Oplotnica - Brinjeva gora (above Zreče) (above quarry)
Starting point: Oplotnica (371 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,3871°N 15,4458°E |
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Name of path: above quarry
Time of walking: 1 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 245 m
Altitude difference po putu: 245 m
Map:
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): crampons
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Access to the starting point:
a) Leave the motorway at exit Slovenske Konjice and turn right at the roundabout, leaving at the first exit, direction Slovenska Bistrica. Go through Tepanje, then turn left at the crossroads in Novo Tepanje, direction Oplotnica - Osankarica. Follow the road until you reach a crossroads just before Oplotnica, turn left and drive through the town. At the main crossroads in the town, go straight ahead, direction Kebelj - Osankarica. Almost immediately after the crossroads, you will see a small park on the left with a partisan memorial and mountain signs. Park on the roadside.
b) Leave the motorway at the exit Slovenska Bistrica-Jug and follow the signs in the route Slovenske Konjice - Celje. After leaving Slovenska Bistrica, turn right at the major crossroads in the route Oplotnica - Osankarica. Keep on the main road until you reach Oplotnica. At the main crossroads in the town, go straight ahead, direction Kebelj - Osankarica. Almost immediately after the crossroads, you will see a small park on the left with a partisan memorial and mountain signs. Park on the roadside.
Path description:
Go through the park and over the wooden bridges, and at the road turn first left and then soon right onto the Goriško road, which soon starts to climb. Follow the road all the way. Soon you reach the top of the hill, where you go straight ahead, direction Kovaški Vrh. Go downhill and continue left past the wood processing company on the road, which soon enters the forest. In the forest, at a crossroads, continue straight on (Kovaški Vrh on the right). Follow the local road, and soon a mountain signpost directs you left onto a smaller road, which turns into a dirt road at the chapel. From there, follow the macadam road to the forest, where you will soon turn left into the forest. It is also possible to park here, but the walking time is halved. Through the forest you follow a nice dirt road, which soon joins another road. Then you will quickly come out of the forest past the orchards, where you will turn left and pass the chapel to reach the asphalt road. Turn right here and after a few metres turn left into the forest on a fairly steep footpath. The path soon leads above a quarry, but we are protected from falling by a fence. Passing the quarry, we reach the ridge of Brinjeva gora, where we turn right and follow the ridge until we reach the Church of St Neže on the small peak Golika (608 m).
Passing the church, follow the macadam road down to a crossroads where you continue straight into the forest. Soon you will see a chapel on the right, a few metres after which the signs direct you to the right on a rocky path. This leads us to a lookout point at the top of Brinjeva Gora.
There are a couple of benches at the top and a registration book and stamp.
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