Hayrack (Laška vas - Pečovje) - Srebotnik (northern approach)

Access to starting point:
Hayrack "Laška vas - Pečovje" is an ideal starting point for mountaineering tours on the nearby hills. Hayrack was for a long time a characteristic of the gorge of the stream Bojanski potok between Pečovje and Laška vas, through which runs also an asphalted road. Few years back the hayrack owned by the farmer miserably decayed, but the municipality Štore because of the recognisability made a new one with the help of European funds with a purpose to preserve vernacular architecture. Next to the hayrack there is a large parking lot, where we can park our vehicle. So to the starting point, we can get with a car from Celje and Štore, where we follow signposts for Svetina. When we already get past the area of the old part of iron works in Štore, we leave the main road to Svetina and at the turn-off we turn right towards Pečovje or Laška vas. We continue on a narrow asphalt road for approx 1 km and we are already at the hayrack. Or we can get to the starting point also on foot, because the path from the railway station Štore to the hayrack is marked.

Path description:
The beginning of the path is at the new hayrack. A larger part of our path on Srebotnik is marked and equipped with signposts to various peaks of Celje hills. Only a smaller part of our path will run on unmarked road-footpath, which is easy to follow. The first part of the path leads in the direction of Chapel at Mary's below Srebotnik.
At the crossroad at the hayrack in accordance with the signposts on Svetina via Marija we go on the asphalt road ahead in the direction of Pečovje. After approx 200 meters at the first crossroad we continue straight, and few steps ahead at the next crossroad we turn sharply left and a little uphill. An asphalt road at the sports field in the settlement Pečovje soon flattens again. Because of the starting point of the path Barbarina pot, we can at first follow the signs of this path. After three terraced houses, we turn left on the forest road which at the last homestead passes into a forest path. Soon the path branches off to the left, which leads through Bojanski graben, while we continue straight upwards through a dense forest. Soon from the right joins the path-road from Celje. We continue left upwards on the forest road at first by the holiday cottages. Before the forest, a marked path branches off to the left towards Mary's, and today we continue straight on an unmarked road into the forest. The road leads at first somehow parallel with the path towards Mary's, and then before the eastern ridge of Srebotnik it turns sharply right and leads towards the west on the northern edge of Srebotnik, where it slowly turns into a footpath which leads towards the western ridge of Srebotnik.
On panoramic western ridge we get to a crossing, where a view opens up towards the castle Stari grad. If we would continue on a marked path straight downwards, we would come to Hudičev graben. And today we will continue on a marked path to the left steeply upwards in the direction of east. After the initial very steep ascent, the path after some time flattens a little and then we get to the next crossing, where from the right joins the path from the south approach on Srebotnik. The latter path is also part of Celje mountain trail. We continue straight upwards further on the ridge. Only about 200 meters is to the top, in the last part of the path the steepness again increases, and the path below the summit there is secured with a steel cable. On the top we get to a breathtaking view practically on all sides, Slovenian flag, inscription book, bench and a stamp. Few steps towards the southwest it is possible to get also to exposed part of panoramic cliff.

On the way: Veliki Bojanski vrh (627m), Chapel at Mary's below Srebotnik (500m), Bavč (692m)

Trip can be extended to: Mali Bojanski vrh , Pečovniška koča on Grmada ( 25 min) , Hotel Celjska koča ( 30 min) , Grmada above Celje ( 45 min) , Almin dom na Svetini ( 5 min) , Vrunčev dom na Svetini , Tolsti vrh above Celjska koča ( 20 min)