Koča Planinc - Velika Kopa

Access to starting point:
We drive to Vuzenica, then follow the signs to Kope and the settlement Sv. Primož na Pohorju. The road continues to take us through Vuzenica for some time, then we arrive in the settlement Sv. Primož na Pohorju. Further on, we follow the signs to Kremžarjev vrh and Koča Planinc. Higher up, we follow the signs to the Kope ski resort and Koča Planinc; when we reach the parking lot at the foot of the Kope ski resort, we turn sharply right towards Koča Planinc. Another few hundred meters of driving follow, and we arrive at the parking lot located in front of Koča Planinc.

Route description:
From the parking lot we walk to Koča Planinc, behind the hut we cross a small flat grassy section, then arrive at a marked junction.
We continue left uphill towards Mala Kopa (straight ahead Koča pod Kremžarjevim vrhom and Vuzenica) and gradually ascend to the forested ridge of Tajzljev vrh, where at several junctions we follow the markers. The trail ahead mostly follows cart tracks, higher up it flattens and then leads us gently out of the forest, joining the path coming over Kremžarjev vrh or from the starting point at Brneško sedlo.
We continue straight across the road, then start ascending along a cart track that initially still goes through the forest. Higher up the cart track turns into a steep trail that continues ascending along the edge of the ski slope for some time, offering nice views. As we veer slightly right away from the ski area, a marked footpath from the Vuhred starting point joins from the left; we continue straight through a raspberry patch and in a few minutes of further walking reach Partizanski dom Kope.
We bypass Partizanski dom on the left and continue along the macadam road. A few dozen steps further the road forks, we take the right fork past holiday cottages. The trail enters the forest and ascends moderately. Upon leaving the forest we reach a macadam road and continue along it without major elevation changes, or descend slightly along it temporarily.
At the pass below Velika Kopa the marked path to Grmovškov dom turns slightly right, we continue along the road and start ascending more noticeably. When the road stops ascending higher up we go right and in a few dozen steps reach the highest point of Velika Kopa.
Starting point - Partizanski dom Kope 1:20, Partizanski dom Kope - Velika Kopa 0:30.
Description and photos refer to conditions in July 2025.

Along the route: Tajzljev vrh (1194m), Kaštivsko sedlo (1189m), Partizanski dom Kope (1445m)

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