Okrog pri Motniku - Vivodnik (via Biba planina)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving on a regional road through Tuhinjska dolina. A little after the village of Laze v Tuhinju, we will get to the gas station, beside which a road branches off to the left towards the villages Golice, Češnjice v Tuhinju and Okrog pri Motniku. Here we turn left and on a somewhat narrower road we quickly reach the settlement Češnjice v Tuhinju and a few 100 m after the mentioned settlement also to the village Okrog pri Motniku, where the described path begins. We park on an appropriate place by the road before or after the village.
B) From the motorway Maribor - Ljubljana, we head to the exit Vransko, and then we continue driving in the direction of Kamnik. In the settlement Špitalič we turn at the second turn-off to the right, where we notice signs for Menina planina and Okrog pri Motniku. After the nearby church we continue left, and then on a narrower road we start ascending towards the settlement Okrog pri Motniku. When higher up we reach the main road which leads from Češnjice v Tuhinju towards Menina planina, we are at the beginning of the described path. We park on an appropriate place by the main road, above or below the village.

Path description:
From Okrog pri Motniku, on the part where the main road from Češnjice v Tuhinju joins the steep road from Špitalič (by the crossroad there are signs for Okrog house numbers 1, 2 and 3), from the main road we continue left on a local road which ascends among houses. On one of the houses we notice a blaze, and above the village on an unmarked crossing of cart tracks we continue on the left one, which ascends diagonally above the village. For a short time we ascend diagonally towards the left, after that the cart track turns right and after a few minutes brings us to the road which leads towards Menina planina, and we follow it to the left, along which we quickly arrive at a marked crossroad, where we notice the first signposts by the path.
From the crossroad, we continue right (left Vivodnik and Dom na Menini planini - path over Oseke and the peak Drč) in the direction of the mountain pasture Biba planina and Dom na Menini planini - path over Biba planina.
Further, we walk on the road which leads towards Menina planina, then, when on the left side of the road we notice a wooden cross, we arrive at a more distinct right turn. At the end of the turn, we go left, on a cart track which ascends diagonally towards the left, and in doing so runs somewhat above Krajna dolina. After a few minutes, we step out of the forest, where we cross an older grazing fence, and immediately behind it we continue right, along the fence upwards, where on one of the trees we notice one of the rare, also quite faded blazes by the path. About a minute higher, we cross another cart track and continue the gentle ascent on the right side of the grazing fence. We continue on an old cart track, which quickly splits into two parts. We continue on the right one, even though by the left one we notice an old blaze, along which we quickly reach a worse road. When we step on the road we continue sharply left, then on two nearby crossings both times right, first on the wider, second on the worse cart track. Further, we notice some old blazes, then we go slightly left, on a cart track which brings us to the edge of the forest, where the path leads past a watering place for animals. Next follows crossing of a shorter belt of forest, where the path leads over a grazing fence. When we step out of the forest we continue straight or slightly right, where the path brings us to an open stable. After the stable we continue slightly right, on the path which leads us across pleasant grassy terrain. Soon on a nearby tree we notice signs for Biba, which direct us to the left. For a short time we continue on the slope somewhat towards the right, then we arrive at a grazing fence, along which we then ascend relatively steeply with ever better views to the nearby road. When we step on the road we follow it a few steps to the left, then signs for Dom na Biba planini direct us right, on a trail along which we quickly arrive at the mentioned hut.
The shelter on Biba planina and the nearby chapel of St. Anton we bypass on the right side, then behind the chapel we continue somewhat to the left, on a nicely traceable little path which continues over pastures. The path ahead runs first gently upwards, and in doing so leads us past several watering places, stone enclosures and grazing fences. Next follows a few minutes of traversing, then also a short descent to a macadam road, which we follow to the right. While walking on the road, we leave the municipality of Kamnik, then the marked path turns slightly left from the road, where it leads us above a larger watering place. When after a few minutes we again step on the road, we just cross it and continue the path first along the edge of the forest, then across gentle pastures. It does not take long until we again step on the road, then the path, with the exception of a few short sections, continues on the road all the way to Dom na Menini planini, which is located a few 10 steps left of the road (right of the road there is a chapel).
From the hut we continue on the marked path in the direction of Vivodnik. After a few 10 steps of easy walking, the path steeply ascends for a short time, then levels out and brings us to a larger grassy slope, where we encounter a direction sign with the inscription "Vivodnik - krožna pot". We continue slightly left (along the right path we can return) on a relatively gentle path, which quickly brings us into a short belt of forest. Here the path again ascends for a short time, then brings us out of the forest, where ahead of us we already see the lookout tower on Vivodnik, which we reach after a few steps of further walking.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2015 (December).

On the way: Zavetišče na Biba planini mountain hut (1300m), Dom na Menini planini mountain hut (1453m)