Otočec - Castle Stari grad above Otočec

Access to the starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana - Obrežje motorway, take the Novo mesto - East exit, then continue driving towards Otočec. Continue along the old road towards Brežice, then quickly reach the crossroads, where you turn right towards the settlement of Lešnica. After Lešnica we arrive at Otočec, and we drive to the other side of the settlement, where we park in the parking lot next to the cemetery.
b) From the Obrežje - Ljubljana motorway, take the Kronovo exit (exit 28), then continue driving towards the Otočec castle. Also from the nearby roundabout, continue in the direction of the exit for Castle Otočec. Continue along the old road towards Novo mesto, then turn right after the Petrol station in the familiar direction. There are two successive crossroads where you go left twice, then right after the underpass in the direction of Otočec (left Castle Otočec). There is about 1 km of driving and then you arrive at Otočec, where you park in the parking lot next to the cemetery.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue past the church and continue along the road towards Novo mesto for some time. Soon you will reach the chapel, where the road to Ratež and Gumberk branches off to the left, and then at the next crossroads, some 10 steps away, continue to the right past the NOB memorial. Continue through the underpass, then on the other side of the underpass continue left (Paha and Herinja vas on the right). At the next crossroads continue right, then walk past the Hočevar confectioner's shop, past the Otočec primary school and along the fields to reach the end of Otočec and a few steps further on to an unmarked crossroads.
Continue straight ahead, following the road as it descends to an underpass under the motorway (you can reach Trško Gora on the left). On the other side of the underpass, the road turns right, and then a slight uphill climb takes you in a few minutes to a place where you leave the asphalt road. From the road, turn left towards the Castle Forest Nature Trail and the S cvičko trail between the vineyards. From the meadow, the path quickly turns into the forest, through which it starts to climb moderately. In a few minutes of moderate and at the upper part of the cross-climb, you reach the lookout point and the Old Castle, which is owned by Krka d. d.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2016 (June).

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sveta Marija (Trška Gora) ( 45 min)

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