soon leads to the next crossroads, where we turn left in the direction of the village Činžat (right Lovrenc to Pohorje). In Činžat, where we join the road from Ruš, we turn right in the direction of Koča na Klopnem vrh. Above the village, the road becomes macadam, and initially climbs along the Lampreht stream. Higher up, the road leads past the Lampreht farm, and we follow the road at the crossroads in the direction of Koča na Klopnem vrh. When you reach the hut, park in a suitable place near it.
b) Drive to Ruše (to get here from Maribor or Selnica ob Dravi) and then continue driving towards Lovrenec on Pohorje. When you reach the village of Činžat, leave the road leading to Lovrenc na Pohorju and drive left along the initially still asphalted road in the direction of Klopnem vrh (Cottage on Klopne Top). Above the village, the road becomes macadam and initially climbs along the Lampreht stream. Higher up, the road leads past the Lampreht farm, and we follow the road at the crossroads in the direction of Koča na Klopnem vrh. When you reach the hut, park in a suitable place near it.
c) From the Ljubljana - Maribor motorway, take the exit Slovenske Konjice and continue driving towards the above-mentioned place. From Slovenske Konjice continue towards Zrečy, and we continue along the road in the direction of Roga. When you arrive at Rogla, continue along the main road, and we will follow it down to Koča na Pesku. At the hut, turn right in the direction of Osankarica and Klopnem vrh. Continue on the macadam road, then at all subsequent crossroads follow the road towards the Hut on Klopnem vrh. Park in a suitable place near the hut.

Path description:
From Koča na Klopnem vrhu continue along the road in the direction of Osankarice and Koča na Šumiku. The road soon leads to the first crossroads, where you continue straight on (right Koča na Pesku and Rogla). From the crossroads, walk along the wide macadam road for only a few more 10 metres, and then turn slightly right onto the initially wide cart track. Cart track leads us first past the NOB monument and then onto a meadow, where it narrows. On the other side of the meadow, cross a small stream and then begin a slightly steeper climb. Higher up, the slightly wider cart track lies again and, after a few minutes' further walking, leads us to a marked crossroads.
Continue along the wider cart track in the direction of Koča na Šumiku (slightly to the right Osankarica and Falski rybnik). Continue along cart track for a while, then it leads to a macadam road, which gradually starts to descend moderately. A little lower down, leave the road and follow the parallel cart track, which soon returns to the road. Walk along the road for a while and then turn right again, this time onto a beautiful forest path that continues to the right of the dirt road. Lower down, the path leads to a wooden hut, after which we return to the road. We continue down the road for a short distance and then arrive at a marked crossroads where a marked path branches off to the right down towards the Šumik waterfall and the Ruška hut, and we continue straight on along the road in the direction of Smolnik and Ruš. Just a little further on, we reach a small crossroads, where we continue straight on, then continue right down a footpath, which leads down to the parking area next to the Šumik Cottage. From the parking lot, it's an easy walk of just 10 steps to the hut.

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