Kozje - Bredič (steep path)

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Šentjur, then follow the signs for Podsreda and Planina pri Sevnici. At the end of Šentjur we turn left towards Podsreda, then we drive on a rather winding road to the settlement of Kozje, where we park at one of the arranged parking lots in the center of the settlement.
b) From the Brežice - Podčetrtek road at the edge of the settlement Bistrica ob Sotli we turn left (from the direction of Podčetrtek right) towards Podsreda. We bypass the center of Podsreda on the right side, then we drive to the settlement of Kozje, where we park at one of the parking lots in the center of the settlement.
c) From the direction of Sevnica and Krško we drive to Brestanica, then follow the signs for Podsreda. A short climb follows, then a descent to Podsreda, where at the end of the settlement we turn left towards Šentjur and Kozje. When we arrive in Kozje we park at an arranged parking lot in the center of the settlement.

Route description:
From the parking lot we walk to the western side of the pond Kozje, where signs for Grad Kozje direct us onto a poorer road that ascends transversely to the left to a narrower asphalt road leading to a nearby house; we only cross the road and follow the signs for the old castle. The path ahead turns into a strip of shrubs and higher up forest, through which we begin to ascend steeply; on steeper sections we climb wooden stairs, and in places some protection also helps us. During the ascent we also pass several informative tables of the learning path, and we ascend quite steeply all the way to the registration box on the hill where Grad Kozje once stood.
From the summit we continue along the ridge, where in a few steps we descend to a marked junction where a gentle path also joins from the left; we continue right towards the summit Bredič.
The path ahead leads us along the ridge called Zmajev hrbet, where we mostly ascend gently to moderately, occasionally we also descend a little and cross a steeper slope, where especially when wet a bit more caution is needed, otherwise the path on this section is not technically demanding. During the ascent along the ridge a little view rarely opens, as the path runs almost entirely along a ridge overgrown with forest and shrubs, which however descends steeply mainly to the right, eastern side towards the valley.
Later we reach a short more exposed and technically demanding section, where we descend steeply for a few meters over a rocky part, where a rope is strung as "help", but we do not know in what condition it will be upon our arrival, so it is more reliable to help ourselves by gripping the rocks.
The ridge ahead becomes less steep, and we continue for some time without major ascents; under the summit Bredič the path becomes quite steep for a few minutes. When the path levels out we quickly reach the registration box and stamp on the mentioned summit.

Kozje - Grad Kozje 0:20, Grad Kozje - Bredič 1:40.

Description and photos refer to the situation in May 2026.

Along the route: Grad Kozje (Drachenburg) (360m)

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