Slivnica pri Mariboru - Mariborska koča

Access to starting point:
A) From the direction of Ljubljana on the highway, we take the Maribor-center exit. At the next traffic-light intersection, we turn left and drive straight for approx. 2 km to the center of Slivnica pri Mariboru. On the right, we will notice the primary school and then the kindergarten. We turn right into the parking lot. Nearby there are also wooden sculptures.
B) From the direction of Maribor, we drive on the southern access road in the direction of the settlement Hoče. At the traffic-light intersection, we turn right in the direction of Slivnica pri Mariboru. After approx. 2 km we arrive at the center of the settlement, where on the right we notice the primary school and then the kindergarten. We turn right into the parking lot; nearby there are also wooden sculptures.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we go left, where already at the beginning we notice the blazes. Along the linden avenue (new kindergarten on the right side) to the metal turnstile gates. Across the school playground and by the field on the left side in the direction of Slivniški grad castle. At the castle, which is in decaying condition, we turn left onto the road. We go along the road to the electric transformer, where we turn right onto the path. Along the edge of the forest transversely; when we step onto the asphalt road, we go right. The road ascends slightly along the slope. At the next intersection, we turn right onto the first branch-off. Past some houses, when the path enters the forest it ascends through the forest, higher transitioning to the edge thereof, where on the left we see the Rec farm (475 m).
From here, we walk along the ridge the entire time. After exiting the forest, a panoramic view opens up of Framsko, Slivniško, and Hočko Pohorje. The path continues through the Šestdobe settlement. At the path intersection, we turn by the "sower" wooden sculpture along the left road upwards, where a blaze on the power pole directs us back into the forest, which is short. We step onto the road again and head left. We walk along the road for approx. 1 km, or until the point where the path from Fram (Jugova pot) joins from the left. At this spot, there is also a wooden sculpture of a human hand. We continue along the road with the path over Plahutnikov vrh (687 m) to the Plahutnik farm. A directional sign directs us uphill along the slope toward the lung disease hospital. We go through the hospital yard when crossing the Hoče-Belvi road. At the traffic sign, we turn right into the forest. After a few minutes of ascending, we step back onto the Hoče-Belvi road. We walk along the road for approx. 500 m, then again left following the blaze. The footpath ascends through the meadow, crosses the road again, and transitions to a macadam road. This brings us to Petkovo sedlo (881 m). We go straight past the "Na prepihu" snack bar to the next intersection. Straight along the bushes upwards to the forest edge, where a large blaze is visible from afar. The path ascends through the forest again and then crosses the road once more. We reach the forest edge by a religious symbol, where we can already see the Mariborska koča hut. A short stretch through the forest, we step onto the road; in the middle of the apartment settlement, we head left. Within the next 5 minutes, we arrive at the Mariborska koča hut (1068 m).

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