Sveti Jurij - Donačka gora (eastern peak) (eastern way)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Maribor highway, take the Dramlje exit and follow the road ahead in the direction of Šentjur, Rogaška Slatina and Rogatec. In Rogatec, the signs for Donačka gora direct us to the left. A little further on, we come to the next junction, where we continue right again in the direction of Donačka gora. Further ahead, we drive towards the village of Sveti Jurij (do not follow the signs for Donačka gora any further). In the village of Sveti Jurij, we turn left upwards towards the church of St. Jurij, next to which we park. We can park a little lower already, at the parking lot by the road.

Route description:
From the church of St. Jurij we continue on the road upwards. After 100 m of walking, we arrive at a junction, where we continue left. After a further few dozen steps, we reach a farm, where the marked footpath turns right upwards. The path first ascends through a meadow, then turns right, crosses a strip of bushes and brings us by the cross to the next farm. Here we continue upwards on the marked cart track, which soon brings us over a panoramic slope to a path junction, where we continue right in the direction of Donačka gora (left Rudijev dom).
We continue on the cart track, which barely noticeably ascends towards the east. From the cart track along which we are walking, views open up towards the nearby Macelj and the villages below Donačka gora. After a while, the cart track, which gradually becomes quite steep, starts to turn to the left. When we have almost circled Donačka gora, we reach a junction, where we continue left upwards (straight Rudijev dom, right Žetale). After a short ascent on the beaten path, the path from Rudijev dom joins us from the right. Here we continue in the direction of Donačka gora on the path, which further ascends quite steeply. When the steepness eases, a traverse of steep slopes follows. The path then brings us below the steep summit slope of the eastern peak of Donačka gora. A very steep ascent follows on a well-secured path to the ridge. Here we go left (right western peak - 20 minutes) and quickly arrive at the precipitous eastern peak of Donačka gora.

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