Dom na Osankarici - Koča na Klopnem vrhu (via Trije žeblji)

Access to starting point:
From the motorway, take the exit Slovenska Bistrica - south to the centre of Slovenska Bistrica, where at the traffic lights by the church we turn left. We drive straight to the roundabout at the Impol factory, at the roundabout take the third exit - signposted Veliko Tinje. Further on, we follow the signs for Veliko Tinje or Tri kralji, at Tri kralji we continue on the road to the mountain hut Dom na Osankarici.
Or: From the motorway Maribor - Ljubljana, take the exit Slovenske Konjice and follow the road ahead towards Oplotnica. In Oplotnica, we notice signs for Osankarica, which direct us onto an ascending road. At all the following crossroads, we follow the road in the direction of Osankarica, we park on a large parking lot near the mountain hut Dom na Osankarici.

Route description:
Before the mountain hut on the right side, where there is also an information board, we go slightly uphill through the forest. Then the path starts slowly descending to the monument, which marks the last battle of the Pohorje battalion (*20 min). Immediately after the main monument, the path goes right - signpost for Pesek and Ribniška koča - and in a few minutes brings us to the cart track, on which the signpost for Tri žeblji directs us left downwards to a stream (*10 min). We cross the stream and start slightly ascending, the path bypasses the peak on the right side, again follows a descent to the next stream (*25 min). We bypass Jodlov vrh on the western side and arrive at Tri žeblji, characteristic Pohorje clearings area on a slight plain (*20 min). From the right side the path from Šumik joins us, we continue straight to the next intersection of hiking paths (*15 min). The signpost for Klopni vrh directs us right downwards on the path through wet terrain, then for a short time we ascend again over the eastern slope of Kurji hrib and then descend through a wide clearing to the forest road, which ends a little further on (*20 min). If time permits, we visit Tiho jezero, to which we get in 5 minutes along the marked path, as indicated by the signpost, we return by the same path. Our path crosses the forest road and turns into the forest, where it first rises slightly along the stream, then follows a slight descent. From the right side a marked path from Areh and Šumik joins us, which is part of variant SPP no. 1, we cross two more smaller streams and arrive at a good cart track, which brings us across the plain to the NOB monument on the left side (*25 min). At this spot on 17.09.1941 the Pohorska četa first defeated the Germans in open combat, in the battle fighter Franc Soklič–Brko fell. Further on our path leads straight and slightly downwards and transitions to the forest road, from the right side a view starts to open up. On the left side we come to the turn-off for the path to Pesek, at the intersection of forest roads we go straight and arrive at the destination (*15 min).

Along the route: Tiho jezero (Falski ribnik) (1266m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Klopni vrh

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