Mislinja - Fričev vrh (via Črepič)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Maribor we take the exit Žalec, then continue driving in the direction of Velenje. At the main roundabout in Velenje we continue right (direction Dravograd and Slovenj Gradec), then follow the main road to Mislinja, where we park at one of the parking lots (we can park on the macadam parking lot at the crossroads where the road to Mislinjski graben branches off to the right or near the main bus station).
B) From Koroška we first drive to Slovenj Gradec, then continue driving towards Velenje. When we arrive in Mislinja we park at the parking lot next to the main bus station, or a little further on the macadam parking lot at the turn-off of the road to Mislinjski graben.

Path description:
Next to the main bus station in Mislinja we notice mountain signposts for Črepič, which direct us onto the old railway track (today a cycling path) towards Dravograd. Initially we walk on or beside the cycling path, then we arrive at a marked junction, where the path to Završe branches off to the left, and we continue straight in the direction of the summit Črepič.
We continue further along the cycling path, which a little further leads us over a bridge with a yellow railing. Just a few dozen meters after the bridge, the signs for Črepič direct us left onto a footpath that steeply ascends through the forest. The path soon levels out a bit, but continues to ascend relatively steeply along and beside the forested ridge. After about half an hour of ascent the path completely levels out and takes us past a smaller feeding site out of the forest onto a panoramic hay meadow. We continue past the abandoned hayloft along the path that returns to the forest, which after 2 minutes of further walking brings us to the forested Črepič.
From Črepič we continue along the marked path in the direction of Fričev vrh. After a short descent we step onto a wide cart track and follow it to the left, which quickly brings us out of the forest onto extensive meadows, where we also step onto the road. Along the road we quickly reach a chapel, behind which there is an unmarked intersection. We continue along the right upper road, which gently ascends and higher turns left, quickly bringing us beside a narrow strip of forest. Here we leave the road and continue right along the marked path, which proceeds along the edge of the forest. The path ahead gently ascends through the forest and soon brings us to the indistinct Časov vrh.
From Časov vrh we continue along a pleasant forest path, which descends to a saddle between the aforementioned summit and Fričev vrh. From here we continue for a short time along a poor cart track, then the marks direct us right onto an ascending footpath, along which in less than 15 minutes of further walking we arrive at Fričev vrh.

On the way: Črepič (798m), Časov vrh (821m)