Loke - Črni vrh (Čemšeniška planina) (via Krvavica)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana–Maribor highway, take the Vransko exit and continue driving on the parallel old road towards Celje. We drive a few kilometers on the main road, then signs for Tabor and Ojstriška vas direct us to the right. Further, we drive through Ojstriška vas to the settlement Tabor, and from there we continue in the direction of the village Loke. In Loke we come to a crossroad, where we continue straight (left Zajčeva koča) and follow the road to the next crossroad, which is situated after the village Loke. Here we continue straight (slightly left) in the direction of "Presedle" and follow the road to the parking lot on the right side of the road, by which we notice signposts for Krvavica.
B) From the Maribor–Ljubljana highway, take the Šentrupert exit, then continue driving on the parallel old road towards Trojane. We drive a few kilometers on the main road, then signs for Tabor and Ojstriška vas direct us to the left. Further, we drive through Ojstriška vas to the settlement Tabor, and from there we continue in the direction of the village Loke. In Loke we come to a crossroad, where we continue straight (left Zajčeva koča) and follow the road to the next crossroad, which is situated after the village Loke. Here we continue straight (slightly left) in the direction of "Presedle" and follow the road to the parking lot on the right side of the road, by which we notice signposts for Krvavica.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we cross the road and head onto the marked path in the direction of Krvavica. The path goes into the forest right at the beginning and starts to ascend relatively steeply. Higher up, the steepness eases slightly and the path turns sharply left at the information sign (walk on the path due to nesting of rare bird species). The path then starts ascending steeply again and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to an indistinct side ridge, where it turns right. We continue ascending through the forest on the path, which higher brings us to a very steep slope. The steepness eases briefly, as the path leads across an exposed and often muddy ledge. This is followed by a steep ascent up a grassy slope overgrown with sparse forest. At the top of this steep section, which is dangerous for slipping when wet, the path brings us to a natural window through which a secured mountain path runs. With the help of pegs and a steel cable, we climb to the top of the window, after which follow some 10 steps of walking on a steep grassy slope. The steepness then eases and the path, which continues through the forest, soon brings us to the summit of Krvavica.
From the summit of Krvavica, we begin to descend steeply down a slightly exposed slope, then the path brings us below the cliffs, from which a beautiful view opens up. The path then enters the forest and descends to the nearby forest road, which we merely cross (left Zajčeva koča, right Presedlje pass and Loke village). We continue the ascent on an initially wide cart track, then on a somewhat steeper path we arrive at a road, which we follow to the right. Further, we ascend across a panoramic slope, and the road after a few minutes brings us to a small junction, where we join the path from Vrh.
Here we continue right and proceed along the road, which bypasses Gunetova glava (926 m) on the left side. On the other side of the mentioned summit we reach a panoramic saddle, where the road turns left, but we follow it for only 100 m, then signs for Čemšeniška planina direct us sharply right onto a cart track that first crosses a strip of forest, then brings us across a panoramic slope from which a nice view opens towards Krvavica. Here the cart track, along which we continue the ascent for a while, turns left and then gradually turns into a somewhat steeper footpath. Higher up, the footpath splits into two parts; we can choose whether to continue on the fairly steep and poorly maintained marked mountain path or on the somewhat less steep parallel "Lojzovi poti", which is newly built and marked with light blue dots. Higher up, both paths merge, the path gradually levels out and brings us to the edge of a steep ridge. We continue along the right, gentler side of the ridge, which then levels out and descends to the junction at the logbook box.
Here we continue straight (right downhill to Vransko) and then at the next junction, which is just a few steps further right (straight downhill to Koča na Čemšeniški planini). The path ahead leads past the site of the old hut and past the amateur radio operators' hut. The summit, which we reach without difficulty, is located just a few steps above the mentioned amateur radio operators' hut.

On the way: Krvavica (909m)

Trip can be extended to: Koča na Čemšeniški planini ( 15 min)