Moravče - GEOSS (via Pivkelj)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Maribor, take the exit Krtina and then continue in the direction of Moravče. At Moravče, turn right and park in the marked parking lot near the parish church.
b) From the direction of Zasavje, take the first exit to Izlake and from there continue towards Moravče. At Moravče, at the crossroads near the church, where the main road turns right, continue straight ahead and park in the marked parking lot near the parish church.

Path description:
From the Moravče centre, continue along the main road leading to Izlaki. At first, walk along the pavement, and a little beyond the Nissan Krulc company, turn slightly right, onto the road in the direction of the settlements Ribče and Dešen and the Ušte - Žerenk Mountain Lodge. The way forward begins to climb along a slightly narrower asphalt road, from which, looking back, we have a beautiful view towards Limbarska gora, and with good visibility the views reach all the way to the highest peaks of the Kamniško Savinjske Alps. Shortly after Moravče ends, we reach the hamlet of Podbrdo, where we leave the asphalt road and continue left in the direction of the mountain home and St. Nicholas.

After the houses, which you pass on the left, the path goes into the forest and starts to climb a little more, but it also splits quite quickly.

Take the left path (St Nicholas on the right), which climbs crosswise to the left, and higher up widens into the newer cart track. Climb for a few minutes along the above-mentioned cart track, then again along the mountain path, which crosses a dirt road higher up, and a few 10 steps higher up, reaches an asphalt road, which is followed to the left. Follow the road to a small pass, where signs direct you to the left, to a path that crosses a meadow, over which you can walk to the nearby mountain home, enjoying the beautiful views.

From the mountain lodge, continue straight on towards Zgornja Slivna and the top of Pivkelj, where you will reach an asphalt road through the lane of a forest. Continue past the Oselet Ranch, where you will reach a small crossroads on the lower road, and at the next crossroads take the upper right road, which is also marked for GEOSS. The road then climbs through the forest and quickly turns right and splits. Take the left macadam road (the right road leads to a nearby house), which ascends to the hamlet of Štance Laze. In the hamlet, the road is laid and you walk along it to a marked crossroads, where you go right, on the path towards Pivklja and GEOSS (straight unmarked path towards St Florian, Zgornja Gora and GEOOS past St Florian).

There is some easy walking along the edge of the forest, and then the signs lead us into the forest, and the path descends. The descent does not take long, but after a few minutes of ascent we reach cart track, where we go left (to the right we arrive at the top of the Ušenišče quarry, which is also pointed out by a rather old warning sign).
Follow the gently sloping cart track to the next marked crossroads, where the signs for Pivkelj direct you to the right (straight ahead Zgornja Slivna and GEOSS).

It takes about 5 minutes of climbing to reach a wooded summit where you can rest on a bench.

From the top, follow the same path down to the crossroads where you left cart track, then continue to the right (straight ahead if you do not climb to the top). The way ahead is via cart track, from which a marked but unmarked path branches off to the right towards the hamlet of Vrtače, and we continue slightly left, descending in a few minutes to an asphalt road, which we follow to the right, and then walk along it to the abandoned Home at Zgornji Slivna.

From the house, you can walk a minute further to the nearby church of St. Neže, which offers a beautiful view of the Posavje hills.
Before the abandoned Dom na Slivni, continue sharp left and cross the hill to the nearby chapel, where the path turns right downhill. Descend for a few minutes through the forest and then reach an asphalt road. Continue descending along the road, and after a left turn, an unmarked shortcut branches off to the right, leading directly to GEOSS, while we continue on the marked path, which continues along the asphalt road. At a lower level you reach Spodnja Slivna, where you go right at Gostilna Vrabec. There is only a slight climb and we arrive at GEOSS.
Moravče - Dom Ušte-Žerenk 1:10, Dom Ušte-Žerenk - Pivkelj 1:20, Pivkelj - Dom na Zgornji Slivna 0:20, Dom na Slivni - GEOSS 0:20.
Description and figures refer to the situation in 2018 (December).

On the way: Dom Ušte - Žerenk mountain hut (658m), Slivna (Pivkelj) (880m), Dom na Slivni mountain hut (826m)

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