Liboje (quarry) - Kotečnik (via eastern ridge)
Starting point: Liboje (quarry) (339 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,19774°N 15,19466°E |
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Name of path: via eastern ridge
Time of walking: 1 h 5 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Altitude difference: 433 m
Altitude difference po putu: 433 m
Map: Celjska kotlina, 1:50000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter):
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Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Maribor motorway, take the Žalec exit and continue towards Arji vas. At the crossroads at the end of the village, continue straight on towards Liboj. Shortly after the traffic sign, end of village Liboje, you will see the Liboje quarry, VOC Ekologija. Approximately 900 metres further along the asphalt road, there is a parking lot on the right side of the road by the Bistrica stream, which is our starting point.
Path description:
The starting point of the trail is at the parking lot by the road and the Bistrica stream. Most of our route to Kotečnik follows the quality unmarked cart track, then a narrower marked forest path and finally the ridge of Kotečnik.
Head towards the top of Kotečnik and first cross the Bistrica stream. Continue on the quality cart track uphill, past a hunting observation post and a winter feeding area for wild animals, initially alongside a babbling brook lower down on the left. Soon leave the stream and follow cart track right - left upwards, where views start to open up towards Malič, Kamčič and Veliki Slomnik. When the steepness subsides, continue along the stratified path to the end of cart track, where the path narrows into a forest track. From here on, arrows with the letter F direct us along a steep path in the keys all the way to the east ridge Kamčič. Once on the ridge, head west, where the path continues along the east ridge towards the top of Kotečnik. First we reach a wonderful viewpoint where we can see the surrounding hills on practically all sides of the sky, the closest of which are Tovsto vrh, Malič, Šmohor, Brnica, Veliki Slomnik, Kamčič, etc. We still have 5 minutes to walk to the top, where we will be greeted by a signing book with a stamp. If you continue down the ridge in the same westerly direction, this time on the marked path, you will reach another registration book at the lower summit.
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