Dom na Osankarici - Koča na Šumiku (via pohorski bataljon)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Maribor we go to the exit Slovenske Konjice, and then we follow the road to the mentioned settlement. In Slovenske Konjice we turn right towards Oplotnica, to which we have few kilometers winding road. In Oplotnica, where we join the road from Slovenska Bistrica we continue left in the direction of Osankarica. Further, for some time we are ascending by the stream Oplotnica, and then we get to a crossroad, where the road splits into two parts. Here we can continue left in the direction of Osankarica, or right in the direction of village Kebelj. If we continue on the left road which soon changes into macadam, and higher brings us on a little bigger crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of Osankarica (left Rogla). From the crossroad follows few hairpin turns and macadam road brings us to a parking lot below the mountain hut Dom na Osankarici (from the crossroad, to the starting point, there is approximately 9 km). If we continue on the right road, we can get to Dom na Osankarici on a little longer, but all the time asphalt road. All crossroads are well marked.
B) From highway Maribor - Ljubljana we go to the exit Slovenska Bistrica - Jug, and then we continue driving towards Oplotnica. In Oplotnica, where we notice signs for Osankarica we continue straight, after that for some time we are ascending by the stream Oplotnica, where after a shorter ascent, we get to the spot, where the road splits into two parts. Here we can continue left in the direction of Osankarica, or right in the direction of village Kebelj. If we continue on the left road which soon changes into macadam, and higher brings us on a little bigger crossroad, where we continue right in the direction of Osankarica (left Rogla). From the crossroad follows few hairpin turns and macadam road brings us to a parking lot below the mountain hut Dom na Osankarici (from the crossroad, to the starting point, there is approximately 9 km). If we continue on the right road, we can get to Dom na Osankarici on a little longer, but all the time asphalt road. All crossroads are well marked.
C) We drive into Ruše (to here from Maribor or Selnica ob Dravi) and then we continue driving towards Smolnik and higher Šumik. At the crossroad, where a road towards Koča na Šumiku branches off to the right, we continue straight. Next follows a sharp left turn near of which is a starting point of the path for waterfall Šumik, and only a little further we get to the next crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Osankarica. Next follows few kilometers of the macadam road and we get to the parking lot below the mountain hut Dom na Osankarici.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we at first walk to the mountain hut Dom na Osankarici, where we notice signs for Pohorje battalion camp. We go on this path, which in a moderate ascent through the forest after approximately half an hour of walking, it brings us to Pohorje battalion camp. Further, we continue on the path which starts descending and soon brings us to the crossing, where we continue right in the direction towards Šumik. After further short descent, the path brings us on the forest road which we follow to the left. After approximately 15 minutes of a light ascent on the road, signs point us to the right on a footpath which soon brings us out of the forest on a larger clearing, where we notice forest cottage Obrolovo.
Behind the cottage path goes again in the forest, where it is mostly slightly descending on in parts poorly visible path, but because blazes are enough frequent at orientation there aren't any bigger problems. The path, after a time brings us on a worse road which descends to a crossroad, where we continue right. This road which has some smaller crossroads, we follow to the mountain hut Koča na Šumiku.

On the way: Taborišče pohorskega bataljona (1210m), Gozdarska koča Obrolovo (1220m)