Planina Donja - Rog (Medvednica)

Access to starting point:
Leave the Zagreb-Varaždin motorway at the Popovec exit. The first village on the old road towards Varaždin is Soblinec. In Soblinec, turn left towards Kašine. Continue through the villages of Gajec, Vurnovec and Prepuštovec until you reach Kašine, where you turn right. At the end of the village, notice the road branching left into Planina Donja.
In Planina Donja there are few suitable parking spots. I recommend parking by the little church and cemetery located above the village.

Path description:
From the cemetery, go back down to the spot where you will see the sign for the entrance to Medvednica Nature Park. Continue uphill on asphalt along Planinarska Street. After a few farms, the road turns to gravel, and after the first entry into the forest there are still a few suitable parking spots, which are usually taken if we are not early enough.
When the path passes a wooden cabin, at the next bend go through the forest, but only briefly, as the path returns to gravel after the meadow.
Walk on gravel for about a minute, then again on a forest path through the woods to a gray hut and junction.
Go uphill to the meadow and the path leads to the forest entrance, where wooden steps assist us. Briefly in dense forest, then to a cart track leading to the next meadow.
From there, sharply right at the bend. The path steepens more and more. At the steepest part, leave the cart track to the trail's highlight - two rocks resembling a horse and an elephant.
From the rocks, sharply left at the bend. Gradient eases slightly, but still steep. Gradient gradually lessens on the cart track, leading to a meadow with the chapel of Croatian martyrs. Turn left to the forest barrier. One more minute uphill to Lipa-Rog hut and lookout tower.
From the lookout tower, despite modest height, exceptional views: northwest to Kamnik-Savinja Alps, south to Kozara on clear days, east to Slavonian highlands.