Zvodno - Tolsti vrh above Celjska koča (via Suhi potok and on ski slope)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Maribor, take the exit Celje - centre and continue in the direction of Laško and Zidanega Most. The road takes you through the centre of Celje, and then leads you to a roundabout with a water meter in front of the Savinja River. Here, continue "straight ahead" across the first bridge (towards Laško and Zidani Most) and follow the road to the next traffic lights, where you turn left across the second bridge over the Savinja. Just after the bridge, turn right at the junction. After about 500 metres, you will come to an underpass under the railway line (with a large parking lot on the right and the starting point in Zagrad), drive through it and continue straight on past the fire station in Zagrad. Follow the road through the village, and higher up in Zvodno it leads to a small crossroads by the bus station, where you will see signs and signposts for Grmada to the right, Hudičev graben to the right, and the parking lot 1. 2 km to the right. Continue straight towards the new parking lot (2020) and the road gradually becomes flatter and narrower. The new parking lot - our starting point is just off the road in front of the fish farm. Here we can park and start our excursion along the paths that lead either past Marija, through Hudičev graben or through Suhi potok. The starting point can also be reached from Dolenjska and Zasavje. In this case, first drive to Rimske Toplice and then through Laško to the second bridge described above, from where you continue as described.

Path description:
From the starting point, the signpost for Hudičev graben directs us back in the direction of Celje, but after a few metres we do not continue sharp left towards Hudičev graben, but continue along the asphalt road for about 300 metres, and then turn sharp left into the forest, where we follow the signposts for the Pečovniško hut and the marked trail through the forest in the direction of the Suhega potok. Shortly at the crossroads, turn sharp left onto the marked path coming from the abandoned quarry on the right. Immediately after the crossroads, there is a sharp right turn, where there are also two cairn stones for easy orientation. Continue steeply up towards the top of the abandoned quarry, where the well-trodden and marked path is soon joined by the bed of the Dry Brook. In the world between Bavč on the left and Grmada on the right, there is no sign that the stream is dry, for it is still bubbling away playfully. Shortly before a large rock and a sign with a fanciful message, you reach a crossroads, where you continue to the right towards Pečovniška koča and Grmada (the path to the left leads to Bavč). The path is a little narrower further on and crosses the road and the slope of the forest upwards. Soon you reach a grassy part and Pečovniška koča is in sight. From the hut, follow the wide path in the flat part of the hut, according to the signposts, towards Čatru, where you turn right towards Celjska hut. From there, walk to the nearby Adventure Park, where you continue steeply uphill into the meadow area next to the ski resort. All the way to the top of the highest upper station of the ski lift, enjoy beautiful views of the nearby hills and Celje. At the top station, head into the forest and, after a few minutes' climb along the western ridge, reach a viewpoint from where you can see the Posavje hills to the south and west. From here it is only a few steps to the vegetated summit.

On the way: Bavč (692m), Grmada above Celje (718m), Hotel Celjska koča (652m), Pečovniška koča on Grmada (620m)

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