Loke - Zajčeva koča (via Krvavica)
Starting point: Loke (400 m)
| Latitude/Longitude: | 46,2072°N 14,9913°E |
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Route name: via Krvavica
Walking time: 1 h 45 min
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way
Elevation gain: 342 m
Elevation difference along the route: 530 m
Map: Posavsko hribovje - zahodni del 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer): helmet
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, ice axe, crampons
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Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana - Maribor highway, take the Vransko exit and continue driving on the parallel old road towards Celje. We drive a few kilometers on the main road, then signs for Tabor and Ojstriška vas direct us to the right. Further, we drive through Ojstriška vas to the settlement Tabor, and from there we continue in the direction of the village Loke. In Loke we come to a crossroad, where we continue straight (left - Zajčeva koča) and follow the road to the next crossroad, which is situated after the village Loke. Here we continue straight (slightly left) in the direction of "Presedle" and follow the road to the parking lot on the right side of the road, by which we notice signposts for Krvavica.
B) From the Maribor - Ljubljana highway, take the Šentrupert exit, then continue driving on the parallel old road towards Trojane. We drive a few kilometers on the main road, then signs for Tabor and Ojstriška vas direct us to the left. Further, we drive through Ojstriška vas to the settlement Tabor, and from there we continue in the direction of the village Loke. In Loke we come to a crossroad, where we continue straight (left - Zajčeva koča) and follow the road to the next crossroad, which is situated after the village Loke. Here we continue straight (slightly left) in the direction of "Presedle" and follow the road to the parking lot on the right side of the road, by which we notice signposts for Krvavica.
Route description:
From the parking lot, we cross the road and go on a marked path in the direction of Krvavica. The path already at the very beginning goes into the forest and starts relatively steeply ascending. Higher, the steepness decreases a little and the path at the notification sign (walk on the path because of the nesting of rare bird species) turns sharply left. The path further again starts ascending steeply and after a few minutes of additional walking brings us to an indistinct side ridge, where it turns to the right. We continue ascending through the forest on the path which higher brings us to a very steep slope. The steepness for a short time decreases, because the path leads us on an exposed and often muddy ledge. Next follows a steep ascent on a grassy slope, which is overgrown by a sparse forest. On the top of this steep part, which in wet is dangerous for slipping, the path brings us to a natural window, through which runs a secured mountain path. With the help of staples and a steel cable, we ascend to the top of the window, after which follows some ten steps of walking on a steep grassy slope. The steepness then decreases and the path, which still runs through the forest, soon brings us to the summit of Krvavica.
From the top of Krvavica, we start steeply descending on a slightly exposed slope, and then the path brings us below the cliffs, from which a beautiful view opens up. After that, the path passes into the forest and descends to the nearby forest road, which we follow to the left (straight - Čemšeniška planina, right - Loke - on the road and Presedlje pass). On the road, we descend to the first left turn, and from there we continue slightly right on a marked footpath which with some shorter ascents and descents continues through the forest. After a few minutes, we join the cart track, on which we then quickly descend to the Zajčeva koča.

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Discussion about the trip Loke - Zajčeva koča (via Krvavica)
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| gorskarozica27. 05. 2012 |
All praise to the hut keeper on 27. 5. 2012, may he stay like that! Friendly and approachable guy, helps hikers with advice and explanations! Congratulations!
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| radegunda15. 05. 2015 |
On the return past Zabrložnik: is there a shortcut to the parking lot left of the abandoned Šekovar farm?
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| nincokl15. 05. 2015 |
Radegunda... Right after the hut you go left and descend along the visible path to the gully and then along the gully all the way to the parking lot, if you look carefully the trail is still quite visible and followable... closest path to the starting point.
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| radegunda16. 05. 2015 |
Isn't this path through Tesni graben extremely overgrown and full of ticks? That's exactly why. In the worst case, we'll go past Zabrložnik all the way to Loke and back by road.
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| ben17. 05. 2015 |
It's true, the path through the graben itself is overgrown and it's better to take it when the vegetation isn't at its lushest. Otherwise, I advise that once you reach the graben, don't go straight down it but cross it and on the other side right to the road. There are still markings of the old path and you continue along the road (ignore the branch right towards the graben) and at the marking on the rock continue on the visible path down towards the graben (there's also a wooden arrow on the tree). About three weeks ago, at least on me, there were no ticks yet.  LP B
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| ob potoku10. 09. 2023 16:06:43 |
Great path to "stretch the legs" a bit, varied. Too bad you can't buy any sweets at the hut. But it's a bit annoying that the locals have set up a picnic there in quite a large number, we're not used to that at mountain huts. Even though it's a lower-lying hut, the hiker then feels somehow out of place.
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