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Kotečnik (772m)

garmont19. 04. 2011 19:52:53

Today I climbed to the 772 m high Kotečnik, which climbers know, as it's one of the largest natural climbing areas in this part of Europe.
Along the "alpinistically marked" path I climbed under the walls and then via pathless terrain over a fairly demanding jump I climbed towards the summit. The path led above the climbing walls and is partially exposed, but in dry conditions it doesn't pose major difficulties. It is interesting that there are two logbooks on Kotečnik, one for the eastern and one for the western (lower) summit.
Then I continued along the marked path to Šmohor and then descended to the parked car. It took about 4 hours.
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Kotečnik (772m) Mountaineering markings.

Kotečnik (772m) Ridge towards the western summit

Kotečnik (772m) Western summit, Gozdnik in the background

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garmont20. 05. 2011 16:54:04

Yesterday I marked the path to Kotečnik, which our PD maintains.
Our marked path continues from the lower summit of Kotečnik to the higher summit. There's still no summit log on the lower one.
On the path I noticed a large number of Carniolan lilies. Very nice view, so the marking work passed quickly.
Regards

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geppo21. 07. 2014 18:41:44

Just as you wrote..
sunglasses, plastic bottle, tin can, climbing in safe environment...
but if they had 200m under ass somewhere in Alps, crumbly walls, they'd have little time to leave trash behind..and not all are like that, but quite a few who just move from crag to crag, real higher walls they don't want...
lp

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andi223. 04. 2017 19:10:52

Today on Kotečnik (Brezniške peči in miniature, two summits! nasmeh

) and descent first micro path to Osojnik under walls and circular back to Zabukovica. Nice views above walls, a good hour and a half short nasmeh

Recommend if you're ever nearby.

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andi25. 05. 2019 21:27:21

A bit before seven from Liboj to Kotečnik. From parking behind climbing area along tracks to saddle. Before track drops past carved crosses on trunks and white marks to ridge (no. 21). Then along the ridge, which is locally demanding, to top. Due to approaching darkness I hurried too much (40min), don't quite reach cirque as cold and dark push me further. Descend ridge to farm then walk road (ca 4km) to valley. At car in dark and rain. In wet need to be careful, otherwise nice hill.

Dusk is falling, it's damp,... we continue.

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garmont10. 04. 2020 15:36:55

Today straight from home to summit.
Edge of quarry then ridge nice unmarked path leads to eastern higher summit. nasmeh

From there ridge to western then over saddle towards Zabukovica home.
Good three hours real summer heat. mežikanje

In the forest with the help of waymarks.

Lower summit, Gozdnik in the background.

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andi224. 04. 2020 21:01:05

Kotečnik is nice. I like the loop via the SE approach, where you cross a very old bridge and then the old marks in "33". Last 50 m of elevation in south directissima - delicate nasmeh

overgrown rocky slope right of the climbing cave. Then past Dikca over Šmohor back (ca. 2.5 h). Maybe someone knows the story of the rose planting (pic)? There are at least 50-100 stems; it's hard for the wind to have blown them. lp

Bear Grylls mentioned something like God's vanity - beauty far from human eyes.

Steep section and approach (circle and arrow).

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garmont31. 10. 2020 13:59:30

In my municipality... nasmeh

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bagi26. 05. 2021 06:35:16

We've often seen Kotečnik from various path variants, but we haven't been on it yet. Thus, it was the main goal of our current exploration, not necessarily the optimal variant velik nasmeh

. We wanted to see as much new as possible and fill the day; kms weren't important. I won't describe the route, as it's visible from the GPS track map; everyone can make their own.

More important: almost no mud on the entire route despite constant rain this May. The path is mostly well marked; many places have completely new posts with signs. But warning for GPS tracks from the PZS portal ... MaPZS ( https://mapzs.projekti.si/home/trails ).

