Celje - Vrunčev dom na Svetini

Access to the starting point:
Celje, Slovenia's third-largest city, is practically reachable from several sides. Park somewhere between the train station and the bridge over the Savinja towards Laško. The problem could be that the car parks are mainly pay-per-use. . . if you arrive by train, these problems are of course eliminated.

Path description:
Start at the bridge over the Savinja River at the sign with a panoramic view of the Celje Hills. The trail in the part up to the turn-off to Srebotnik is an introductory part of the CPP - Celjska planinske trail. In the first part you walk along the path between the Savinja and the railway line to the confluence of the Voglajna and the Savinja. Continue over the bridge and under the railway line to the right and continue along the Pelikan Trail to the Old Castle.
From the castle, continue left steeply uphill past the inn and follow the well-trodden path through the village of Osenca. The path from Teharje joins from the left. Continue on the asphalt road through Pečovje and follow the forks, mainly to the right, which are well marked.
In the forest part, the mountain path from Štori called "past Marija" joins from the left. Continue along the forest road by two or three houses/weekends and then again to the left along a slightly narrower forest path and, higher up, partly also logging trail. The path climbs again a little steeper and there are also a few railings on the left, more as a fence than as a handrail.
Soon we reach a crossroads, straight ahead and higher for Srebotnik, while we continue left and after a good hundred metres down reach the Chapel of Our Lady carved into the rock face of Srebotnik. Here there is a bench, table and a registration box, and after a short rest we continue from the chapel up the forest path/train and follow the signs and direction boards for Svetina or the Barbara's Way signs. There is a fork in the larger grassy clearing, where we continue left to Alma's home, and right is the path to Tolsti vrh. . .
Follow the forest path to the crossroads where the path continues right down to Svetina while we continue straight in the direction of Alma's home at Svetina, which is soon reached.
From Alma's home we continue eastwards and soon, following the undulating path, at the crossroads of Ramanca on the left, we join the path from Štor through Bojanski graben and over Žlajfa.
Continue straight ahead and soon reach an asphalt road, a settlement of houses and cottages along the road and to the left of the Vrunčev trail, today the Hunting Lodge at Svetina.

On the way: Stari grad na Grajskem hribu (407m), Almin dom na Svetini mountain hut (772m)

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