Loke - Javor (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. We then drive through Ojstriška vas to the settlement Tabor, from there we continue in the direction of the village Loke. In Loke we come to a junction, where we continue straight (left to Zajčeva koča) and follow the road to the next junction, which is located behind 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, next to which we notice the mountain 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. We then drive through Ojstriška vas to the settlement Tabor, from there we continue in the direction of the village Loke. In Loke we come to a junction, where we continue straight (left to Zajčeva koča) and follow the road to the next junction, which is located behind 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, next to which we notice the mountain signposts for Krvavica.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we cross the road and head for 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 a little and the path turns sharply left at the information board (walk on the path due to nesting of rare bird species). The path then starts to ascend 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 along the path, which higher brings us to a very steep slope. The steepness eases for a short time, as the path leads across an exposed and often muddy ledge. A steep ascent follows on the grassy slope overgrown by 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 ascend to the top of the window, after which follow another ten or so steps of walking on the steep grassy slope. The steepness then eases and the path, continuing through the forest, soon brings us to the summit of Krvavica.
From the summit of Krvavica, we start descending steeply on a slightly exposed slope, then the path brings us below the cliffs, from which a beautiful view opens. The path then enters the forest and descends to the nearby forest road, which we just cross (left Zajčeva koča, right pass Presedlje and village Loke). We continue the ascent on an initially wide cart track, but further on a somewhat steeper path we arrive at the 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 Čemšeniška planina.
Here we continue left in the direction of Sveta planina and then after a few meters again left to the yard of the Gunet homestead. Here immediately behind the house we turn left and ascend through a short stretch of forest to a panoramic grassy slope. From the path, which ascends across to the right, a nice view opens on Čemšeniška planina, Krvavica and the Savinja Valley. At the top of the ascent the path turns right and enters the forest, through which it continues without major changes in elevation. After a few minutes we join a wider cart track, which then starts to descend more steeply. A little lower the cart track widens into a poorer road, and we continue on it to the nearby Planinski dom Vrhe.
From the mountain hut, we first walk to the nearby church of St. Lenart and a little further to the junction at the NOB monument. Here we continue on the right road in the direction of Sveta planina or Partizanski vrh; we walk on the road only another ten or so steps, then on the left side we notice an unmarked cart track, which first ascends parallel to the road, then turns left and after a few minutes of further walking brings us out of the forest. The cart track then ascends across the former ski slope, but we leave it immediately and continue the ascent to the right along the edge of the forest relatively steeply upward. Higher we reach another cart track, which we follow right into the forest. The cart track soon turns left and quickly returns to the area where there used to be a ski slope. Through the bushes we ascend to the top of the old ski lift, from where the last view opens, and the path then enters the forest, through which we ascend on a steep pathlet to the summit.

On the way: Krvavica (909m), Planinski dom Vrhe (887m)