In our case, they were often *walked* with the mouse from a comfortable armchair and have no relation to the real terrain. They are recognizable by long straight lines between individual GPS points, due to the laziness of the *armchair* hiker. Be careful with such tracks. If anyone needs ours, it's available from me. It measured 31 km and 1600 m elevation.

View of the Capuchin monastery from the parking lot by the railway

We cross the Savinja and head towards Miklavžev hrib

The summit has beautiful views far around.

It turns towards Hom on the Žerdonerjeva path.

Softly bedded, not a millimeter of mud after rain.

We spotted the red sticker several times. Interesting approach :)

The continuation from Hom is also very pleasant.

Intersection at the crossing of the main road, everything marked.

Second peak on the lowest path ... Veliki Slomnik.

View of Liboje from the viewpoint on Slomnik.

The path widens into a cart track, still pleasant for walking.

Rutting calls can be heard everywhere, signs are still there.

We go through a small cluster of older houses.

Unequivocally, for Šmohor it surely goes here :)

Our first break, lots of people, service at the counter.

The church of St. Mohor is well visible from everywhere.

Chapel of another kind for green believers :)

Weekend house under Gozdnik with Kotečnik between them.

First we descend towards the hamlet in the saddle ...

... and there we search for signs to Kotečnik.

Kotečnik has two peaks. The first one is slightly lower

Continuing along the ridge is easy and marked

We continue forward along the ridge, the path is no longer marked

Finally the markers appear, somewhat strange otherwise ... :)

We are already on the road and walking towards Liboje ...

Freshly renovated, characteristic shape for those parts

Pleasant Dom na Brnici with friendly caretaker. We are here for the first time

Asphalt only as a sample, soon we pass to a trail

The only puddles from persistent rain on the whole path

Crossing the Savinja on the Levška bridge

We return along the maintained footpath by the Savinja

Covid times, but packed to the gills. Who could blame them

Even the footpaths along the Savinja got several kilometers deposited

Almost at the starting point. Again a view of the Capuchin monastery

GPS track of the hiked path. It recorded 31 km and 1600 elevation gain

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zokipoki26. 05. 2021 08:01:51

Congratulations! nasmeh

bagi20. 11. 2023 13:06:42

We repeated the route from 2021, but this time in reverse order. We both agreed it's an excellent variant mainly because of the long warm-up on the flat and overcoming the steepest parts of the path uphill.

We started at the parking lot by the train station in Celje. Parking is free on Saturdays and Sundays there, and you couldn't wish for a better starting point nasmeh

. We continued through the park along the Savinja riverbank all the way to the Levske bridge. That's 4 km and despite the fog and cold we warmed up well before continuing. We crossed the river and after numerous junctions climbed towards Dom na Brnci. We followed the marks all the way and just before the hut caught the first sun.

Then descent towards the quarry in Liboje, soon after a steep ascent to Kotečnik. This junction isn't officially marked, but there's a modest path marked with red lines. It goes all the way to the ridge top, where regular marks appear. From here we were under the watchful eyes of hunters who were just having a drive on wild boars. Luckily their eyes didn't water too much and after longer ridge walking we successfully crossed Mali Kotečnik too velik nasmeh

. Soon after we descended to the saddle and on the other side steeply ascended again to the road under Gozdnik. Then walking on gravel to Dom na Šmohorju and well-deserved rest.

After a good lunch we continued straight past the abandoned building and headed towards Tremarije. Soon after Debro settlement we caught the marks for Veliki Slomnik, where surprisingly the first drops of unannounced rain caught us. Luckily it wasn't bad, so we quickly descended, crossed the road and headed towards Hom. From there we took the line towards Celje and about an hour later we were at Miklavž's church right above the town. Then descent to Savinja and back to start. Summary ... the whole path is passable without issues despite weather whims, no part washed away, a few fallen trees don't hinder progress.

Coordinates of start at train station: 46.2264889N, 15.2671975E