Rečiška Circular Mountain Trail
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| KlemenD29. 03. 2016 22:27:17 |
I see that there is no open thread yet (if I'm not mistaken) on this beautiful trail, which actually encircles the Rečiška valley (Laško) and leads along the peaks of the Zasavsko-Posavsko hills. The trail includes eight peaks of the eastern part of the Zasavsko-Posavsko hills, namely:
01. Govško brdo (811 m),
02. Baba (789 m),
03. Ostri vrh (855 m),
04. Kal (985 m),
05. Mrzlica (1122 m),
06. Gozdnik (1090 m),
07. Šmohor (784m) and
08. Malič (936m).
On 27.3.2016 I hiked it, with start and finish at the Laško railway (bus) station.
A bit more in the video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvjrBfr6bEs
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| Enka30. 03. 2016 00:17:45 |
Looks interesting! How's the path marking?
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| andrej7830. 03. 2016 06:57:46 |
Well marked, in the tourist association in Laško you can get a free map/guide to the path... lp
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| KlemenD1. 04. 2016 17:05:59 |
As Andrej said… I didn't have the mentioned guide… but it went fine anyway. Some spots need a bit more attention and it goes  .
lp
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| Ninđa1. 04. 2016 17:36:31 |
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| felix14. 04. 2016 20:20:57 |
If you wanted to do the trail in two stages, where is approximately the halfway point, of course with car access? Could that be Kal, or somewhere else?
Thanks and best regards!
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| KlemenD14. 04. 2016 20:25:00 |
Closest to "halfway" is Mrzlica,... and Kal is also fine ...Miran very good report
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| miran44715. 04. 2016 09:09:47 |
KlemenD, thanks for the praise !
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| bagi12. 05. 2016 12:26:29 |
Some info for those who, like me, are not exactly at home in those areas around Laško  .
The Rečiška circular trail is beautiful, leads through villages, numerous hills and hillocks. Some asphalt, more gravel, and lots of forest paths. For one day it's demanding in terms of fitness, but doable of course. According to Garmin (Montana / Adriaroute) it's 40 km long, which doesn't quite match the guidebook data. But true, we hiked everything mentioned in the guidebook that belongs to this trail without shortcuts  .
For the whole thing we took about 11 hours including breaks, but that shouldn't be a measure for others. Some are slower, some faster. Everyone should weigh their own fitness. The whole trail can be hiked in multiple stages, sensible overnight at Kal or Mrzlica.
Link to the guidebook... http://www.lasko.info/sl/pohodnistvo/a2-reciska-krozna-planinska-pot .... click below on ... Hiking around Laško and surroundings.
The guidebook has several trails around Laško. Look for trail A2 …. Rečiška trail. The trail on the ground except at the start is NOT specifically marked as *Rečiška circular trail*.
Access to the starting point...
First need to get to the center of Laško. Probably no problem getting there . You can park at Spar, where there's also the crossing over the tracks and first trail marks, or on the other side of Savinja at the arranged parking.
First part from Laško via Govško Brdo to Mrzlica…
This part is exemplary arranged and orientationally undemanding . In Laško the first mark for Rečiška circular trail is at the crossing over railway tracks at Spar. That's the only specific mark for this trail I noticed. Following the trail further is easy with a bit of orientation sense or with the guidebook help all the way to Mrzlica. The trail at the start goes a long time through villages and on gravel, until it turns to the first hill Govško Brdo.
Second part from Mrzlica via Šmohor to Laško…
In the second part the trail or marks are not arranged like in the first part and following is not quite easy. Several hiking clubs take care of marks here and it's visible not all are equally careful. No specific marks for this trail.
Already from Mrzlica onwards follow marks to Šmohor and it repeats countless times. After descent from the hut at Mrzlica towards Špajzer, the only farm around, continue right on the LOWER horizontal gravel road that turns into a long left bend. After about a kilometer of road, hiking marks to Šmohor appear again.
Soon we see right next to the marked path Suhi hrib, which has no mark leading to it. In 10 minutes on a trampled path we can cross its summit and continue descent through greenery to junction with marked path on the left (extensive forest clearing). After another kilometer there's a branch to Gozdnik. We walk over its summit and past a nice bivouac continue in the same direction on marked path down to the valley. At the junction of hiking path with gravel road turn RIGHT and walk long time on gravel to marks again for ... Šmohor ... and of course follow them.
At Šmohor you don't even know what the summit is. There's a church, a bit further the hut, the highest point is probably the water reservoir along the path to the hut .
Around the hut there are now two more hillocks off the ideal line. Right is Tolsti and left Malič with transmitter on top. Most sensible is to go first to Tolsti (descent right down from hut), return same way and continue to Malič (left from hut and a bit further ascent to hill). For return from Malič there's an intermediate connecting path to Laško, so no need to return all to the hut at Šmohor. To the start no more problems, but in Laško still quite some walk past the spa to the start.
In conclusion….
Definitely the Rečiška circular trail is a nice challenge and idea for days when conditions in mountains are unsuitable for visit. With length and elevation it's very suitable for building fitness before more demanding projects. It will remain in nice memory also for the wonderful places it passes through .
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| šoni20. 02. 2017 15:22:36 |
remarks - more like additions to the video: from Gozdnik towards Šmohor on "dashed": when you reach first gravel, after a few meters left to cart track and then after a while to second gravel, on it a few hundred meters and again left to cart track, on which soon you reach road to Šmohor (see attachment), shortens the path noticeably compared to staying on "first" gravel all the time. From Malič you can descend on drawn dashed or on another shortcut near take-off site (see attachment), or halfway back towards Šmohor, left branches marked path to Laško. see here
http://www.sportypal.com/Workouts/Details/4802451
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| Gorska planika3. 04. 2017 09:07:38 |
This weekend hiked this trail! Fantastic and worth visiting! Thanks Bagi for the detailed trail description, it came in handy for orientation
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| jasminka14. 12. 2017 10:02:25 |
Bravo guys!!! Really nice! Definitely worth the effort!
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| Hribovc825. 07. 2018 14:38:32 |
Yes, this Rečiška trail is beautiful and also quite physically demanding.
I spent 9 hours. And a short video clip.
https://youtu.be/j7P1OpWmIsM
P.S. there's no stamp at Malič!! If someone is collecting stamps for the logbook
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| jaz7. 07. 2018 01:38:53 |
The Malič stamp is in the hut at Šmohor. Regards!
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| andi221. 10. 2018 20:47:28 |
Otherwise a substitute excursion choice due to weather worsening, but it stayed in memory from Mr. Emil's descriptions. General impressions - trail with all additions (Gozdnik, Tolsto, Malič) requires good fitness. Probably the key is the psychological moment in the Gozdnik direction. Trails with forum instructions are appropriately followable. In autumn for a day trip you need enough km/h, which is doable with a persistently extended stride. Despite heavy rain lasting about a third of the trail, nice memories of the diversity of visited places remain. Recommended.
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