Tirosek (Nova Štifta) - Dom na Menini planini

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving towards the mountain pass Črnivec and Gornji Grad. When we almost reach the valley of the river Dreta, we turn sharply right in the direction of Šmiklavž, Tirosek and Nova Štifta. Further we drive through Šmiklavž, and at the first crossroad after the mentioned settlement we turn left onto the road in the direction of Menina planina 13.8 km (a sign by the road is currently fallen and lies in the grass - data August 2011). Next to the road which goes higher into the forest, we then park at an appropriate place.
B) From Vransko or from Savinjska dolina we drive to Gornji Grad, and then we continue driving towards the mountain pass Črnivec and Kamnik. Only a few kilometers after Gornji Grad, still before the road starts to ascend steeply, signs for Šmiklavž, Tirosek and Nova Štifta direct us left onto a somewhat narrower local road. Further we drive through Šmiklavž, and at the first crossroad after the mentioned settlement we turn left onto the road in the direction of Menina planina 13.8 km (a sign by the road is currently fallen and lies in the grass - data August 2011). Next to the road which goes higher into the forest, we then park at an appropriate place.

Route description:
When the road enters the forest, we soon reach a crossroad where a road to the farm Gluk branches off to the right, and we continue straight ahead, still moderately ascending through the forest. A little higher, a marked path from Šmiklavž joins us from the left (we can also start the path in Šmiklavž, but the path from there to the road is harder to follow and entirely overgrown in several places). We continue along the road for a short time, then the blazes direct us right onto a footpath, along which we first ascend through the forest and higher through a partly "abandoned" orchard to the farm Vrtačnik (also possible by road to here).
Here we continue right and immediately after the house we leave the road and continue left across a pasture fence onto a cart track. The cart track first ascends somewhat to the left, then, when it turns right, it splits into two parts. At the fork we continue on the left cart track, thus straight ahead on the worse and somewhat higher also quite overgrown cart track. Further we ascend transversely along the mentioned cart track, following it to the right bend. In the middle of the bend, we will notice an arrow on a tree that directs us onto the mountain path, which then ascends transversely through dense forest. Higher the trail levels out somewhat and crosses a forest road that leads to Menina planina and Planina Travnik. We continue through the forest for a short time and then cross the road again; the difference is that now we cross the road that leads only to Planina Travnik. Higher we join the road and ascend along it, with ever better views, to the shepherd's hut on Planina Travnik.
From the hut we continue past the nearby cross and bell, behind which the marked path turns right. There follows a pleasant walk along the path, which first ascends gently, then moderately across vast pastures. Higher the path enters the forest, where it begins to descend gradually. The path soon starts ascending again and brings us to a macadam road, which we follow to the right. We walk along the mentioned road for a few minutes, then the blazes direct us right onto a footpath that ascends moderately through dense forest. Higher we cross the road once more, which gradually brings us to the pastures of Menina planina. With some shorter ascents and descents we continue along the pleasant path, to which the path from Gornji Grad (path past Jespe) joins after a somewhat longer descent.
We continue right in the direction of the Dom na Menini planini hut, along the path that crosses a strip of forest and then brings us to the parking lot near the already mentioned mountain hut. From the parking lot we continue across the meadow and the path, from which a fine view opens onto the chain of the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, quickly brings us to the Dom na Menini planini.

Along the route: Vrtačnik (705m), Planina Travnik (1180m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Vivodnik ( 15 min)

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