Celje - Srebotnik (on Celje mountain trail)

Access to starting point:
Celje, the third largest Slovenian city, accessible practically from several sides. Park somewhere between the railway station and the bridge over the Savinja in the direction of Laško. The problem might be that the parking lots are mainly paid... if you arrive by train, these problems naturally disappear.

Route description:
We start at the bridge over the Savinja at the sign with the panoramic image of the Celje Hills. The entire path to today's goal is also the introductory part of the CPP - Celje mountain trail. In the first part we walk on the path between the Savinja and the railway track to the confluence of the Voglajna with the Savinja river. We continue over the bridge and under the railway track to the right and further along the Pelikanova pot to Stari grad castle.
From the castle we continue left steeply uphill past the inn and follow the well-maintained path through the settlement Osenca. Soon a mountain path branches off to the left towards the settlement Teharje. We continue on the asphalt connection through the settlement Pečovje and follow the turn-offs mainly to the right, which are excellently marked with directional signs.
In the forest section, a mountain path from Štor also joins from the left. We continue on the forest road past two or three houses/holiday cottages and then again left on a somewhat narrower forest path, partly also a cart track. The path ascends somewhat more steeply again and on the left side there are also some steel cables, more in the function of a fence than for gripping.
Soon we reach the junction. We continue straight uphill also marked CPP or sign Srebotnik, while to the left the path leads to the chapel with the image of Mary carved into the wall of Srebotnik and higher to Svetina, Tolsti vrh, Veliki vrh... The path to Srebotnik is steep and about halfway it turns into a typical ridge path. A few dozen meters directly before the summit can be demanding in poorer conditions, mainly due to the risk of slipping, so caution is advised. Soon we reach the summit with a bench, summit logbox and views that reward the decision for the path.

Along the route: Stari grad na Grajskem hribu (407m)

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