Lovrenc na Pohorju - Lasina

Access to starting point:
A) From the road Maribor - Dravograd, between HE Fala and HE Ožbalt we turn left towards Lovrenc na Pohorju (from the direction of Dravograd we turn right). On the other side of the Drava we start ascending along Radoljna, and at the marked junction we go slightly right on the main road towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. When we arrive in the settlement Lovrenc na Pohorju we follow the main road, and in the center of the settlement we turn right towards the primary school, where we park on the parking lot by the school. We can also park elsewhere in the settlement, where there are still some arranged free parking spaces.
B) We drive to Ruše, and then we follow the road towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. In the settlement Činžat we arrive at a saddle, where the road starts descending, and lower we go left towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. When we arrive in the settlement Lovrenc na Pohorju we follow the main road, and in the center of the settlement we turn right towards the primary school, where we park on the parking lot by the school. We can also park elsewhere in the settlement, where there are still some arranged free parking spaces.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return to the center of the settlement, and then ascend along the main road towards the southwest. After a few minutes we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue left in the direction of Klopni vrh and Pesek. A gentle descent follows, when the road turns right we again start to ascend gently. The path ahead leads us past the subsidiary church of St. Radegunda, where there is also a parking option. We continue on the sidewalk, when the sidewalk ends we go right onto a side road, along which we quickly arrive at another road, which we follow to the right. Further on we also walk past the last houses of the settlement Lovrenc na Pohorju, and the road turns into the gorge of the Radoljna stream.
On the section where the gorge narrows a marked path branches off to the left towards Klopni vrh, and we continue slightly right and keep walking along the asphalt road. Higher up we pass the Sgerm snack bar, and at junctions we follow the signs for Pesek. Eventually we leave the valley of Radoljna and arrive in the gorge of the Plešiščica stream, where we pass MHE Lakožič. Along the asphalt road we continue to the left bend, where the blazes direct us straight onto a cart track that continues along the stream.
Immediately after leaving the road the cart track forks, and we continue on the right, less pronounced one, which continues along the stream. For a few minutes we gently ascend along the right bank of the stream, then we cross it over a footbridge, where extra caution is needed. On the other side we follow the blazes, and after a few minutes we reach a macadam road, which we follow to the left. After a few minutes of gentle ascent the road takes us back to the right bank of the stream, and we leave it just a few steps behind the bridge and continue right onto the marked path. A somewhat more overgrown path follows, where at a few junctions we follow the blazes, and the path also moves a little away from the quite noisy stream. Further on we go through a section overgrown with young spruces, behind which we quickly reach a forest road, which we follow to the right. When we notice a wooden hut ahead we go left off the road, bypassing the hut on the left side and ascending briefly along a smaller stream. A little further, at the edge of the forest the path turns right and enters the forest, where we continue along a wider cart track and follow it at junctions in the direction of the blazes. Some ascent through the forest follows, after which we cross a forest road and continue through the forest again. When a few minutes higher we step onto the road again we follow it to the right. We walk along the road for a few minutes, then go slightly left onto a steeper cart track that starts ascending transversely, and at a few junctions, as usual, we follow the blazes. Higher up the path levels out and in a few minutes we arrive at a wider macadam road, where there is a marked junction and road intersection.
We choose the right road, which leads towards Koča na Pesku and Rogla, when the road turns slightly left we leave it and at the poorly marked junction continue straight onto the cart track. Along the cart track we ascend more steeply, and at numerous junctions we carefully follow the blazes. Higher up the path levels out and forks.
To the left the marked path continues, leading further towards Koča na Pesku, and we continue straight along the unmarked path, which brings us out of the forest in a few minutes, where there are the ruins of Kocafurova koča and a new wooden pavilion.
Here we go right and continue walking on easier pathless terrain, keeping roughly to the northern direction. After a few minutes of gentle to moderate ascent through the forest we arrive at the indistinct summit of Lasina.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in October 2021.