Lovrenc na Pohorju - Pesek

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 Dravograd we turn right). On the other side of Drava we start ascending along Radoljna, and at the marked crossroad, we go slightly right on the main road towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. When we get to the settlement Lovrenc na Pohorju we follow the main road, 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 a few arranged free parking spaces.
B) We drive into Ruše, and then we follow the road towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. In the settlement Činžat we get to a saddle, where the road starts descending, and lower we go left towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. When we get to the settlement Lovrenc na Pohorju we follow the main road, 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 a few arranged free parking spaces.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return to the center of the settlement, and then we ascend by the main road towards the southwest. After a few minutes, we get to a marked crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Klopni vrh and Pesek. A gentle descent follows, and when the road turns right, we again start lightly ascending. The path ahead leads us past the succursal church of St. Radegunda, where there is also an option of parking. We continue on a sidewalk, and when the sidewalk ends we go right on a side road, on which we quickly get to another road which we follow to the right. Further, we walk past the last houses of the settlement Lovrenc na Pohorju, and the road passes into the gorge of the stream Radoljna.
On the part, where the gorge narrows, the marked path branches off to the left towards Klopni vrh, and we go slightly right and continue walking on the asphalt road. Higher, we go past snack bar Sgerm, and at the crossroads, we follow the signs for Pesek. Eventually we leave the valley of Radoljna and get to the gorge of the stream Plešiščica, where we go past MHE Lakožič. On the asphalt road, we walk to the left turn, where blazes point us straight on a cart track which continues along the stream.
Immediately after we leave the road, the cart track splits, and we continue on the right, less distinct one, which continues along the stream. For a few minutes we lightly ascend by the right bank of the stream and then we cross it over the footbridge, where additional 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. The road after a few minutes of easy ascent again leads to the right bank of the stream and only a few steps after the bridge we leave it and continue right on a marked path. Next follows a somewhat more overgrown path, where at a few junctions we follow the blazes, and the path also goes a little away from the quite loud stream. Further, we go through a part overgrown by young spruces, after which we quickly get to a forest road which we follow to the right. When we notice a wooden cottage in front of us we go from the road left, so that we bypass the cottage on the left side and for a short time ascend along a smaller stream. A little further, by the edge of the forest, the path turns right and passes into the forest, where we continue on a wider cart track and at the junctions follow it in the direction of the blazes. There follows some ascent through the forest, whereupon we cross the forest road and again continue through the forest. When a few minutes higher we once again step on the road we follow it to the right. For a few minutes we walk on the road, and then we go slightly left on a steeper cart track which starts ascending diagonally, and at a few junctions as usual we follow the blazes. Higher, the path flattens and in a few minutes we get to a wider macadam road, where there is a marked junction and intersection of roads.
We choose the right road which leads towards Koča na Pesku and Rogla, and when the road turns somewhat to the left, we leave it and at a poorly marked junction continue straight on a cart track. On the cart track, we ascend more steeply, and at numerous junctions we carefully follow the blazes. The path higher flattens, and at the area named Kocafurova koča it turns left, where for a few minutes it continues with some shorter ascents and descents. Later follows some moderate descent and when we leave the forest we get to Koča na Pesku.
A few meters before the mountain hut, by the tree with signposts, we continue right in the direction of Pesek (caption on the tree "P. vrh"). The poorly visible path after a few steps passes into the forest and turns slightly to the left. A followable but poorly trodden path moderately ascends to the left, and after a few minutes the blazes direct us right on marked pathless terrain, where occasionally it is possible to follow a fainter footpath. We follow this footpath to the nearby peak, which we recognize by the tree with the caption Pesek.
Lovrenc na Pohorju - Koča na Pesku 4:00, Koča na Pesku - Pesek 0:08.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in October 2021.

On the way: Koča na Pesku (1386m)