Stoperce - Donačka gora (eastern peak) (on ridge)

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive to Rogaška Slatina, then continue to Rogatec. In Rogatec, turn left at the roundabout in the direction of Ptuj, then follow the main road to the Brzika Pass, where the road starts to descend. At a lower level, you arrive in Stoperce, where you park in the parking lot next to the local centre.
b) Drive to Majšperk, then follow the signs for Stoperce on Rogatec. When you arrive in Stoperce, park at the Stoperce Home.

Path description:
From the Stoperce Home, walk along the main road towards Rogatec for a short distance, and before the end of the settlement, turn left onto the side road towards Donačka gora. The marked trail continues along the asphalt road from Stoperce to Kupčinji Vrh, where you continue straight ahead or follow the markings at several junctions. Higher up, the road climbs slightly steeper and leads to a hamlet, next to which there is a marked parking area.
Here you continue straight on to a side road (Žetale on the left), along which there are markings Donačka gora. The way forward takes us past a few houses, a water trough, then right to a nearby stream, along which we continue for a short time. The way ahead leads through the woods and climbs crosswise, and when you approach a meadow, go left along the path below. There is some more ascent, and then cross the macadam road, after which you will climb up to Rudi's house within a minute's walk.
From Rudi's house, continue left towards the top of Donačka gora (to the right Sv. Jurij, Rogatec and the source of the Sotla River) and initially walk along the macadam road, from which you will soon turn right towards the easier path to Donačka gora (a straightforward path to Donačka gora and Žetale).
The way ahead climbs moderately through the forest at first, but after a few minutes it switches to steep slopes and becomes steeper. Further on, we climb along a well-maintained mountain trail, which climbs in many switchbacks. Higher up, you pass a memorial plaque commemorating Ernst Froelich, who in 1853 blazed the trail to Donačka gora, which was the first marked trail in Slovenia. After the memorial plaque, there is a few minutes' climb up the north-west slope of Donačka gora, then you reach a ridge where you go left. Climb up and along the forested ridge and within a few minutes reach the higher, western summit of Donačka gora.
From the western summit, continue along the marked ridge path towards Žetale. After a short descent, the ridge path retreats slightly to the right and then continues with a few short ascents and descents, occasionally on a rather steep slope, where there is a greater risk of slipping, especially in wet conditions. After about 20 minutes of walking along and along the ridge, we reach a marked crossroads where a difficult trail branches off to the left towards Žetale and Kupčinji Vrh, and we continue straight ahead and after some 10 steps of further walking we reach the precipitous eastern summit of Donačka gora.
Stoperce - Rudy's House 1:20, Rudy's House - West Peak Donačka gora 0:45, West Peak Donačka gora - East Peak Donačka gora 0:20.
Description and figures refer to April 2022.

On the way: Kupčinji Vrh (405m), Rudijev dom na Donački gori (590m), Donačka gora (884m)

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