Dom v Gorah - Kopitnik

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Celje, and then follow the signs for Laško and Zidani Most. At the beginning of the settlement Rimske Toplice, we turn right towards Hrastnik; when we reach the settlement Marno, we turn left towards the settlement Turje, the cottage Dom v Gorah, and the cottage Planinska koča na Kopitniku. Above the settlement Turje, we follow the signs for Gore, or the cottage Dom v Gorah. We park in the parking lot by the cottage Dom v Gorah.
b) From Sevnica, we drive towards Celje; at the end of the settlement Rimske Toplice, we turn left towards Hrastnik; when we reach the settlement Marno, we turn left towards the settlement Turje, the cottage Dom v Gorah, and the cottage Planinska koča na Kopitniku. Above the settlement Turje, we follow the signs for Gore, or the cottage Dom v Gorah. We park in the parking lot by the cottage Dom v Gorah.
c) We drive to Hrastnik, and then follow the signs for Celje, Laško, and Rimske Toplice. In the settlement Marno, we turn right towards the settlement Turje, the cottage Dom v Gorah, and the cottage Planinska koča na Kopitniku. Above the settlement Turje, we follow the signs for Gore, or the cottage Dom v Gorah. We park in the parking lot by the cottage Dom v Gorah.

Route description:
At Dom v Gorah, signs for Kopitnik direct us to the road on which we arrived at the starting point, and we descend along it for a few minutes, then the road flattens and leads us to a marked junction in the forest, where we leave the road and continue slightly to the right towards Kopitnik. Only a few dozen strides ahead, we cross the road leading to Koča na Kopitniku, and we continue on a footpath that cuts two bends via a marked shortcut. Higher up, we return to the road and continue with a mostly moderate ascent. At the point where a path branches off to the right towards Širje and Zidani Most, a beautiful view opens up towards Kum, and we continue for a short time on the marked asphalt road, then above the turn-off for Fračji dol, we turn left onto a macadam road, and a few steps further, slightly to the left onto a marked path that leads us across a scenic meadow, offering a beautiful view to the north. We continue along a cart track that returns to the forest, where at a concrete spring, where a chapel once stood, a path branches off to the left downwards, the NOB path, leading towards Marno, but we continue straight, passing a solitary house, and behind it, we proceed straight along a marked cart track. A little further, we reach a macadam road, and at several consecutive crossroads, we follow the signs for Koča na Kopitniku. A few minutes later, we briefly leave the road, and upon returning to it, we walk in a gentle descent to Koča na Kopitniku.
From the cottage, we continue towards the peak and head towards a small valley; on the other side of the valley, we ascend through the forest and quickly reach a macadam road, which we follow to the left. The road soon ends, and we continue towards the summit, Aškerčevina, and Rimske Toplice. Further on, we walk through the forest and follow the trail markers, and the path leads us through a few short ascents and descents to a marked crossroads near the peak.
Here, we turn right and ascend via a secured path in a few minutes to the panoramic and precipitous Kopitnik.
Dom v Gorah - Koča na Kopitniku 1:15, Koča na Kopitniku - Kopitnik 0:25.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in March 2023.

Along the route: Koča na Kopitniku (865m)

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