Brzika - Donačka gora (eastern peak) (on ridge)

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive to Rogaška Slatina, then continue to Rogatec. In Rogatec, turn left at the roundabout in the direction of Ptuj, and then follow the main road to the Brzika Pass, where you will see red mountain direction signs and park in a suitable place.
b) Drive to Majšperk, then follow the signs for Stoperce on Rogatec. After Stoperce the road starts to climb steeply, and we follow it to the Brzika pass, where we see red mountain direction signs, at which we park in the appropriate place.

Path description:
From the starting point, follow the macadam road which branches off to the east and along which there are signs for Rudijev dom and Donačka gora. Walk along the dirt road for a short distance before the road descends gently to a nearby house and bear slightly left onto cart track, which climbs crossways along the edge of the hayfield. Continue a little further along the lower cart track, along which there are signs for Rudi's home, and then climb along the pasture fence to a small saddle linking Gaj (454 m) and Ženčaj (582 m).
At the saddle, go right and walk to a wider macadam road, which you follow to the left. The way ahead leads along a macadam road, which mostly climbs gently to moderately, with only a short part of the road going downhill a little. Higher up, the road turns right and leads us to a crossroads, where we go sharp left, following the signs for Rudi's home. There are a few minutes of cross-country climbing through the forest, and when we leave the forest, we go right and follow the less well-trodden path that leads us across the meadow to the hunting observatory, which is located on the saddle connecting Donačka gora with Ženčaj.
Here the path turns slightly to the left and ascends crosswise, and at a nearby house the path widens into a forest road, along which we continue to Rudi's house, a few minutes away.
From Rudi's house, continue left towards the top of Donačka gora (to the right Sv. Jurij, Rogatec and the source of the Sotla River) and initially walk along a macadam road, from which you will soon turn right towards an easier path to Donačka gora (a straightforward path to Donačka gora and Žetale).
The way forward climbs moderately through the forest at first, but after a few minutes it switches to steep slopes and becomes steeper. Further on, we climb along a well-maintained mountain trail, which climbs in many switchbacks. Higher up, you pass a memorial plaque commemorating Ernst Froelich, who in 1853 blazed the trail to Donačka gora, which was the first marked trail in Slovenia. After the memorial plaque, there is a few minutes' climb up the north-west slope of Donačka gora, then you reach a ridge where you go left. Climb up and along the forested ridge and within a few minutes reach the higher, western summit of Donačka gora.
From the western summit, continue along the marked ridge path towards Žetale. After a short descent, the ridge path retreats slightly to the right side, then continues with a few short ascents and descents, occasionally on a rather steep slope, where there is a greater risk of slipping, especially in wet conditions. After about 20 minutes of walking along and along the ridge, we reach a marked crossroads where the difficult path to Žetale and Kupčinji Vrh branches off to the left, and we continue straight on and after some 10 steps of further walking we reach the precipitous eastern summit of Donačka gora.
Brzika - Rudijev dom 1:00, Rudijev dom - west peak Donačka gora 0:45, west peak Donačka gora - east peak Donačka gora 0:20.
Description and figures refer to the situation in April 2022.

On the way: Rudijev dom na Donački gori (590m), Donačka gora (884m)

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