Studenice - Plešivec (pri Boču)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the route of Ljubljana, leave the motorway at Slovenske Konjice and drive through Žič, Loč and Zbelovo to the centre of Poljčany. In the centre, turn right in the direction of Studenice and after about three kilometres reach Studenicee, where you continue to the right over the bridge over the Dravinja River into the central part of the settlement. Park safely in front of the monastery complex.
b) From Maribor, leave the motorway at Slovenska Bistrica, where signs direct you to Poljčane. In the centre, turn left towards Studenice and after about three kilometres reach Studenice, where you continue right over the bridge over the Dravinja River into the central part of the settlement. Park safely in front of the monastery complex.
c) From the direction of Ptuj, Kidričevo via Ptujska gora, Majšperk and Makole, arrive at Studenice, where you continue left over the bridge over the Dravinja river into the central part of the settlement. Park safely in front of the monastery complex.

Path description:
After a short tour of the central part of Studenice, we continue to the left of the monastery complex by the parish. In the passageway/underpass between the parish and the Studenicee Vineyarders' Association, continue up the cart track along the stone walls and the Nun's Cemetery. Soon reach the spring(s) of the Warm Studenica Stream on the left of the path and cross the stream on a narrow footbridge. Continue uphill, now on the old Roman road, which has retained its original form over the centuries as a basic route higher up to Boč. At the exit to the forest road turn left, the road to the right leads to the settlement Podboč or Zgornje Poljčane.
Follow the forest road and at the first major crossroads/fork continue to the right, the road to Makol leads off to the left. Further on, the log cabin of the hunters of the Poljčane LD at Golnik is reached on the right side of the road. Continue along the road, which levels out for a few metres. After a short flat area, continue ascending and soon reach a crossroads again, where you turn left onto a narrow forest road, and to the right the path continues towards the tower at Boč. Following the narrow forest road between Kisovec to the left and Drevesnica to the right, you soon reach the 645-metre high pass above Formila. Continue downwards, Formila is already in sight to the right of us, soon joined by a marked mountain path from Makoli on the left.
Formila is reached and there is a short extension to the crossroads, left for the partisan hospital, Gavez, Grillo's chapel, Plešivec. . . and right for the mountain lodge at Boč. The crossroads is also the contact with the Styrian - Zagorje or ,,B,, - Brother trail.
At the crossroads, continue left along the forest road and after a good two hundred metres, turn left slightly below the route of the road to reach the intermediate destination of the route, the partisan hospital at Formila. It is still well hidden, although it lies directly next to the road. The wooden sign with the inscription is on a trunk but unfortunately it has also been removed several times, knocked to the ground and so on.
After a short visit to the point along the trail, continue along the forest road for a few hundred metres and at the first turning to the right continue along the forest path. There is no direction sign at the turnoff, but there is an easy-to-follow mountain path through a mixed deciduous and partly coniferous forest. During the growing season there is a lot of hellebores. Soon you reach a forest road opposite a small football field and turn left. Continue along the hunters' home LD Rogaška Slatina, which is on the right side of the path, and the Gavez homestead, which is on the left side of the path. The asphalt road from Rogaška Slatina soon joins from the right. Continue higher along the forest road, the route signs are also helpful and after a few hundred metres, somewhere along the abandoned forestry ramp, continue right again to the crossroads with the signs.
The signpost points up to the left, sign Ložno or Donačka gora, to the right is the path to the Grill Chapel. Continue in the forest part and the path soon passes to a part that was cut down years ago, where erosion is quite distinct. Look back and you can see the top of Boč in one of the more interesting views of it. Continue higher and to the left of the path is a hunting lodge. Continuing on, there is a more distinct coniferous section and soon again to the left of the path, a large feeding area for the wildlife at Plešivec. Follow the excellently marked trail further up/down the undulating terrain and reach the top of Plešivec somewhere near or at the point where the trail breaks down for Ravnocerje or Donačka gora - also the sign on the tree for the forest reserve.
The length of the trail from Studenice is about 8500 metres, 620 positive vertical metres and 50 negative vertical metres.

On the way: Studeniški grad (315m), Formila na Boču (624m), Partizanska bolnica na Formili/Boču (630m)

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