Planina Donja - Rog (Medvednica) (via Velike Peći)

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 Gajec, Vurnovec and Prepuštovec until reaching Kašine, then turn right. At the end of the village, notice the left turn-off into Planina Donja village.
Planina Donja has few suitable parking spots. Park by the church and cemetery located above the village.

Path description:
From the cemetery, go back downhill to the spot where you see the sign for the entrance to Medvednica Nature Park. Continue uphill on asphalt along Planinarska ulica. After some farms, the road turns to gravel, and after the first forest entry, there are a few more parking spots, usually taken if not early.
When the path passes a wooden cottage, at the next bend go through the forest briefly, as it returns to gravel after the meadow.
Walk on gravel for about a minute, then on a forest path through the woods to a gray hut and junction.
Go right north on the track. First few meters lack markers; they appear where the track splits downhill. Now about twenty minutes on the track, slightly rising and occasionally descending, mostly flat.
After twenty minutes, the track descends right towards Laz-Marija Bistrica; go straight, spot "V. Peć" on a tree, but leave it after twenty meters, going left uphill.
The track rises moderately; markers rare here. When seeing "V. Peć" again, go left steeply uphill. After 100m, leave track left onto narrower forest path.
Junction well marked. At slope end, sharp right bend with dense spruce belt, rockier ground leading to difficult section.
First difficult part slippery, leading to Velika Peč cave, usable as rain shelter; some overnight here.
From cave, right slightly downhill to exposed section aided by chain. After chain, rocky ridge with another rope above cave. Steep rocky ascent follows. Upper part thins forest, grassier ground. Viewpoint ends steep difficult part.
From viewpoint south under cliffs. High rock here for mountain rescue training; demanding but climbable without gear. Continue under crag to wider track.
Few minutes on wider track to junction: left; right to Goričica and Medvednica summit. Further unmarked junction: left again (straight descends steeply from Čučerje). Markers after one minute.
Path to meadow with Croatian martyrs chapel. See forest ramp, go to it; direct path from Planina Donja joins left.
One minute to Lipa-Rog hut and tower above. Exceptional view from tower: northwest Kamnik-Savinja Alps, south Kozara on clear day, east Slavonian mountains.