Starting point: Ruše (308 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,5384°N 15,5141°E |
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Time of walking: 3 h 15 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 1038 m
Altitude difference po putu: 1039 m
Map: Pohorje 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
From Maribor drive towards Dravograd or vice versa, but only as far as Selnica ob Dravi, where you turn left (right from Dravograd) in the direction of Ruše. In the centre of Ruše you will see the NOB monument, but we park in a suitable place somewhere in the settlement.
Path description:
From the monument in the centre of Ruse, head up Areška Road. At the last houses in the village, signs direct you to the left to the stairs, which continue between a few houses. Quickly enter the woods, where a steep path takes a few minutes to reach the three crosses, from where you have a beautiful view of Ruše.
Continue through the mixed forest and the path quickly leads to an asphalt road, which you follow to the left. We walk on the asphalt for some time, and the path leads us partly through the forest and partly past a few farms. When you reach a higher pass, leave the asphalt road and continue right into the forest. Walk through the forest on the worse macadam road, which you leave after a few minutes and continue left on the steep path that will take you to the Izlaker farm. Go around the farm on the left, where the path leads you over a short flight of steps. Above the farm we continue on the path which continues between the meadow and the forest, which leads us to the next road, where the chapel opens up a beautiful view of Maribor and beyond. A little further on, we join the asphalt road, which we follow slightly to the left. Continue past the Martinca cafeteria, and beyond it you will have a fine view northwards to Kozjak. When the asphalt road reaches the forest, leave it and continue to the right along a grassy path. A little further on, the marked path crosses the asphalt road, and we continue along the macadam road, which then leads us past some farms, the Ciproš company and hunting lodges. At the Hleb farm we will see a sign 800 m, and we are also about halfway to Žigartovo vrh.
After the farm, the path passes into a forest through which it climbs along the cart track, which forks several times in the distance, but we follow the marked path the whole time. After a few minutes of further walking, we reach the NOB monument and a small shelter where we can take shelter in case of bad weather. At the monument, we cross the road again, and the mountain signs are helpful. There is one more road crossing, and then our path starts to climb steeply, only occasionally laying here and there. The path becomes a bit rockier and after about half an hour of further walking you will cross a ski slope. There is a short climb through the forest, where the path is beautifully laid out with logs to prevent erosion. A little further on, we leave the forest and arrive at the hotel on Arehu, and we continue to the road (nearby is the Ružská koča na Arehu). When you get on the road, follow it to the right, and at the next crossroads, leave the SPP, which you have been following for a short time. The path ahead leads to a ski slope, and we keep to the edge of the forest, leaving the ski slope and crossing into the forest. A few more well-marked crossroads follow and the path leads us to the forested Žigartov vrh.
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