Brzika - Rudijev dom na Donački gori

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Rogaška Slatina, then continue driving towards Rogatec. In Rogatec, at the roundabout, we turn "left" in the direction of Ptuj, then drive along the main road to the Brzika pass, where we notice red hiking signposts, beside which we park in an appropriate place.
B) We drive to Majšperk, then follow the signs for Stoperce on Rogatec. After Stoperce, the road starts to ascend more steeply, and we follow it to the Brzika pass, where we notice red hiking signposts, beside which we park in an appropriate place.

Path description:
From the starting point, we head onto the macadam road which branches off from the starting point towards the east and beside which there are signs for Rudijev dom and Donačka gora. We walk for a short time on the macadam road, before the road gently descends to the nearby house, then we go slightly left onto the cart track which ascends transversely along the edge of the hay meadow. A little further on, we continue along the lower cart track, beside which there are signs for Rudijev dom, then we ascend along the pasture fence to a smaller saddle which connects Gaj (454 m) and Ženčaj (582 m).
On the saddle, we go right and walk to a wider macadam road, which we follow to the left. The path ahead leads us along the macadam road, which mostly ascends gently to moderately, only on a shorter section does it temporarily descend a little. Higher up, the road turns right and brings us to a junction, where we go sharply left following the signs for Rudijev dom. There then follow a few minutes of transverse ascent through the forest; when we leave the forest, we go right and ascend along a less trodden path which leads us across the meadow to the hunting observatory, which is located on the saddle connecting Donačka gora with Ženčaj.
Here the path turns slightly to the left and ascends transversely; at the nearby house, the path widens into a forest road, along which we continue to the Rudijev dom, a few minutes away.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in April 2022.