Zgornje Radvanje - Mariborska koča

Access to the starting point:
The lower station of the Pohorje funicular is located on the south side of Maribor in Radvanje. It can be reached from several directions, and there are signposts or icons for Pohorje at major junctions in Maribor. If you arrive in Maribor by the southern entrance road, follow it through Hoče and turn left at the traffic lights at the shopping centres (direction Radvanje), continue along Lackova cesta and follow the signs. City bus No. 6 also runs to the station below.

Path description:
On the west side of the parking lot, cross the stream over a wooden bridge, then immediately follow the right-hand side around a small pond and turn into the woods. The stream on our left, from which we can also move away, but not too far, serves as an orientation guide for the correct direction along the many paths. Follow the path gently uphill through the forest until you reach a dirt road (* 15 min).
Turn right here and continue walking along the path, crossing the cable car route above us, spotting the spring of the stream on the right hand side of the road, and after a further 100 m turn right off the road into the woods, as indicated by the signpost for St. Bolfenk and Bellevue (* 5 min).

The path winds up through the beech forest and quickly leads to a wide paved path which turns right. Mountain bikers also use this trail for downhill riding, watch out for them, there are also jumps for them on the right hand side. At first the path becomes a slope and on the left edge you reach a small rise above the 4th pillar of the funicular, which you can see below you (* 10 min).

From here you have two options to continue:

*** You can continue straight ahead on the clearly visible path along the ski slope called Jonatanka, the path first descends a little and then starts to climb quite steeply and continuously until you reach a small forest which splits the hitherto single route into two Y-shaped sections. Go around the copse on the right-hand side and you will come to cart track, which crosses the route perpendicularly, with a stream running parallel to cart track. This route is slightly shorter than the other variant mentioned below, but it is also steeper and more boring.

*** Alternatively, turn left into the woods and follow the path up to the right. For orientation, use the recessed cart track on your left, which runs parallel to the path. At the point where the cart track ends, our path turns right. The path becomes more level and leads to a wider forest path, which you follow uphill until you emerge from the forest and join the path from the previous variant just below the fork (* 25min).

Choose one of the options to continue from the fork:

*** Cross cart track, go steeply uphill for a few minutes, then the path levels out a bit and from this point you can already see the top station of the funicular. Continue along the well-marked path through the clearing, followed by a very steep climb, and you will pass the former FIS stand to reach the top station of the funicular. This used to be the venue of women's skiing competitions, hence the name "old Fiska" among hikers for this part of the trail.

*** Alternatively, you can continue through the grove to the left up the cart track, reach the Jonatanka, which turns right uphill and left past the lower station of the Bolfenk ski lift. Following a clearly visible path through the meadow during a moderate ascent, follow the edge of the forest on your right, part of the path is also parallel to the cycle path (caution!), when the path becomes flatter and turns right, you will also see the upper station of the funicular. (* 20 min).

From the upper funicular station, follow the marked path from the western edge of the parking lot along a track parallel to the road, then turn right into the woods. When you reach the crossroads where the marked path turns left to Mariborska koča, we take the opportunity to continue straight ahead and up the meadow to the lookout tower ( * 20 min). Continue on the marked path through the woods to the west towards Areh, look out for the marked turnoff for Mariborska koča (* 5 min). Continue on the marked path through the woods towards Areh (* 5 min). Continue on the marked turnoff for Mariborska koča (* 5 min). Turn left down here and follow the otherwise few signs along a clearly visible path, just before the end you will reach an asphalt road, turn right at the junction and in a few minutes you will reach the finish (* 15 min).

On the way: Razglednik (1147m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Ruška koča na Arehu

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