Naraplje - Kerješetov vrh

Access to starting point:
A) We leave the Štajerska motorway at the Slovenska Bistrica - south exit, then follow the road towards Poljčane, from there towards Makole, Majšperk and Ptuj. At the end of Majšperk from the roundabout we head in the direction of Žetale and Jurovci. We continue on the main road to the settlement Stanečka vas and a little further. At the end of the settlement Stanečka vas we continue right towards Žetale and Naraplje. We then quickly arrive in Naraplje and drive along the road to the centre of the settlement, where we park in the parking lot by the sports field and the hiking signposts.
B) We leave the Podravska motorway at the Lancova vas exit, then follow the signs for Podlehnik and Jurovci. At the end of the settlement Tržec from the roundabout we turn right towards Jurovci and then drive towards Majšperk. In the settlement Stogovci we turn left towards Žetale and quickly arrive in the settlement Naraplje, and we drive to the centre of the settlement, where we park in the parking lot by the hiking signposts and sports field.

Path description:
From the parking lot we head onto the path towards Jelovice and Donačka gora, initially walking along the road by which we arrived at the starting point; still before crossing the stream and before the bus stop we go left (unmarked) onto a meadow, across which we ascend to the edge of the forest, where a marked cart track appears.
The poorly trodden cart track ascends transversely to the right and soon turns into an initially quite steep path. Higher up we arrive at the weekend cottages, beside which we ascend to the asphalt road, where we go left. This is followed by walking past a few more houses, then we briefly continue along the cart track before reaching another road. We continue along the ridge and shortly ahead join the path from Stogovci.
We continue briefly along the asphalt road; when the road forks we go straight onto the footpath, along which we ascend to the church of St. Bolfenk in a few minutes.
From the church we continue southwards and descend along the macadam road to the nearby chapel, where we reach an asphalt road.
We continue left towards the summit of Jelovice and Donačka gora (right descends to Stogovci) and follow the asphalt road, which turns right. After a few minutes we reach the logbook box (control point No. 8 on the Haloze hiking trail); we continue along the road leading along the eastern slopes of Kerješetov vrh. At the next junction by the NOB monument we continue right, then the signs for Jelovice summit direct us right onto a footpath. This is followed by an ascent through the forest; after a few minutes we join a cart track, along which we continue the transverse ascent. When we reach the ridge connecting the Jelovice summit with Kerješetov vrh we go right (left to Jelovice summit) and continue along an unmarked path, arriving at the indistinct Kerješetov vrh in a few minutes.
Naraplje - St. Bolfenk 1:00, St. Bolfenk - Kerješetov vrh 0:30.
The description and photos refer to the conditions in April 2022.

On the way: Church of St. Bolfenk (Jelovice) (537m)