Gorjane (Železno) - Intermedija

Access to starting point:
a) From the Sevnica - Krško road, head towards Brestanica, then follow the signs for Podsredo. Before beginning the descent towards Podsredo, in the settlement of Gorjane we reach the Železno pass, where the described path starts at the Gorjane bus station. There are no suitable parking spots at the starting point.
b) Drive to Podsredo, then follow the signs for Krško, Sevnica and Brestanica. Before beginning the descent towards Brestanica, in the settlement of Gorjane we reach the Železno pass, where the described path starts at the Gorjane bus station. There are no suitable parking spots at the starting point.

Route description:
From the bus station, head onto the side road, along which there are signs for Grad Podsreda and Ekološka kmetija Krivec, where the path leads past a few more houses, at the next intersection go straight in the direction of Grad Podsreda. The road continues with a moderate ascent, later leading past a cross and one house, then continues through the forest for some time. Higher up, the road levels out and brings us to a marked intersection, from which we continue straight in the direction of Grad Podsreda (right Krško and Brestanica).
A slight transverse descent through the forest follows and we arrive at a well-kept rest area near the chapel of St. Florian, from which a nice view of Grad Podsreda opens up.
Continue along the road and in a few minutes of further walking arrive at the castle, where on the outer side of the wall there is a logbook box and above it a stamp.
Bypass the castle on the right side and continue the ascent on the asphalt road, which leads past two parking areas, then ascend through the forest to a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Pišec, Bizeljski and Veliki vrh (left Svete gore).
A little further from the junction, leave the forest, where on a larger meadow the road turns left and splits once more.
This time choose the left road, along which the Knafelc markings continue (straight Slovenska turno kolesarska pot) and which a little further returns to the forest. A transverse ascent through the forest follows; when the forest on the left ends, a view opens to the nearby Rigelj, the peak with antennas, and we quickly ascend to a marked junction, where the path from Zavetišče v Pečicah joins from the right, specifically the path past the Švajger homestead.
The path ahead leads with nice views along the pastures of the hamlet Pusti Vrh, then temporarily returns to the forest. When leaving the forest, with views of Veliki vrh, the highest peak of the Orlice range, walk to the junction in the middle of the hamlet Preska, where we continue straight (left another path towards Svete gore) to the one-minute distant branch towards Veliki vrh.
Continue straight along the road (also possible right over Veliki vrh, but the path is somewhat longer and poorly marked in parts), which bypasses the Šulc farm on the left side, where there is the PPKB stamp (Planinska pot Krško - Brežice).
Continue for a few more minutes along the meadows, then the road enters the forest and gradually turns south, where we quickly reach the pass under Šuljc's slope, where there is also a marked junction.
From the marked junction, continue left onto the marked footpath in the direction of Velika bukva, Pišec and Bizeljski (sharply left forest road by which continuation towards Svete gore is possible, slightly left forest road that continues parallel to our marked path, straight Kerinov spomenik, 1 minute). The path ahead leads through the forest with some shorter ascents and descents and initially runs right of the road, later crosses it and continues left of the road for some time, then along it for a while. When reaching a kind of pass, leave the road and continue left onto the marked path, which ascends gently, and a little further moderately, through the forest. Higher up, the path brings us near the highest point of the Intermedija peak, where go left and in a few steps reach the summit of Intermedija.

Starting point - Turnič 0:30, Turnič - Grad Podsreda 0:15, Grad Podsreda - junction after Grad Podsreda 0:10, junction after Grad Podsreda - junction at Marofu 0:05, junction at Marofu - Pusti Vrh 0:20, Pusti Vrh - Preska 0:15, Preska - Kerinov spomenik 0:20, Kerinov spomenik - Intermedija 0:30.

Description and photos refer to the condition in March 2026.

Along the route: Turnič (496m), Podsreda castle (475m), Razpotje za Gradom Podsreda (524m), Razpotje na Marofu (544m), Pusti Vrh (634m), Preska (625m), Kmetija Šulc (625m), Kerinov spomenik (614m)

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