Podsreda - Rigelj

Access to starting point:
We drive to the center of the Podsreda settlement, where we park at one of the parking lots in the town center. We can also park on the outskirts of the settlement near the cemetery, sports field, or fire station.

Route description:
From the center of Podsreda, we follow the signs for Grad Podsreda, where we carefully cross the main road beyond the NOB monument, then continue along the side road that continues south. A gentle descent follows past a few houses, then the road forks, and we choose the slightly right road, along which there are signs for Grad Podsreda (left Levstikov mlin).
A little further ahead, before the nearby house, we go slightly right from the road onto a cart track that ascends parallel to the road and transversely ascends above the aforementioned house. On this section, a nice view opens towards Stari sveti gori from the path, and the path then enters the forest, where we follow the well-maintained Grajska pot. In the lower part of the path, it leads us over a few wooden bridges, then fairly frequent ascents on stairs follow. Higher up, the path, along which there are numerous information boards, levels out transversely, then mostly continues on a cart track that ascends transversely through the forest to the left. When we are already quite close to the castle, we reach a small valley where the castle pond is located, and a little further the path forks.
We continue straight (sharply to the right the path leads to Florjanova kapelica and from there further to Grad Podsreda or to Zavetišče v Pečicah) and then ascend along the fence to Grad Podsreda.
We bypass the castle on the right side, above the castle we reach an asphalt road and follow it left towards Veliki vrh and Svete gore.
We continue the ascent along the asphalt road, which leads us past two parking lots, then we ascend through the forest to a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Pišec, Bizeljski and Veliki vrh (left Svete gore).
A little further from the junction, we leave the forest, where on a larger meadow the road turns left and forks once more.
This time we choose the left road, along which Knafelčeve markacije continue (straight Slovenska turno kolesarska pot) and which a little further returns to the forest. A transverse ascent through the forest follows, when the forest on the left ends, we leave the marked path and continue left, carefully over the pasture fence. Only a short walk across the pasture to the antennas on Rigelj remains.

Podsreda - Grad Podsreda 0:40, Grad Podsreda - junction for Grad Podsreda 0:10, junction for Grad Podsreda - junction on Marofu 0:05, junction on Marofu - Rigelj 0:20

Description and photos refer to the condition in March 2026.

Along the route: Podsreda castle (475m), Razpotje za Gradom Podsreda (524m), Razpotje na Marofu (544m), Odcep s ceste (615m)

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