Spodnja Rečica - Gozdnik (via Tolsto)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Maribor, take the exit Celje - centre, then continue to Laško and Zidane Most. Once in Laško, turn right at the traffic lights opposite the petrol station in the direction of Spodnje and Zgornja Rečica and Hude Jama. Continue along a slightly narrower road, which follows a slight to moderate incline to the sports ground in Spodnja Recica, or almost to the crossroads where the road to Huda Jama branches off to the left. There are no suitable parking places at the starting point.
b) From Zasavje or Posavje, drive to Zidani Most or Rimske Toplice, then continue to Celje. When you reach Laško, the signs for Spodnja and Zgornja Rečica and Huda Jama direct you left onto a slightly narrower road, which you follow in a slight to moderate ascent to the sports ground in Spodnja Recica, or almost to the crossroads where the road to Huda Jama branches off to the left. There are no suitable parking places at the starting point.

Path description:
Between the sports field and the crossroads where the road to Huda Jama turns off to the left, you will see the green signboard of the Golden Horn Transversal of Pride, marking the start of the mountain trail leading to Šmohor. Near the green board, you will also see the mountain markings, which direct you to the right on a cobbled road that climbs between a few houses. Walk along the road for a short time, and then the markings direct you slightly to the right on a footpath which continues to climb parallel to the road. Gozdnik of the trail at the crossroads, follow the markings carefully, and it will soon lead to a forest road, which we will only cross. Continue for a short distance on the cart track, and then an arrow on a tree points us sharp right onto a footpath which climbs steeply through the forest for a short distance. Higher up, the path joins the wider cart track, which is followed to a small hamlet, where it crosses a wider dirt road.
Continue towards Tolsto Peak and continue to climb along the edge of the viewing slope, which offers a fine view of Govško brdo, Babe and Ostri vrh. The path then returns to the forest, through which it climbs steeply for a short time, and then joins the cart track, which takes us just a little higher to a marked crossroads. Here, continue to the left in the direction of Tolsto Peak (straight ahead Šmohor) and follow the gradually steeper cart track, which climbs transversely over the slopes of the aforementioned peak. At a higher altitude, the cart track narrows and gradually turns into a relatively steep mountain path, which, after a further 10 minutes' walk, leads to the forested summit.
From the summit, continue along the marked path, which begins to descend towards the nearby pass. Before descending to the precipice, we join the path that bypasses the Tolsto peak, and we continue straight along the path, which soon completely lays down and then starts climbing again. After a few minutes, we join a dirt road, which we follow to the right, and we follow it to the first crossroads. From the crossroads, continue left (sharp left St. Mohorja Church, straight ahead Malič and Laško) along the marked mountain path, which will take you to the mountain Dom na Šmohorju in 3 minutes of further walking. From the Dom on Šmohor continue in the direction of Kala, Mrzlica and Gozdnik. The way ahead first crosses a larger meadow, then passes into a lane of a forest, through which it descends to a nearby road. Once on the road, continue in the same direction, and we follow it to where it splits in two. This time we continue along the left-hand road, which takes us to the church of St. Mohor in a few 10 steps.
From the church, which is surrounded by a number of old lime trees, we follow a marked mountain path, which soon returns to the macadam road. Continue along the road, which bypasses the top of Pernice on the right-hand side, and then begins a moderate descent, leading to a marked crossroads. From the crossroads continue in the direction of Kala and Mrzlica and continue along the noticeably narrower macadam road, which leads us past a sign and a small well to the next crossroads, where we continue straight ahead. The road then lays down and after some 10 m leads us to a place where the signs for Kal, Mrzlica and Gozdnik direct us to the right on the ascending cart track. The way forward leads us past the NOB memorial, after which we soon arrive at the next crossroads. This time continue right towards Gozdnik (slightly left down Mrzlica), and we follow cart track to a point where the forest thins out a little. Here a narrower cart track branches off to the right, along which we soon see signs, and this gradually turns into a footpath. The way forward climbs steeply for a short time, then lays down and gradually leads us to the ridge of the Little Wood. Walking along the initially gently sloping ridge, the path then climbs steeply and quickly leads us to the inexpressive summit of Malega Gozdnik.
A short descent follows and the path leads us to the saddle between the two peaks of the Gozdnik. The way forward gradually begins to climb steeper and steeper, but it leads us along a relatively steep and especially in the wet for slipping dangerous ridge. The path is higher and within a few minutes of further walking leads us to the summit, in the middle of which there is a wooden bivouac.

On the way: Tolsto (780m), Dom na Šmohorju mountain hut (784m), Mali Gozdnik (981m)

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