Žetale - Rudijev dom na Donački gori

Access to the starting point:
Leave the Podravje motorway at the Zakl exit, then follow the signs for Žetale. When you arrive in Žetale, turn left at the municipal building and park in the asphalt parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, return to the main road and continue along it in the direction of Rogatec. At the Žetale Primary School, cross the main road at the pedestrian crossing and continue along the pavement to the nearby crossroads, where you turn right onto a side road, marked Donačka gora. Walk along this road for a short distance and then, in front of a nearby house, turn left onto cart track, which then ascends diagonally to the right and leads across a meadow into the woods. There is a short climb through the woods to reach the Church of Our Lady of Consolation.
Continue along the road, which descends gently to a marked crossroads, from which you turn right. From the crossroads, walk along the road for a short distance, as before the hamlet and after a small garage, continue left on the marked cart track in the direction of Donačka gora. Just a little further on, we return to the road, and this time we continue along it to the vicinity of the next house, in front of which we go slightly left on cart track, which then turns into a forest. This is followed by a longer crossing with a few short ascents and descents, where we occasionally approach individual houses, and occasionally we also get some views of the other side of the valley, where we can see Maceljska Gora. At a few small crossroads, follow the signs, but keep going in roughly the same direction. When you merge with the cycling transversal, go right and climb above the nearby stream. Higher up, leave the forest and climb through the hayfield to the saddle between Donačka gora and Resenik, where there is also a marked crossroads by a small hamlet.
Continue along the road as it continues south-westwards, and after a few steps a difficult path branches off to Donačka gora, and we continue along the road, which continues to climb diagonally to the right. A few minutes further on we arrive at a marked crossroads, where we continue straight ahead and continue along the road (on the left the difficult path to Donačka gora, on the right Kupčinji Vrh).
From the crossroads, walk along the road for a few minutes, then it ends at the turning point and we continue straight on cart track, which quickly leads us to the next marked crossroads.
Again, continue straight ahead (left on the difficult trail to Donačka gora) and continue crossing the northern slopes of Donacca Mountain. During the crossing, pass by a hunting observation post, and after it, go around the unmarked Joški vrh on the left. "A few minutes further on, Cart track leads to a dirt road, which is followed slightly uphill.
Just before the mountain lodge, the normal path to Donačka gora branches off to the left, and the marked path from Stoperce joins us from the right, and after the crossroads we arrive at Rudi's home in a few 10 steps.
Žetale - Church of Our Lady of Consolation 0:15, Church of Our Lady of Consolation - Rudi's house 1:55.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in April 2022.

On the way: Church of Our Lady of Mercy (Brezje nad Žetalami) (382m), Medgore (526m)

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