Dom na Osankarici - Črno jezero on Pohorje

Access to the starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana - Maribor motorway, take the Slovenske Konjice exit and follow the road to the above-mentioned place. At Slovenske Konjice turn right towards Oplotnica, which is a few kilometres away on a winding road. At Oplotnica, where you join the road from Slovenska Bistrica, turn left towards Osankarica. Continue along the Oplotnica stream for some time, then reach a crossroads where the road splits into two. Here you can continue left towards Osankarica, or right towards the village of Kebelj. If you continue on the left road, it soon turns into a macadam road, and higher up it leads to a slightly larger crossroads, where you continue to the right in the direction of Osankarica (left Rogla). From the crossroads, there are a few more serpentines and the macadam road leads to a parking lot under Dom na Osankarici (from the fork in the road, it is about 9 km to the starting point). If you continue on the right road, you can reach Dom na Osankarici by a slightly longer, but still asphalted, road. All junctions are well marked.
b) From the motorway Maribor - Ljubljana, take the exit Slovenska Bistrica - South, then continue to Oplotnica. At Oplotnica, where you see signs for Osankarica, continue straight ahead, then climb for a while along the Oplotnica stream, where after a short climb you reach a point where the road splits into two parts. Here you can continue left towards Osankarica, or right towards the village of Kebelj. If you continue on the left road, it soon turns into a macadam road, and higher up it leads to a slightly larger crossroads, where you continue to the right in the direction of Osankarica (left Rogla). From the crossroads, there are a few more serpentines and the macadam road leads to a parking lot under Dom na Osankarici (from the fork in the road, it is about 9 km to the starting point). If you continue on the right road, you can reach Dom na Osankarici by a slightly longer, but still asphalted, road. All junctions are well marked.
c) Drive to Ruše (to get here from Maribor or Selnica ob Dravi) and then continue to Smolnik and higher up to Šumik. At the junction where the road to Koča na Šumiku turns right, continue straight ahead. There is a sharp left turn near which is the trailhead for the Šumik waterfall, and we arrive just a little further on at the next crossroads, where we continue to the right in the direction of Osankarica. A few kilometres of macadam road follow and you reach a parking area under the Dom na Osankarici.

Path description:
From the parking lot near the Osankarić home, follow the footpath towards the Black Lake. The path climbs up the stairs and then leads into a swampy forest. The path through the forest is partly on small wooden bridges, which allow you to walk on dry ground. After 20 minutes of pleasant walking, the path leads to the Black Lake.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sveti Trije kralji ( 40 min)

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