Prebold - Reška planina

Access to starting point:
We leave Štajerska highway at the Šentrupert exit, and then we follow the signs for Prebold. In the center of Prebold, at the red hiking signposts, the described path begins, and we park at one of the parking lots in the center of the settlement, by the kindergarten, the primary school, or the cemetery.

Path description:
From the center of Prebold, we follow the signs for Žvajga, vineyard cottage Šmiglova zidanica, Dom pod Reško planino, Reška planina, and Adijev bivak on Reška planina, initially walking through the central part of the settlement, where at crossroads we follow the blazes, and the path leads us past Hotel Prebold, the NOB monument, and Prebold mansion, with the blazes gradually leading us onto road Tovarniška cesta. We continue alongside the industrial zone, then the blazes guide us left into the forest, through which we walk for a few minutes before returning to the road, which we follow to a marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue toward Reška planina (right vineyard cottage Šmiglova zidanica), bypassing some houses on the right, and a few times higher up we cross a road or briefly continue along it.
The fairly well-marked path then bypasses the last house in this area on the right and transitions to grassy slopes, where slightly higher up we reach a path branching left toward linden tree Dežnikarjeva lipa.
We continue straight (left Dežnikarjeva lipa, two minutes) and return to the forest, with the path ahead ascending diagonally. After a few minutes of diagonal ascent, we reach a marked crossing at the saddle by Počivalnik, where we turn right toward Dom pod Reško planino and Tolsti vrh (left Žvajga and Prebold via Žvajga), and for a short time, we walk along the eastern ridge of Tolsti vrh. When the ridge begins to ascend more noticeably, the path splits, and we choose the slightly left path (slightly right Tolsti vrh).
Next follows a somewhat longer crossing along a cart track, where we walk on the southeastern slopes of Tolsti vrh, leaving the slopes of Tolsti vrh at Završnik farm. Here, the path leads us through the yard, then we descend along an access path to an asphalt road, which we follow to the right toward Reška planina.
Next follows a diagonal ascent along the asphalt road, where the path initially leads along the slopes of Strtnik, and later we reach the slopes of Reška planina.
When we reach the saddle between Reška planina on the right and Lipovški hrib on the left, the path splits before a nearby homestead.
We continue straight toward Dom pod Reško planino (right circular learning path Marija Reka, with the option to also reach Strtnik, Reška planina, Grajska vas...), descending with beautiful views of part of the Posavsko hribovje.
Behind the Mehan homestead, we approach a saddle connecting Gradišče with Reška planina, and just before the saddle, we leave the road and turn right onto a footpath toward Dom pod Reško planino.
Just a few steps further, a path from Prebold joins from the left, leading over Gradišče or starting at quarry Strgarjev kamnolom, and we continue along the path that returns to the forest, then proceeds across the slopes of Reška planina, noticing some boards of the learning path along the way. As we approach the church of St. Mary of the Assumption, the marked path turns left and slightly descends, then we ascend in a few steps to near the mountain hut, from which we are only a few dozen steps of easy walking away.
Before the mountain hut, we turn right and continue toward Reška planina. We quickly leave the road and proceed along a footpath, ascending to the church.
We bypass the church on the left side, and from the crossing, we continue straight toward Adijev bivouac and Reška planina (left Šmiglova zidanica, Sveta planina or Partizanski vrh, Mrzlica, and Grajska vas). We follow an older cart track that turns right, and after a short traverse, it becomes a footpath. The footpath initially ascends alongside a torrent ditch, crosses it higher up, and then transitions to a steep slope over which we climb steeply. A steep ascent follows, requiring extra caution, especially during descent, to avoid slipping. Even in dry conditions, some care is needed. When we reach the ridge higher up, the path flattens. We continue left, following the signs for the stamp. After a few minutes of mostly gentle ascent along the ridge, we reach bivouac Adijev bivak na Reški planini.
We bypass the bivouac on the right side and continue toward Šmiglova zidanica and the peak. In approximately 10 minutes of gentle to moderate ascent, we reach the highest point of Reška planina.
The starting point - saddle at Počivalnik 0:50, saddle at Počivalnik - Dom pod Reško planino 1:25, Dom pod Reško planino - Adijev bivak 0:45, Adijev bivak - Reška planina 0:10.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in January 2025.

On the way: Preval pri Počivalniku (574m), Dom pod Reško planino (664m), Adijev bivak na Reški planini (910m)