Ribniška koča - Lake Ribniško jezero

Access to starting point:
A) From the road Maribor - Dravograd, before the settlement Brezno we turn left in the direction of Podvelka, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the river Drava we arrive in Podvelka, and we follow the road further in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorju. After approximately 10 km from the bridge over the Drava we arrive at the center of Ribnica na Pohorju, where we go left. There follows approximately 8 km of ascent, mostly on the macadam road, to the Ribniška koča, where we park.
B) From Dravograd we drive towards Maribor, after Radlje ob Dravi at the roundabout we leave the main road towards Maribor and we continue driving in the direction of Vuhred, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the river Drava we arrive in Vuhred, and we follow the road further in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorju. After approximately 10 km from the bridge over the Drava we arrive at the center of Ribnica na Pohorju, where we go right. There follows approximately 8 km of ascent, mostly on the macadam road, to the Ribniška koča, where we park.

Route description:
From Ribniška koča we head to the path in the direction of Jezerski vrh and Ribniško jezero and first walk on the road on which we came to the starting point and which leads us in a gentle descent to the saddle between Mali Črni vrh and Jezerski vrh. On the saddle, where it is also possible to park, we leave the road and head to a marked footpath, which first gently and then more steeply ascends to the monument on Jezerski vrh, which we reach in approximately 10 minutes of increasingly panoramic ascent.
From Jezerski vrh we continue left in the direction of Ribniško jezero (slightly left Rogla and Lovrenška jezera) and we start to descend through a sparse forest. A little lower the path splits, and we continue straight (right path joins the previously mentioned path which leads towards Rogla and Lovrenška jezera) and in a minute of additional walking we descend to Ribniško jezero.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in October 2022.

Along the route: Jezerski vrh (1537m)

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