Tirosek (Nova Štifta) - Vivodnik

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Kamnik, then continue to the Črnivec Pass and Gornji Grad. When you have almost reached the valley of the river Dreta, take a sharp right in the direction of Šmiklavž, Tirosek and Nova Štifta. Continue through Šmiklavž, and at the first crossroads after the above-mentioned place we turn left onto the road towards Menina mountain pasture 13. 8 km (the sign by the road is currently down and lying in the grass - data August 2011). Park at a suitable place along the road going higher into the forest.
b) From Vransko or from the Savinja Valley, take the road to Gornji Grad and then continue to the Črnivec Pass and Kamnik. Just a few kilometres after Gornji Grad, before the road starts to climb steeply, signs for Šmiklavž, Tirosek and Nova Štifta direct you left onto a slightly narrower local road. Continue through Šmiklavž, and we turn left at the first junction after this point onto the road towards Menina mountain pasture 13. 8 km (the roadside sign is currently down and lying in the grass - data August 2011). Park at a suitable place along the road going higher into the forest.

Path description:
When the road turns into a forest, we soon arrive at a crossroads where the road to the right turns off towards the Gluk farm, and we continue straight ahead and continue to climb moderately through the forest. Just a little higher up, a marked path from Šmiklavž joins us from the left (you can also start in Šmiklavž, but the path from there to the road is more difficult to follow and in several places completely overgrown). We continue along the road for a short distance, and then the signs direct us to the right onto a footpath, which takes us first through the forest, and higher up through a partly "abandoned" orchard to the farm Vrtačnik (you can also follow the road to here).
Here, continue right and immediately after the house, leave the road and continue left through a pasture fence to cart track. Cart track first climbs slightly to the left, then splits into two parts as it turns right. At the crossroads, continue on the left-hand cart track, i. e. continue straight on the less well-trodden and, at a slightly higher altitude, also quite overgrown cart track. Next, cross the aforementioned cart track, and we follow it to the right-hand bend. In the middle of the bend, you will see an arrow on a tree directing you to the mountain path, which then climbs transversely through the dense forest. Higher up, the path bends slightly and crosses a forest road leading to Menino mountain pasture and mountain pasture Travnik. Continue through the forest for a short distance and then cross the road again, the only difference is that now you cross the road that leads only to mountain pasture Travnik. Higher up, we join the road and follow it up to the shepherd's hut at mountain pasture Travnik, enjoying increasingly beautiful views.
From the hut, continue past the nearby cross and bell, after which the waymarked path turns right. A pleasant walk follows along the path, which climbs gently at first and then moderately over open pastures. Higher up, the path enters the woods, where it gradually begins to descend. The path soon begins to climb again and leads to a macadam road, which you follow to the right. Walk along the road for a few minutes and then the signs direct you to the right on a footpath which climbs moderately through the dense forest. At a higher level, cross the road once more, which gradually leads to the Menina mountain pasture pastures. With a few short ascents and descents, we continue on a pleasant path which, after a slightly longer descent, is joined by the path from Gornji Grad (the path past Jespe). Continue right in the route Dom na Menini planini, following the path which crosses a strip of forest, and then leads to a parking area near the aforementioned mountain home. From the parking lot, continue across the meadow and the path, from which a fine view of the Kamnik Savinja Alps chain opens up, leads quickly to the Doma na Menini mountain pasture.
From the house, continue along the marked path towards Vivodnik. After some 10 steps of easy walking, the path climbs steeply for a short time, then lays down and leads us to a larger grassy slope, where we come across a direction sign with the inscription "Vivodnik - circular path". Continue slightly to the left (we can return to the right path) along a relatively gently sloping path, which quickly leads us into a short strip of woodland. Here the path climbs again for a short time, then leads us out of the forest, where we can already see the lookout tower on Vivodnik in front of us, which we reach after a few steps of further walking.

On the way: Vrtačnik (705m), Planina Travnik (1180m), Dom na Menini planini mountain hut (1453m)

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