Gorjane (Železno) - Svete gore

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

Route description:
From the bus stop, head onto the side road, alongside which there are signs for Podsreda Castle and Krivec Ecological Farm, where the trail leads past a few more houses; at the next intersection, go straight towards Podsreda Castle. The road then moderately ascends, later leading past a cross and one house, then continues through the forest for some time. Higher up, the road levels out and takes us to a marked intersection, from which we continue straight towards Podsreda Castle (right Krško and Brestanica).
Follows some slight traverse descent through the forest and we arrive at a well-kept rest area near the chapel of St. Florian, from where a nice view of Podsreda Castle opens up.
Continue along the road and within a few minutes of further walking arrive at the castle, where on the outside 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 leave the asphalt road towards Pišce and continue left on the gravel road with signs for Svete gore (right Veliki vrh and monument to the Slovenian tolar).
Follows a longer traverse mostly on shady slopes of Orlica, where the path continues with some ascents and descents; after Gozdni rezervat Vranske pečine, after a short scenic section, another path from the valley joins from the left, specifically from the eastern part of Podsreda.
Continue slightly right and proceed on the gravel road, which traverses the slopes eastward for some time, then turns right and heads south. Here the path leads past a ramsons patch, then continues with occasional views to the intersection and junction at Tabla, where we continue on the left road (here a somewhat overgrown path from Osredek pri Podsredi joins from the right).
At the junction there is also an information board Bukovi gozdovi Orlice, which we go around on the left side, then continue on the gravel road heading northeast. We continue through the forest for some time, then at the first or last house in the village Zagaj reach the asphalt road, which we follow.
The path ahead leads with nice views of Veliki Špiček; in the hamlet Vrhovnica, a marked path from Bizeljsko joins from the right.
Continue straight, and also at the next intersection go straight, then through the forest continue to the Svete Gore pass, where we join the path from the direction of Bistrica ob Sotli and Bizeljska vas pass.
Here go slightly left, then ascend to the top of Svete gore left on the footpath, or straight on the steep road. In both cases it is a little more than five minutes to the top, but it is definitely worth making a loop trail.

Starting point - Turnič 0:30, Turnič - Podsreda Castle 0:15, Podsreda Castle - junction past Podsreda Castle 0:10, junction past Podsreda Castle - junction east of Vranske pečine 0:45, junction east of Vranske pečine - Tabla 0:35, Tabla - Vrhovnica 0:30, Vrhovnica - Svete Gore pass 0:20, Svete Gore pass - Svete gore 0:10.

Description and photos refer to the condition in March 2026.

Along the route: Turnič (496m), Podsreda castle (475m), Razpotje za Gradom Podsreda (524m), Gozdni rezervat Vranske pečine (515m), Razpotje vzhodno od Vranskih pečin (510m), Tabla (500m), Vrhovnica (473m), Preval Svete Gore (455m)

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