Beli Potok pri Frankolovem - Špicasti vrh (Kislica)

Access to starting point:
a) Leave the Maribor - Ljubljana motorway at the Celje exit and continue on the old road Celje - Slovenske Konjice until, after Frankolovo, you see signs directing to Lindek Castle. Turn left there and park the vehicle in a suitable place.
b) You can also exit the motorway at Tepanje / Slovenske Konjice, then drive through Slovenske Konjice to Dolnje Stranice and further to Beli Potok. From this side, the turnoff from the main road is hard to notice. Continue as in the description above.

Route description:
From the place where we left the old road Slovenske Konjice - Celje, we go uphill on the asphalt road through the village Beli Potok near Frankolovo. After a few minutes we reach the entrance to the forest. At the beginning of the forest an arrow helps us, as this part of the path is marked. After entering the forest, we cross the Lindeški potok (to the left there are some free climbing routes), and our path begins to climb quite steeply on partly stony ground. Soon we reach the Lindeški waterfall. Behind the waterfall, the stream and the marked path (which also flattens) "turn" right, but here we leave the marked path and go left (unfortunately this junction is not marked).
We climb about fifty metres, then turn sharply right (straight ahead the path would lead further to Frankolovo). At this bend we will see a cairn, overgrown with vegetation. The path now begins to climb moderately along the slope, and along the path we will notice another cairn.
After some time, the path leads us to a well-maintained wider forest road. Here we will see an aluminium arrow directing us slightly left uphill. We walk along the road to a sharp bend to the right, where there is another mark, but it can easily be overlooked. At the bend we go uphill into the forest. Here our path begins to climb very steeply to the next narrower cart track, which we only cross (another cairn helps us), then we soon climb to the ridge of Kislica.
From here the path is no longer orientationally difficult, as it runs along the ridge of Kislica and is very well trodden. It is characteristic that flat and steep sections alternate.
When we climb a short ascent over roots, the demanding part of this path comes next. In this demanding section we are in a rocky world, where we climb over three rock jumps to the viewpoint Špicasti vrh.
Skilled and experienced hikers may pass this part even without using their hands, but if we use hands this part is much easier. When we reach Špicasti vrh, the demanding part is over and we are rewarded with an exceptional view to the south. In front of us will be Celje with its surroundings and the surrounding hills. The view to the east would also be exceptional (Kislica is visible from Čakovec and higher buildings in Varaždin), but the forest obstructs this view. There is also a logbook and stamp at the viewpoint.
From the viewpoint we continue west along the marked path. At the beginning we are in partly rocky terrain, but after a minute of walking the path enters the forest again. To the summit of Kislica there are another ten minutes along the ridge and one smaller steep ascent. The summit of Kislica is in the forest and has no view, but on the path to the summit at one place the forest is thinned and you can see north (view towards the neighbouring Mala gora and Stenica).
I advise against the path in rain, as it is quite slippery on roots and rocks. Those who are not good at orientation should take this path with someone who knows it.

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