Činžat - Koča na Klopnem vrhu

Access to starting point:
A) From the road Maribor - Dravograd, between HE Fala and HE Ožbalt we turn left towards Lovrenc na Pohorju (from the direction of Dravograd we turn right). On the other side of the Drava we start to ascend along Radoljna, and at the marked crossroad we go left towards Činžat and Ruše. Some more ascent follows, and on the saddle where we notice red hiking signposts the described path begins. At the crossroad there are no arranged parking places, so we park somewhat aside on a suitable place.
B) We drive to Ruše, then follow the road towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. In the settlement Činžat we arrive at the saddle where we notice red hiking signposts, where the described path begins. At the crossroad there are no arranged parking places, so we park somewhat aside on a suitable place.

Path description:
From the starting point, we head onto the road following the signs for Činžat and Koča na Klopnem vrhu. At first, we walk on an asphalt road which leads us past a few houses, and at the crossroads we follow the blazes and signs for Koča na Klopnem vrhu. Above the settlement, the asphalt ends, and the road enters the valley of Lamprehtov potok, along which we continue the ascent. Further on, the road temporarily becomes asphalt and at 728 meters above sea level turns sharply to the right. A traverse ascent follows, so we gradually distance ourselves from the stream. Higher up, a few crossroads follow, and at all of them we continue left. Some moderate ascent to the left follows and we arrive at the chapel of Sv. Križ, from which some views of the surroundings open up.
After the chapel, we bypass the Lampreht homestead on the upper side, then an easy ascent follows, which we do in a longer traverse of the slopes of Lamprehtov vrh. When the traverse ends, we return to Lamprehtov potok, which we cross over a bridge, and immediately after the bridge the path from Ruše via Zgornji Smolnik joins from the left.
We continue straight on the wider road towards Koča na Klopnem vrhu, and also at the next crossroad we go straight in the same direction (left Areh and Šumik). Some ascent along the stream follows and the path brings us to Fišerjeva žaga, where we go to the other side of the stream again.
A few 10 m ahead from the stream we leave the road and continue left following the signs for Koča na Klopnem vrhu, where we first go over the fence, then past a private cottage into the forest, where we continue the ascent on a cart track. The cart track has higher up some junctions, where we follow the blazes, mainly ascending through the forest. When we higher reach the grazing fence, the marked path leads us right of the fence. A few minutes we continue along the fence, then we return to the macadam road, where we join the path from Lovrenc na Pohorju.
We continue left (straight across the road northern path to Klopni vrh) and after a few 10 meters we arrive at Koča na Klopnem vrhu, which we had already noticed on the part where we walked along the grazing fence.
Činžat - Sv. Križ 1:25, Sv. Križ - Koča na Klopnem vrhu 1:05.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in September 2021.

On the way: Sveti Križ (Kumen) (928m), Stara Glažuta (Fišerjeva žaga) (1089m)