Ribniška koča - Črni vrh

Access to the starting point:
a) From the road Maribor - Dravograd, before the village of Brezno, turn left in the direction of Podvelka, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the Drava River, we arrive at Podvelka, and we follow the road in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorju. After about 10 km from the bridge over the Drava, we reach the centre of Ribnica na Pohorju, where we turn left. There is a further climb of about 8 km, mostly on a dirt road, to Ribniška koča, where we park.
b) From Dravograd, drive towards Maribor, and after Radlje ob Dravi at the roundabout, leave the main road towards Maribor and continue driving towards Vuhred, Ribnica na Pohorje and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the Drava River, we arrive at Vuhred, and we continue along the road in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorje. After about 10 km from the bridge over the Drava, we reach the centre of Ribnica na Pohorju, where we turn right. There is a further climb of about 8 km, mostly on a dirt road, to Ribniška koča, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot in front of Ribniška koča, follow the marked footpath in the direction of the Partisan Home, Koča pod Kremžarjevim vrhom, Črni vrh and Grmovškov dom below Veliko Kopo. At first, we climb up the cart track, and just a little further on we reach a worse macadam road, which in a few steps takes us to the reservoir lake at Mali Črni vrh, from where a beautiful view opens up, which reaches all the way to the Kamniško Savinjske Alps.
From Mali Črni vrh, continue in the direction of Kop and continue along the worse macadam road, passing a fenced private cottage on the left. The road ends and the path leads us along a well-trodden track, which initially descends a little further, and at an unmarked saddle at an altitude of 1477 m the path branches off slightly to the left towards Mislinja, and we continue straight on towards Črni vrh and Grmovšek's home. The way forward is mostly moderate climbing, and the marked path is followed to a marked crossroads.
From the crossroads go slightly left in the direction of Črni vrh (straight ahead to Grmovškov dom), where you initially walk through the forest, then along the edge of the vast meadows with beautiful views you reach the highest peak at Pohorje, where there is a skkorjanka, which today serves mainly as a shelter for mountaineers in case of bad weather, and used to be built by charcoal burners, and later also by foresters.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in October 2022.

On the way: Mali Črni vrh (1533m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Grmovškov dom ( 40 min), Ribniška koča

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