Kebelj - Veliki vrh (on Pohorje)

Access to the starting point:
Take the Oplotnica exit (to get here from the Štajerska motorway, take the Slovenske Konjice or Slovenska Bistrica - south), then first follow the signs for Osankarica, then for the settlement Kebelj. When you arrive in Kebelj, turn left out of the centre of the settlement towards the cemetery, then park next to it.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the road leading along the upper north side of the cemetery, and when the road ends after about 50 m, turn right along the marked path (Oplotnica on the left).
The way ahead leads along the marked cart track, which turns right before entering the forest and continues along the edge of the forest, and from the above-mentioned cart track, the markings direct us to the left to the narrower cart track, which continues through the forest. Follow the markings through the forest, and when the path turns slightly to the right, after a short crossing, a second path from the settlement Kebelj joins us from the right.
Go left here and you will quickly reach the ruins of Kebeljski or Zajčev Castle.
Go around the ruins on the left and follow the signs to the nearby asphalt road, where you go straight up. Just a little further on, the asphalt road turns right, and the path to Osankarica (the Kebelj Transversal Route) branches off to the left. Leave the asphalt road just a little further on, where the signs for the Black Lake direct you to the left into the forest. There is a short climb through the forest, and then we pass many rubbish bins to reach a nearby farmhouse (there is also a warning for a vicious dog from the opposite direction). At the farmhouse, the road becomes asphalt, and we quickly return to the slightly wider asphalt road, which we continue to climb. After a few minutes, the signs direct us left onto the grassy cart track, which we climb along the edge of the forest, and higher up, we pass a house and rejoin the asphalt road, which leads us to the next marked crossroads.
Continue to the right in the direction of Treh Kraljev and Črni jezero (left Črno jezero - the path past Kos) and follow the road to the crossroads near the NOB monument.
From the crossroads, turn right towards the access road, and at the sign for the cul-de-sac, turn left onto the marked footpath which continues through the forest. It takes about 20 minutes to climb through the forest, following the signs, and then you reach a road, which you follow for about 10 steps to the right, where you reach the Hotel Jakec, above which is the Church of St. Three Kings.
From the Church of the Three Kings, continue in the direction of the Black Lake and the Urška Trail, where you will quickly reach the edge of the nearby ski slope of the RTC Jakec - Trije kralji ski resort. The way forward initially takes you along the edge of the forest, just a few metres away from the ski slope, and higher up you cross the ski slope to the right (during ski slope opening hours, you cross the ski slope above the ski lift). On the other side of the ski slope, the path goes slightly to the right and leads under the reservoir.
A little beyond the lake we reach the connecting ski slope, which we continue to climb (during the ski slope operation we walk along the leftmost edge of the ski slope), when a few minutes higher we reach the second ski slope, where the marked path towards the Black Lake crosses the ski slope, and we continue along the left edge, where there are also markings for the Urška trail (Urška's trail). A few minutes of steeper climbing follows and, with increasingly beautiful views, we reach a bench on the Big Top, from where we have a beautiful view of Pohorje and the valley.
From here you can continue another 10 m into the forest, where the highest point of the peak is located.
Kebelj - Hare's Castle 0:20, Hare's Castle - St. Trije Kralji 1:20, St. Three Kings - Veliki vrh 0:30.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in January and April 2022.

On the way: Kebelj castle (Castle Zajec) (813m), Nadgrad (851m), Sveti Trije kralji (1181m)

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