Lesično - Vina gora (zahodna pot)

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, from where we drive along a rather winding road to the settlement of Lesično, where the described path begins at the roundabout. We park in one of the 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 drive to the settlement of Lesično, where the described path begins at the roundabout. We park in 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. This is followed by some ascent and then a descent into Podsreda, where at the end of the settlement we turn left towards Šentjur and Kozje. We drive to the settlement of Lesično, where the described path begins at the roundabout. We park in one of the parking lots in the center of the settlement.

Route description:
From the place where we parked, we first return to the roundabout, then follow the road in the direction of Kozje. Near the bus station, the signs for Pilštanj direct us left onto the access road to the nearby house, which we bypass on the left side. Behind the house we cross a small stream over a wooden bridge, then the path turns into a forest. With the help of steps and a railing, it begins to ascend steeply along the slope, which is higher up also somewhat exposed. Higher up, slightly before the exposed viewpoint with the Slovenian flag, the path turns left, then gradually ascends to a gentler ridge.
Here we pass the location of the former Drenski grad (Hartenštajn). Since there are no longer any remains or information board at the location itself today, the area is completely unrecognizable; with some pronounced attention to the surroundings, one can still only observe the outlines of the former defensive ditches. The path further bypasses the nearby house on the right side, where a path marked with local signs joins us from the right. After the junction we reach the central part of the settlement Pilštanj, where we go left in the direction of the cemetery (here it is worth continuing straight and making a short detour to also see the center of Pilštanj), but we quickly reach a marked junction at the eastern edge of the built-up part of the settlement past a few houses, from where we turn left following the signs for Sedlarjevo (straight is the usual footpath to Vina gora, right is Stari trg and the cemetery), where we continue the path along the asphalt road. The asphalt road then ascends transversely through the forest, higher up it transitions from the western to the northern slopes, where we reach a few houses at the Zork homestead. Here we turn sharply right behind the buildings onto a cart track, which ascends behind the houses, then continues across the pasture, and along the path we are accompanied by rare signs of the Vodna pot Pilštanj–Lesično. In the upper part of the pasture we ascend transversely to the right and reach the western ridge of Vina gora, where we temporarily return to the forest.
When we leave the forest, we ascend across the meadow with beautiful views to the transmitters on Vina gora, where the highest point of the mountain is also located. We do not end the path at this place, but continue further towards the southeast, where behind the nearby house we reach a small junction, at which we turn right. We continue the path along the asphalt road, which takes us to the last house, where we join the usual path that leads to Vina gora.
Here we bypass the house on the left side and continue in the direction of the viewpoint, which we reach in a few minutes of walking past the open-air museum.

The description and pictures refer to the situation in May 2026.

Along the route: Pilštanj (376m)

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