Zavrate - Hunting lodge Govce (harder path)

Access to starting point:
a) We drive into Hrastnik, and then follow the signs for Celje. After the settlement Marno, at the border between the settlements Brdce and Brezno, we turn left towards the settlements Trnovo and Sedraž, then continue following the signs for the settlement Brezno. When the settlement Brezno ends, we continue the ascent to the saddle Zavrate, where we park near the log cabin Brunarica pri knapu pod Babo.
b) From the road Zidani Most - Celje, in the settlement Rimske Toplice, we turn left towards Hrastnik (from the direction of Celje, right). We drive towards Hrastnik to the crossroad at the end of the municipality Laško, where we turn right towards the settlements Trnovo and Sedraž, then continue following the signs for the settlement Brezno. When the settlement Brezno ends, we continue the ascent to the saddle Zavrate, where we park near the log cabin Brunarica pri knapu pod Babo.
c) We drive to Celje, then follow the signs for Laško and Zidani Most. In the settlement Laško, from the traffic light crossroad by the Petrol gas station, we turn right towards Rečica. Further, we drive through the valley Rečica. At the end of the settlement Zgornja Rečica, the road turns left and then ascends to the saddle Zavrate, where we park at a suitable place near the log cabin Brunarica pri knapu pod Babo.

Route description:
From the saddle Zavrate we head on the path towards Govško brdo, and after a few steps, the path splits. We continue on the right path towards Govce (straight ahead Govško brdo) and follow a cart track that leads us past an abandoned quarry to a spot where the cart track turns into a footpath, along which we continue the crossing. During the crossing, we pass by a cross; the path, which continues with a few short ascents and descents, gradually transitions to steeper slopes. A little further, we cross a short, crumbly slope where more caution is needed; the slope then flattens, and after a short descent, we reach a macadam road where we join an easier and slightly longer path.
Here, we turn left and continue briefly through the forest; upon leaving the forest, we go left at a crossroad (straight ahead mining museum). Next follows a short diagonal ascent on a poorer road; from the crossing at the forest's edge, we turn right (sharply left Govško brdo), then follow the road across a meadow to the nearby hunting lodge.
Description and pictures refer to conditions in April 2023.

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