Gornje Jesenje - Sekolje (Strahinjčica)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Croatia via the border crossing Gruškovje / Macelj. We leave the highway at the Đurmanec exit. In the village Đurmanec, at a large roundabout, we turn south in the direction of Krapina. When we arrive in Krapina, we turn left east in the direction of Žutnica and cross the railway track and go through the underpass. Now we ascend further to the beginning of the village Gornje Jesenje, where we will notice the road turn-off to the left towards the hamlet Galovići. Here we go left and leave the vehicle by the Galović farm (auto body shop).
B) From the direction of Prekmurje it is closer via Čakovec, Varaždin, Ivanec to Lepoglava, where we will turn in the direction of Trakoščan. In the village Bednja we turn right in the direction of Krapina. The turn-off for Galovići is now at the end of the village Gornje Jesenje; the signpost is not visible from this side, but markings and a tourist sign help us.

Path description:
From the hamlet Galovići we go uphill on the asphalt. The first part of the path we walk on path number 307. The path quickly enters the forest, but we leave it on a long pasture which gently ascends. At the top of the pasture we go right west into the forest.
The path then brings us to the supply road for the mountain hut. The marked path 307 now turns right downhill, but we continue left uphill on the road.
When the road reaches a sharp right bend, we go onto a narrower but well-maintained road and begin to descend slightly on it (at the junction there are hunting society markers).
After a few minutes of descent we arrive at the next junction, where we go right uphill.
Further the road leads us past the last house in Gornje Jesenje (hamlet Brdo) and passes to a forest cart track. The path ahead mostly leads through the forest, and en route we arrive at a junction where we go left (it looks as if right uphill is the correct path).
The path ahead gradually flattens, and we arrive at a smaller clearing. After the clearing we arrive at the next junction, where we go right again.
The path ahead becomes somewhat steeper and brings us to an unnamed saddle between the main ridge of Strahinjčica and the peak Sekolje. From the saddle onward markings accompany us again, and at the junction we go left in the direction of the peak Sekolje (right main ravine, straight Radoboj) (when the description was made the marker was quite overgrown).
From the junction we go further along the cart track, which first brings us to the turning point of the forest cart track. The cart track then becomes quite steep and leads us along the western slope.
We leave the cart track and our path begins to ascend the ridge for a short time, then flattens and passes to the southern slope. A little further is also the only place where we can miss the way, because the shortcut continues on the ridge, but we go right.
Further we walk about a minute on a level path, then the steepest part of the path follows. A few more minutes of walking follow and we arrive at the top of Sekolje.
From the top some views open up to us, but mostly it is obscured by the forest.