Dom na Osankarici - Mali Šumik waterfall (via Črno jezero)

Access to the starting point:
a) Take the Oplotnica exit (to get here from the Štajerska motorway take the Slovenske Konjice or Slovenska Bistrica - south), then follow the signs for Osankarica. After about 12 km of ascent from the centre of Oplotnica, you will arrive at the parking lot near the Doma na Osankarici.
b) First drive to Lovrenc na Pohorju (to get here from the road Maribor - Dravograd), then continue driving towards Rogla and Koča na Pesku. From Koča na Pesku follow the signs for Osankarica, where you park at the parking lot under Dom na Osankarici. From the centre of Lovrenec on Pohorje to the starting point is about 26 km of mostly dirt road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, follow the marked path towards the Black Lake. First climb the stairs, then follow the cobbled wooden path. At a higher altitude, the path is laid and then descends a little further along the cobbled path to the Black Lake.
Continue along the lakeside for a short distance before the path splits.
Continue left in the direction of Sv. Treh kraljev (slightly right Oplotnica - the path past Kos) and continue climbing moderately through the forest. Higher up, you reach the indistinct northern ridge of Veliki vrh, where there is a marked crossroads.
Continue left in the direction of Šumik waterfall and Ruš (St. Three Kings on the right).
Continue along the gently sloping path through the forest, which leads across the Sandy Flat, and after the unmarked peak of Trije studenci, the path gradually begins to descend. A little lower down, the forest thins out and the path, which gradually stops descending, has several crossroads where you can follow the markings. After a short slight ascent, we start descending again and lower down we reach a macadam road leading from Areh towards Osankarice, but we just cross it and continue descending to the next road, which we follow to the left (right Ruška koča na Arehu), and quickly reach the starting point Bajgot na Šumiku, where one of the paths to Rušy (Holcarska po dol Valley Trail Lobnica) branches off to the right.
Continue in the above-mentioned direction, along which there are also signs for the Mali and Veliki Šumik waterfalls (straight ahead - Šumik estate, Koča na Klopnem vrh. . . ).
The way forward begins to descend gently along Lobnica, but soon we reach a warning that the path is very steep and slippery further on. A little further on, cross Lobnica via a footbridge, then descend the right bank of Lobnica, where you will gradually pass to the steep slopes, which are increasingly steep. Further on, rungs and ropes help us in the more difficult places, and a little lower down we descend over a short wall using the fixed safety gear. Below the wall, the slope is also quite steep and dangerous for slipping, but the descent is mainly without fixed safety gear.
A little lower still, we reach the place where the stamp is located, and we then descend along the protected path to the viewpoint of the Veliki Šumik waterfall.
From Veliki Šumik, continue along the path, which continues to descend along Lobnica, on slopes that are steep in places. A little further on, cross the Verna stream with the help of a rope, which turns into several small waterfalls at high water level. Just a little further on, cross the river Lobnica via a small bridge. Just after the bridge, you will see the signs for the waterfall, which is 9 m high.
From the signboard you can see the waterfall from above, but if you want to see it from below, continue along the path, which first ascends and then descends to the crossroads of the path. Here we continue right down the steep path, which quickly leads us to the Lobnica stream, which opens up a view of the Mali Šumik waterfall.
Osankarica - Veliki Šumik waterfall 1:55, Veliki Šumik waterfall - Mali Šumik waterfall 0:15.

On the way: Črno jezero on Pohorje (1196m), Veliki Šumik waterfall (950m)

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