Brzika - Donačka gora (harder path)

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 follow the macadam road. From the road, an easier path first branches off to the right to Donačka gora, and we continue along the road to a left serpentine, where we leave the road and continue straight on, following the cart track, which crosses the northern slopes of Donačka gora. There is a short traverse and a climb up to an undistinguished saddle at Joški vrh, where you continue straight on (left Joški vrh), followed by some short descents and ascents on the north slope of Donačka gora. Predel descends cart track to a nearby forest road turnoff, then bear slightly right towards the more difficult route to Donačka Gora.
There is a steeper climb and you reach the next crossroads where you go right towards Donačka gora (left Kupčinji Vrh, straight ahead Vrhe Pass and Žetale), and at the next crossroads go right again.
Continue again in the route Donačka gora, and the path gradually changes to steep and, especially in wet weather, slippery slopes, over which we mostly cross-climb. We then come to a short technically difficult part, where a rope ladder helps us with the steep climb up a rocky slope. When the steep, difficult climb ends, we reach the main ridge Donačka gora, where the route splits.
Continue left (right main summit) and quickly reach the precipitous eastern summit of Donačka gora.
From the eastern summit, return to the last crossroads, then continue on the marked path, which continues slightly left of the ridge. There are a few short ascents and descents, on a path that occasionally leads up a rather steep slope, where there is a greater risk of slipping, especially in the wet. After about 20 minutes from the eastern summit, this route leads us to the one metre higher western summit Donačka gora.
Brzika - Rudijev dom 1:00, Rudijev dom - Výchni vrh Donačka gora 1:15, Výchni vrh Donačka gora - západni vrh Donačka gora 0:20.
Description and figures refer to April 2022.

On the way: Rudijev dom na Donački gori (590m), Donačka gora (eastern peak) (883m)

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