Kokarje (ŠRC Laze) - Holy Mother of God on Čreta (via Dom na Farbanci)

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Mozirje (accessed from Šoštanj or the motorway Ljubljana - Maribor (exit Šentrupert), from where you continue from the main roundabout towards Gornji Grad and the Logar valley. A few kilometres further on, after the Petrol station, turn left in the direction of Nazarje. Continue through Nazarje, following the signs for Dobletina and Šmartno ob Dreti. Shortly after Dobletina and before Lačja vas, turn left in the direction of Kokari. Cross the bridge over the river Dreta, then quickly arrive at Kokarje, where at the marked crossroads continue slightly to the right in the direction of the Laze sports ground, which is reached after a further 100 m of driving. Park in the parking lot next to ŠRC Laze.
b) Drive to Šmartno ob Dreti (to get here from Gornji Grad, Ljubno ob Savinji or Vransko via the Lipa Pass), then continue driving towards Nazarje. After Lačja vas turn right in the direction of Kokary. Cross the bridge over the river Dreta, then quickly arrive at Kokarje, where at the marked crossroads turn slightly right in the direction of the Laze sports ground, which is reached after a further 100 m of driving. Park in the parking lot next to ŠRC Laze.

Path description:
There is a marked crossroads near the starting point, from where you take the lower road in the route Dom na Farbanci (slightly left Čreta via Tajna). The route initially takes you alongside the sports ground, where you continue straight ahead or slightly left at an unmarked crossroads. On the other side of ŠRC Laze, the road turns into cart track, which turns into a forest. Follow the wide cart track in the direction of the markings at a few forks, then at the point where cart track turns right and crosses the stream, continue left on the steep path. The track quickly becomes level, and then at the crossroads follow the markings again. A little further on, the ascent ends and there is a descent to a nearby asphalt road, which is followed to the right, and after passing two houses, you quickly reach the mountain direction signs, where you continue left over a wooden bridge, onto a footpath in the direction of Dom na Farbanci. Then climb through the forest, first following cart track, and higher up, following a well-maintained footpath which leads past the Light Well. Above the well, cross another cart track, and then the relatively steep path slopes down a little and becomes an undistinguished valley. From the valley, soon turn slightly to the right, then first join the cart track, and a few steps higher still, a dirt road, which quickly leads to the Dom mountaineers na Farbanca (The House of the Mountaineers on Farbanca).
From Dom na Farbanci, continue left off the left-hand road, where the path takes you past a wooden hut into the forest. Through the forest, first climb along the mountain path, then reach the wide cart track, which continues the relatively steep climb. At a higher level, cart track turns sharp left, and at a higher level it turns slightly to the right, where it also lays down and splits into two parts. Continue along the slight left-hand one, which is also marked. The fairly flat path leads past a small pothole, then quickly reaches a forest road, which is then climbed to the nearby marked crossroads Borovnjak, where the path to Tolsti vrh branches off to the right, and we continue along the left road in the direction of Čreta.
Walk through the forest for a few minutes, and when you come out of the forest, turn left at the crossroads in the direction of Čreta. There is a short climb up to the church of St Catherine, and then a walk through the courtyard of a nearby house to the next crossroads, where a second path from Kokarje joins from the left.
Continue slightly to the right in the direction of Črete (right Dom na Čreti) and follow cart track, which takes you into the forest. When the path is laid, it leads us past the chapel and the NOB memorial and we are already at the Church of the Holy Mother of God, from which we have a beautiful view.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2016 (January).

On the way: Potok (Mostni graben) (395m), Dom planincev Farbanca (702m), Sv. Katarina (Dobrovlje) (915m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Dom na Čreti, Vrhe

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