Studenice - Partisan hospital on Formila/Boč (on road and mountain path from Makole)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Maribor, leave the motorway at Slovenska Bistrica, where signs direct you to Poljčane. In the centre, turn left in the route Studenice and after about three kilometres reach Studenicee, where you continue to the right over the bridge over the Dravinja River into the central part of the settlement. Park safely in front of the monastery complex.
b) From the route of Ljubljana, leave the motorway at Slovenske Konjice and drive through Žič, Loč and Zbelovo to the centre of Poljčany. In the centre, turn right towards Studenice and after about three kilometres reach Studenice, where you continue right over the bridge over the Dravinja River into the central part of the settlement. Park safely in front of the monastery complex.
c) From the route of Ptuj, Kidričevo via Ptujska gora, Majšperk and Makole, arrive at Studenice, where you continue left over the bridge over the Dravinja river into the central part of the settlement. Park safely in front of the monastery complex.

Path description:
After a short tour of the central part of Studenice, we continue to the left of the monastery complex by the parish. In the passageway/underpass between the parish and the St Martin Studenice Vineyarders' Association, continue up the cart track along the stone walls and the Nun's Cemetery. Soon reach the spring(s) of the Warm Studeniškės Brook, which are to the left of the path, and cross the brook on a narrow footbridge. Continue uphill, now on the old Roman road, which has retained its original form over the centuries as a basic route higher up to Boč. At the exit to the forest road turn left, the road to the right leads to the settlement Podboč or Zgornje Poljčane.
Follow the forest road and on the left side of the path there is a turnoff for the hunting lodge LD Poljčane, we continue straight ahead. At the first major crossroads/fork, continue straight ahead or left, to the right is the road to Formilo, the tower at Boč. . . At the crossroads on the right is a landmark, a small abandoned concrete forestry warehouse. Continue along the road, to the left of the path is a small partly abandoned wooden building under the road and a little further on the left is a lookout point to the lower area and towards Pohorje. . .
Further on, we soon reach a crossroads and the mountain trail from Makol. It is not marked with direction signs and we continue sharp right upwards, now on the forest mountain path, which is well marked with markings. An iron hunting crossing will soon be on the right side of the trail, and the trail will continue on a slightly shelving ridge below Kisovec. To the right of the path is another wooden hunting crossing, this time wooden, and soon you will be heading downhill through a part of the forest that was felled a few years ago. Further on, right onto a wider forest road and practically descend to Formilo.
The Formila half-way point is reached and there is a short extension to the crossroads, left for the partisan hospital, Gavez, Grill's chapel, Plešivec. . . and right for the mountain lodge on Boč. The crossroads is also the contact with the Styrian - Zagorje or ,,B,, - Brother trail.
From the crossroads, continue left along the forest road and after a good hundred metres, turn left slightly below the route of the road to reach the trailhead. It is still well hidden, even though it lies directly next to the road. The wooden sign with the inscription is on a trunk, but unfortunately it has also been removed several times, knocked to the ground and so on. The route is about 5800 metres long, with 470 positive vertical metres and 50 negative vertical metres.

On the way: Studeniški grad (315m), Izvir Toplega (Studeniškega) potoka (295m), Formila na Boču (624m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Grilova kapela na Boču, Dom na Boču, Plešivec

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