Mislinja - Ostruščica (via Tolsti Vrh)

Access to the starting point:
From Slovenj Gradec or Velenje drive to Mislinja, where you park in the parking lot at the junction for Mislinja Jarek.

Path description:
From the starting point, first carefully cross the side road and then walk for a short distance along the pavement in the direction of Velenje. You will quickly arrive at a crossroads where signs for Rogla and Tolsti vrh direct you left onto a side road that gradually starts to climb. Shortly after Mislinja ends, the road leads us under the ski jumps, and a little further on we get a wonderful view of Mislinja, Uršlja gora and part of Pec. A little further on, we reach a small crossroads, from which we continue straight on in the direction of the marked path to Rogla (Turjak homestead on the right, but we can also reach Doliča). Shortly after this crossroads, signs direct us to the right, to a footpath that begins to climb through the forest. After a short climb, reach the old cart track, follow it to the left, and then, on an undistinguished wooded ridge, continue to the right on a steeper path. When the next cart track is reached, the path is laid and we follow this cart track to the left. The way forward leads us past a small well, and then at a few crossroads we follow the markings. After a few minutes we return to the asphalt road, and after passing the Vivod homestead (the homestead is located slightly to the right of the main road) we arrive on a scenic slope, which opens up a beautiful view towards the surrounding hills. Walk for a short time along the beautiful views, and then the signs for Rogla direct you to the left into the forest. Follow the signs through the forest again, then return to the asphalt road, which you will reach just by the protective fence you need to cross. Do not walk long on the road, as the markings lead you left again onto the footpath. Once back on the road, walk along it to the first crossroads, from which you continue to cart track, which continues between the two roads (if you continue straight ahead, you will reach the Vovk homestead, and to the right is the road to the Lemeš, Gros, Pačnik. . . homesteads). The path quickly leads us to an undistinguished ridge, where the forest ends on the right side. Continue walking above the Gros homestead, and for a short time follow the wider cart track, but the markings quickly direct you slightly left to the older logging trail. A stream crossing follows, and then after a short further crossing we arrive out of the forest. Continue left up along the pasture fence, and when you reach the macadam road, continue right to the nearby Vetrih homestead, at which you continue left up. At a higher altitude, reach another dirt road, which you follow to the right, and then, before the Francuh homestead, continue along the upper road. Walk along the road for a few minutes and then bear slightly left on a marked footpath which gradually moves away from the road. Pass the nearby pasture of the Matic homestead on the left, then cross the dirt road again.
The walking on the roads ends for a while, and the path leads us along cart track, which climbs through the forest. When the forest ends, we arrive below the Volovica peak (1455 m), where the path loses its way in the meadows. Continue east across the meadows, perhaps a little to the north, and then at the indistinct summit of Volovica the path becomes more distinct again.
The trail continues along the plateau Pohorje and continues with some short ascents and descents. The occasionally rather boggy path then leads us south of the indistinct summit of Turn (1463 m), and after this summit we soon reach PP7, where the path to Luke's Waterfall branches off to the left.
Continue straight ahead, continuing on the occasionally boggy path, followed by some easy ascent to the indistinct peak Kraguljišče (1454 m).
An easy descent follows, and then the marked path from Vitanje joins us from the right. A few 10 metres further on, we reach the asphalt road leading from Zreč towards Rogla, and we climb along its edge all the way to the large parking lot next to the Rogla ski resort, or the Planja Hotel.
From the parking lot, we continue in the direction of Ostruščica and Lovrenška jezera, following the path which leads us in a few steps to the top station of the 4-seater chairlift. Follow the chairlift down to the nearby asphalt road, which you follow a few steps to the left, and then continue to the right in the direction of Lovrenski Lakes. Walk along the winding meadow and then join the cart track, which leads to the indistinct summit of Ostruščice.
Mislinja - Hotel Planja 4:00, Hotel Planja - Ostruščica 15 minutes.

On the way: Tolsti Vrh pri Mislinji (841m), Volovica (1455m), Kraguljišče (1454m), Hotel Planja (1474m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Ribniško jezero, Ribniška koča, Rogla, Lovrenška jezera, Jezerski vrh

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