Loke - Planinski dom Vrhe (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.

Route 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 start and begins 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 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 on the path, which higher up brings us to a very steep slope. The steepness eases briefly as the path leads along an exposed and often muddy ledge. A steep ascent follows on the grassy slope overgrown with sparse forest. At the top of this steep section, which is slippery when wet, the path brings us to a natural window through which a secured mountain path runs. With the aid of pegs and a steel cable, we climb to the top of the window, after which some ten steps of walking follow 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 begin descending steeply on a slightly exposed slope, then the path brings us below cliffs from which a fine view opens up. The path then enters the forest and descends to the nearby forest road, which we merely cross (left Zajčeva koča, right pass Presedlje and village Loke). We continue the ascent initially on a wide cart track but then on a somewhat steeper path arrive at a road, which we follow to the right. Next we ascend across the 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 towards Sveta planina and then after a few meters left again onto 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 fine view opens up onto 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 begins to descend more steeply. A little lower down the cart track widens into a poorer road, along which we continue to the nearby Planinski dom Vrhe.

Along the route: Krvavica (909m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Sveta planina (Partizanski vrh) ( 35 min), Koča na Čemšeniški planini, Javor ( 35 min), Črni vrh (Čemšeniška planina)

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