Ljubenske Rastke (Kumprej) - 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 first drive on the occasionally narrower Cesta v Rastke, at the crossroads among houses we follow the signs for Smrekovec. After the settlement the road widens, then it mostly gently and moderately ascends to Ljubenske Rastke, and from here onwards it gradually becomes narrower and steeper. A little before the NOB memorial a path branches off to the right, which leads past the farm Atelšek. We park at an appropriate place by the road between the turn-off of the marked path and the NOB memorial.

Route description:
A little lower from the NOB monument, signs for the farm Atelšek and the mountain hut Dom na Smrekovcu point us to the right, at first a little downwards on a worse road, on which we quickly descend to the stream Krumpah, which we cross over a wooden bridge. Soon after the bridge a shorter road branches off to the left towards the nearby house, but here we continue straight and turn sharply left at the next crossing of cart tracks. There follows a diagonal ascent towards the left, then we soon reach a right hairpin turn as well. After the hairpin turn the cart track gradually becomes more overgrown, and when we arrive at the bottom edge of the nearby hay meadow we continue sharply left. When the forest ends we continue along an indistinct grassy ridge, where there is no path, but higher at the chapel we encounter markings. Behind the chapel we arrive at the farm Atelšek, which we bypass on the left side, where the access road runs. From the road we soon go slightly right onto a marked cart track, which a little further on crosses the asphalt road. On the other side of the road we first ascend over a panoramic slope, then the path enters the forest and ascends diagonally towards the right on a cart track. When a little further we reach the other macadam road, we cross it to the right (if we continue straight we soon notice old markings - old path, which higher reaches the road that leads to Dom na Smrekovcu), where we follow the marked path, beside which there are both old and newer markings. Higher we reach the road that leads towards Dom na Smrekovcu and follow it to the left. A few minutes higher the previously mentioned old path joins us from the left, and the road then brings us to a crossroads, where we continue on the right road (slightly left Kugovnik and Ramšak). From the right road along which we continue the path, a road to Stari Stani on Golte soon branches off to the right, but the wider road soon brings us to Atelsko sedlo, where a marked path towards Golte also branches off to the right.
We continue straight ahead on the road, which passes to the other side of the forested ridge and to which the road from the Kramarica pass soon joins.
We continue on the upper road, which past the information board of the Smrekovec mountain range brings us to a smaller football field, which is one of the higher-lying ones in the country. After the field we leave the road and step to the other side of the fence, where we join the marked path from Bele Vode.
From here there follows only a short, increasingly panoramic, moderate ascent to Dom na Smrekovcu.
From Dom na Smrekovcu we continue in the direction of the Smrekovec summit, where the path first leads through a short panoramic section, from which a view opens towards the central Kamnik Savinja Alps, then passes into sparse forest, where after a short ascent we reach a marked junction, where we continue right (straight Komen, Travnik...). From the junction onwards the forest thins out even more, then on the entirely unvegetated section it leads somewhat more to the right, where with views reaching far around, without major difficulties we reach the pyramid on the summit of Smrekovec.
Starting point - Dom na Smrekovcu 1:40, Dom na Smrekovcu - Smrekovec 30 minutes.

Along the route: Atelšek (930m), Atelsko sedlo (1314m), Dom na Smrekovcu mountain hut (1375m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Krnes, Komen

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