Liboje - Gozdnik

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Maribor motorway, take the Žalec exit and continue towards Arji vas. At the crossroads at the end of the village, continue straight on towards Liboj. Shortly after the sign, at the end of the village of Liboje, you will see a mountain sign for Liboje. Continue for another 100m to a small parking area by the road, where the footpath to Šmohor and Malič begins. The start of the footpath is not marked (if we have driven to the Ramšak water source, we are already too far).

Path description:
From the parking lot, turn left onto the footpath, which climbs gently across the meadow. After a few minutes of ascent, the path crosses a macadam road, where you first see the mountain sign for Šmohor. The path then climbs to the top of the meadow, after which it goes into the forest and after a further few minutes' walk leads us to the forest road, where we continue straight up towards Šmohorja. The path continues through the forest and becomes steeper and steeper. After a good half an hour's walk, the steepness eases and the path leads us to cart track. From cart track the signs for Šmohor soon direct us left on the path which, after another short climb, leads us to a forest road where we continue right towards Šmohor. After a few metres of gentle downhill, the marked footpath to Malič branches off to the left. Here too, continue to the right, first along the road and then along the footpath, which quickly leads to the Dom na Šmohorju.
From Dom na Šmohorju, continue in the direction of Kalo, Mrzlica and Gozdnik. The way forward initially crosses a larger meadow, then passes into the lane of the forest, through which it descends to the nearby road. Once on the road, continue in the same direction, and we follow it to where it splits in two. This time we continue along the left-hand road, which takes us to the church of St. Mohor in a few 10 steps.
From the church, which is surrounded by a number of old lime trees, we follow a marked mountain path, which soon returns to the macadam road. Continue along the road, which bypasses the top of Pernice on the right-hand side, and then begins a moderate descent, leading to a marked crossroads. From the crossroads, continue in the direction of Kala and Mrzlice and continue along a noticeably narrower macadam road, which leads us past a sign and a small well to the next crossroads, where we continue straight ahead. The road is then laid and after some 10 m leads us to a place where the signs for Kal, Mrzlica and Gozdnik direct us to the right on the ascending cart track. The way forward leads us past the NOB memorial, after which we soon arrive at the next crossroads. This time continue to the right in the direction of Gozdnik (slightly left down Mrzlica), and we follow cart track to a place where the forest thins out a little. Here a narrower cart track branches off to the right, along which we soon see signs, and this gradually turns into a footpath. The way forward climbs steeply for a short time, then lays down and gradually leads us to the ridge of the Little Wood. Walking along the initially gently sloping ridge, the path then climbs steeply and quickly leads us to the undistinguished summit of Malega Gozdnik. A short descent follows and the path leads us to the saddle between the two peaks of Gozdnik. The way forward gradually begins to climb steeper and steeper, but it leads us along a relatively steep and especially in the wet for a slip dangerous ridge. The path is higher and within a few minutes of further walking leads us to the summit, in the middle of which there is a wooden bivouac.

On the way: Dom na Šmohorju mountain hut (784m), Mali Gozdnik (981m)

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