Zgornje Poljčane - Boč (via Balunjača)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Maribor take the exit Slovenske Konjice and Poljčane. At the first junction from where you left the motorway, turn left towards Poljčane (right Slovenske Konjice). The road then takes you through Draža vas, Žiče and Loče. In the village of Loče you reach a roundabout where you continue "straight on" in the route Poljčane (the exit from the roundabout is not marked). A little further on, the road leads to a larger crossroads, where you continue to the right in the direction of Zgornje Poljčane (left Poljčane). Follow this road to the village, where a road sign for Boč directs you up to the left. Continue to the first mountain signposts where there is a parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the forest trail, which initially follows the cart track and climbs along the valley flor. After a good 10 minutes' walk, the path crosses a road and continues to climb up the valley, with an animal feeding area on the left. The cart track, which climbs more and more, turns into a footpath on the right-hand bend, which ascends away from the valley we have been walking along. The way forward, however, begins to climb steeply and leads us in a few minutes to cart track, which we just cross (the path to the right goes to the house on Boč).
The way forward climbs moderately and leads us past the cross, which we notice along the way to the next cart track. Next, follow cart track, which climbs slightly and after a few minutes turns into a footpath. The footpath quickly starts to climb steeply and after a few minutes leads to a crossroads where you have two options for continuing. The left path is called the Balunjača path and the right path is called the steep path (the two paths merge at a higher level). The Balunjača path then crosses the slopes of Boč in a moderate ascent to the rocky cliffs that we can see in front of us. The path then crosses the foot of these cliffs using the fixed safety gear. The passage under the cliffs is not difficult, but is somewhat exposed to falling rocks. At the foot of the cliffs, however, you can observe some small caves, which brighten up the day, especially for younger mountaineers. Next, the path climbs steeply and leads us in a few minutes to a place where our path and the steep path merge again. The steepness of the path then gradually eases and the path leads to cart track, which climbs gently alongside the military area. After leaving the vicinity of the military area, there is only a five-minute walk along the top of the still woded slope. At the top, however, the climb does not end. Ahead of you, you see a 20m-high lookout tower, which you climb up steep steps. The climb to the top of the tower rewards you with a beautiful view.

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