Atelsko sedlo - Smrekovec

Access to starting point:
From Mozirje, Gornji Grad or Luče we drive to Ljubno ob Savinji, from there we follow the signs for Smrekovec. Through Ljubno ob Savinji, we initially drive on an occasionally narrower road in Rastke, and at the crossroads among the houses, we follow the signs for Smrekovec. After the settlement the road widens, and then to Ljubenske Rastke is mostly gently moderately ascending, and from here on it gradually becomes narrower and steeper. We follow the mentioned road to the parking lot at Atelsko sedlo, where hiking signposts are also located.

Path description:
From the parking lot on Atelsko sedlo we take the path that branches off from the road towards the north, marked with signs for Smrekovec, and we start ascending; at a small crossing, we choose the right marked path. A gentle descent follows, then we ascend diagonally along the slopes of Črni vrh, bypassing its peak on the right side. A little further in a gentle descent, we reach a macadam road, along which we continue by a large meadow; when a passage opens by the grazing fence, we take a footpath that continues through the meadow, and in the middle of the meadow, we join the marked path from Bele Vode. We continue through the meadow and quickly arrive at the cottage Dom na Smrekovcu, which is visible from the initial part of the meadow.
We bypass the cottage on the left side and continue in the direction of Smrekovec and Raduha, while we diagonally ascend through a strip of forest. A few minutes higher, the path splits, and we choose the right path, marked with signs for Smrekovec (left for Komen, Travnik, and Raduha).
Next follows a steep ascent through an increasingly sparse forest, and we reach the peak of Smrekovec in a moderate ascent on an increasingly scenic grassy slope.
Atelsko sedlo - Dom na Smrekovcu 0:20, Dom na Smrekovcu - Smrekovec 0:30
Description and pictures refer to the condition in June 2024.

On the way: Dom na Smrekovcu (1375m)