Dom na Osankarici - Veliki vrh (on Pohorje)

Access to the starting point:
a) Take the Oplotnica exit (to get here from the Štajerska motorway take the Slovenske Konjice or Slovenska Bistrica - south), then follow the signs for Osankarica. After about 12 km of ascent from the centre of Oplotnica, you will arrive at the parking lot near the Doma na Osankarici.
b) First drive to Lovrenc na Pohorju (to get here from the road Maribor - Dravograd), then continue driving towards Rogla and Koča na Pesku. From Koča na Pesku follow the signs for Osankarica, where you park in the parking lot under Dom na Osankarici. From the centre of Lovrenec on Pohorje to the starting point is about 26 km of mostly dirt road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, follow the marked path towards the Black Lake. First climb the stairs, then follow the cobbled wooden path. At a higher altitude, the path is laid and then descends a little further along the cobbled path to the Black Lake.
Continue along the lakeside for a short distance before the path splits.
Continue left in the direction of Sv. Treh kraljev (slightly right Oplotnica - the path past Kos) and continue climbing moderately through the forest. Higher up, you reach the indistinct northern ridge of Veliki vrh, where there is a marked crossroads.
Take the path to the right in the direction of Sv. Treh kraljev (to the left the Šumik waterfall, Ruše and Ruška koča) and continue climbing gently for a short time, gradually starting to descend gently a little beyond the cross, where there is also a signpost for Urška's path. After a few minutes of further walking, when you reach the ski slope of the ski resort Jakec - Trije kralji, leave the marked path towards Sv. Trem kralji and climb along the edge of the ski slope to Veliki vrh, a few minutes away, from where you can enjoy a beautiful view from the lookout point just below the peak.
From the viewpoint to the highest point is about a 1-minute walk through the forest.
Osankarica - Črno jezero 0:20, Črno jezero - Veliki vrh 0:35.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in January and April 2022.

On the way: Črno jezero on Pohorje (1196m)

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