Log - Žigartov vrh

Access to the starting point:
From the road Maribor - Ruše, in the village Bistrica ob Dravi, turn left (right from the route of Ruše) towards Log. Continue through Log, and at the end of the settlement, at the junction of several roads, park in a suitable place by the bus station.
Park in such a way as not to obstruct traffic or the bus.

Path description:
From the starting point, take the road slightly to the right, with markings along the way (to the left the road to Pečki, to the right part of the village of Log). Follow the road for a short distance, then before a few houses, continue left into the forest, where you initially climb steeply. Walk along a small ridge, then get on the road, which you follow for a few 10 steps, then go left into the forest, where the path continues. A little further on, cross the road once more, then start climbing steeply up the gradually steeper forested ridge. Higher up, the path becomes very steep and, especially in the wet, dangerous to slip on for a few minutes. Above the steepest part, the path gradually lays down and leads us a little further to a meadow, along the edge of which we continue. A few minutes of moderate climbing follows and we arrive at Doma na Pečkah.
Behind the lodge, step out onto the road and we head in the direction of Glažuta and the Maribor hut.
We continue along cart track, over which there is a lock, and then signs by the shooting range lead us into the forest, through which we then climb. After a few minutes of climbing, take the cart track slightly to the right (straight Mariborska koča) and continue to climb through the forest, following the signs. Cross the macadam road a little higher up, then go right at the next crossroads, by an older mountain direction sign, towards Ruška hut. Cross the road two more times and when you reach it again, continue along it to the right in the direction of Glažuta. After a few minutes, leave the road and turn slightly right on cart track, which runs parallel to the road, but slightly lower. Also on cart track, cross the slopes for a while, and after leaving the forest, climb moderately and reach Glažuta in a few minutes on a partly grassy slope.
From the Dom na Glažuuta, descend in 10 steps to a nearby crossroads, from where you turn onto the road towards Areha (left Mariborska koča, right Ruše). Cross the road and climb to the right, leaving the road when you arrive under the ski lift and continuing along the marked track by the ski lift. The way forward takes us under the ski lift for some time, or along the ski lift we continue until the top of the ski lift, where we go slightly left to the nearby asphalt road, which we reach in the vicinity of the Areh Hotel.
Here go left across the road onto the macadam road (follow the road ahead Žigartov vrh and the Šumik waterfall, Ruše on the right) and in two minutes of further walking you will arrive at the Ruše hut on Arehu.
From the hut return to the asphalt road and then continue along the road towards Šumik, Cojzerica and Žigartovo vrh. At first, the road still leads us along a large parking lot, but then the road goes into the forest and climbs gently. After about 10 minutes of further walking, you arrive at a marked crossroads where the path to the left branches off towards the Šumik waterfall and Bajgot. Continue straight ahead on the wider macadam road, from which turn left for a minute or so, as the signs for Žigartov vrh direct you left onto a worse forest road, which leads up to the nearby ski resort. Continue along the edge of the ski slope, and higher up the path goes slightly left and into the forest. Continue through the forest, following the signs, and follow this path until you reach the summit, a few minutes away.
Log - Pečke 1:00, Pečke - Glažuta 1:20, Glažuta - Areh 0:45, Areh - Žigartov vrh 0:30. .
Description and pictures refer to the situation in May 2022.

On the way: Pečke (720m), Dom na Glažuti (1025m), Ruška koča na Arehu (1246m)

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