Okrog pri Motniku - Vivodnik (via Biba planina)

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Kamnik, then continue along the regional road through the Tuhinj valley. Just after the village Laze v Tuhinju, you will reach a petrol station, at which the road to the left turns off towards the villages Golice, Češnjice v Tuhinju and Okrog pri Motniku. Turn left here and follow the slightly narrower road quickly to the village of Češnjice v Tuhinju and a few 100 m after this village to the village of Okrog at Motnik, where the route described above begins. Park in a suitable place on the roadside in front of or behind the village.
b) From the motorway Maribor - Ljubljana, take the exit Vransko and then continue in the direction of Kamnik. At Špitalič, take the second exit to the right, where you will see the signs for Menino mountain pasture and Okrog pri Motniku. After the nearby church, turn left and then follow the narrower road up towards Okrog pri Motniku. When you reach the main road leading from Češnjice v Tuhinju towards Menina mountain pasture, you are at the beginning of the route described above. Park in a suitable place on the main road, above or below the village.

Path description:
From Okrog pri Motniku, at the part where the main road from Češnjice v Tuhinju joins the steep road from Špitalič (at the junction there are signs for Around house Nos 1, 2 and 3), turn left from the main road onto the local road, which climbs between the houses. There is a marker on one of the houses, and we continue above the village at an unmarked fork in the track on the left, which ascends crosswise above the village. For a short time we climb crosswise to the left, then the track turns right and after a few minutes leads us to the road leading to Menina mountain pasture, and we follow it to the left, and quickly arrive at a marked crossroads, where we see the first mountain signs along the way.
From the crossroads, continue to the right (left Vivodnik and Dom na Menini planini - the path over Oseke and the top of Drč) in the direction of mountain pasture Biba and Dom na Menini planini - the path over Biba mountain pasture.
Continue along the road leading to Menina mountain pasture, then, when you see a wooden cross on the left side of the road, you will come to a more distinct right turn. At the end of the bend, turn left onto a track that climbs crosswise to the left, passing slightly above the Krajna valley. After a few minutes, we emerge from the woods, where we cross an older pasture fence, and immediately after it we continue right, up along the fence, where we see one of the few, also rather faded, trail markers on one of the trees. A minute or so higher, we cross another track and continue our gentle ascent along the right-hand side of the pasture fence. The path continues along the old cart track, which quickly splits into two parts. Continue along the right-hand one, although you will see an old signpost on the left, which quickly leads to a worse road. Once on the road, take a sharp left, then at two nearby forks, both times to the right, the first time on the wider and the second time on the fainter cart track. Further on, you will see some more old markings, and then go slightly left, onto a track that takes you along the edge of the forest, where the path leads you past an animal watering station. Then cross a short strip of forest where the path leads us over a grazing fence. Once out of the woods, continue straight ahead or slightly to the right, where the path leads to an open barn. After the barn, continue slightly to the right, following a path that leads along a pleasant grassy carpet. Soon you will see signs for Biba on a nearby tree, which will direct you to the left. We continue along the slope slightly to the right for a short distance, and then reach a pasture fence, along which we then climb relatively steeply to the nearby road, enjoying increasingly beautiful views. Once on the road, follow it to the left for a few steps, and then the signs for Dom na Biba mountain pasture direct you to the right, onto a track which quickly leads you to the aforementioned home. Pass the shelter at Biba mountain pasture and the nearby St Anthony's Chapel on the right, then continue slightly to the left after the chapel, on a well-traced path that continues across the pastures. The path continues, initially slightly uphill, passing several watering troughs, stone enclosures and grazing paddocks. There is a few minutes' crossing and then a short descent to a dirt road, which is followed to the right. As you walk along the road, you leave the municipality of Kamnik, and then the marked path turns slightly left off the road and leads you over a large watering hole. After a few minutes, when you rejoin the road, just cross it and continue along the edge of the forest and then through the folded pastures. It does not take long to regain the road, and then, with the exception of a few short stretches, the path continues along the road all the way to Dom na Menini planini, which is located some 10 paces to the left of the road (and there is a chapel to the right of the road).
From the house, continue along the marked path towards Vivodnika. After a few 10 steps of easy walking, the path climbs steeply for a short time, and then lays down and leads us to a larger grassy slope, where we come across a direction sign with the inscription "Vivodnik - circular path". Continue slightly to the left (we can return to the right path) along a relatively gently sloping path, which quickly leads us into a short strip of woodland. Here the path climbs again for a short time, then leads us out of the forest, where we can already see the lookout tower on Vivodnik in front of us, which we reach after a few steps of further walking.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (December).

On the way: Zavetišče na Biba planini mountain hut (1300m), Dom na Menini planini mountain hut (1453m)

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