Ljubno ob Savinji - Koča na Travniku

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Maribor highway we head to the Šentrupert exit, then continue driving towards Mozirje, Ljubno ob Savinji and the Logarska dolina valley. When we arrive in Ljubno, we will notice signs for Smrekovec, which direct us right into the center of the settlement, there we turn left onto a somewhat narrower road that begins to ascend above the settlement. Still before the end of Ljubno, we will notice signs for the cemetery, which direct us left onto a somewhat steeper road, from which we then turn left again towards the cemetery. We park on a large well-maintained parking lot by the cemetery and the local church.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we walk through the cemetery to the other side of the wall, where we step on a marked path which starts already a little lower in the center of Ljubno. We follow the path to the right, and it quickly brings us below the power line pole and a nearby chapel. From the chapel we continue in the same direction and we continue the ascent on a gently sloping meadow, through which leads a poorly visible footpath. Higher, we cross a grazing fence and we step on a cart track which we follow left upwards. Ahead we ascend through the forest, we cross a macadam road and we get to a memorial, which is placed in the memory of a young lad.
The path ahead is for some time still ascending through the forest, after that widens into a cart track, on which with nice views, we walk to the nearby farm Sedelšak.
Above the farm, more precisely at the chapel, we leave the road and through a hay meadow we ascend to the edge of the forest, where we notice a wide, but steep cart track. We continue on the mentioned cart track, and it quickly flattens and turns a little to the right. After a shorter diagonal ascent we get to a marked crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Koča na Travniku (left church of St. Primož 10 minutes).
The path which becomes a little overgrown, quickly brings us to the farm Kovšak, where temporarily we step on the road. We go past the house and we continue the path through a hay meadow, where the footpath is at first almost entirely unnoticeable, and then we join a grassy cart track, on which with nice views on Golte and surrounding hills we ascend to an asphalt road at the farm Purkat. Here we continue a few steps to the left and then signs for Travnik direct us to the right, on the path which quickly enters the forest. Further, we ascend on a relatively steep cart track which higher flattens and turns into a pleasant forest path. Only a little higher we step on an indistinct ridge, where temporarily we step by the edge of a hay meadow (a view opens up on Komen), the path then immediately returns into the forest, through which we ascend for some time. After a few minutes, we join an old cart track, which soon becomes entirely overgrown. The cart track then brings us to an indistinct summit Zelenjak (1221 m), from which we then begin to descend gradually.
The path ahead continues partly on a cart track, partly on a forest path, mostly in a gentle ascent. Higher, the path brings us to an interesting wide, but precipitous ridge (easy), along which we ascend to the nearby forest road, where from the right joins the path from the Počka (Robnikova) mountain pasture.
We continue straight on a marked cart track (at first still a poorer road), which begins to ascend more steeply through the forest. The cart track higher brings us out of the forest onto a quite overgrown clearing (the path is like that too), then turns left and brings us to a panoramic grassy ridge, from which a wonderful view opens up on Ojstrica and part of the Dleskovška planota plateau. We continue the ascent along the edge of the panoramic grassy slope, until the path brings us to a smaller saddle by which we notice a cross and a memorial plaque. A short descent follows and the path brings us to the shepherd's hut on the Mali Travnik pasture.
From the pasture we continue on a wide marked path, which on the right side bypasses the summit of Mali Travnik. The path soon goes into the forest, where it slightly descends, then continues in a gentle ascent. A little further ahead, the path brings us out of the forest, where from the right side joins the path from the higher starting point (starting point Kolarica).
We continue on a pleasant gently sloping path, which after 5 minutes of further walking brings us to the mountain hut Koča na Travniku.

On the way: Zelenjak (1221m), Altarna peč (1200m), Planina Mali Travnik (1500m)

Trip can be extended to: Veliki Travnik ( 25 min) , Komen