Okrog pri Motniku - Zavetišče na Biba planini

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue driving on a regional road through Tuhinjska dolina valley. A little after the village Laze v Tuhinju, we will reach a 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 quickly reach the settlement Češnjice v Tuhinju and a few 100 m after the mentioned settlement also the village Okrog pri Motniku, where the described path begins. We park in a suitable place by the road before or after the village.
B) From the Maribor–Ljubljana highway, we take the Vransko exit, then continue driving towards Kamnik. In the settlement Špitalič we take the second right turn-off, where we notice signs for Menina planina and Okrog pri Motniku. After the nearby church we continue left, then on a narrower road begin ascending towards the settlement Okrog pri Motniku. When higher 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 in a suitable 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 (at the crossroads there are signs for Okrog house nos. 1, 2 and 3), from the main road we continue left onto a local road that ascends between houses. On one of the houses we notice a marking, and above the village at an unmarked junction of cart tracks we continue on the left one, which ascends diagonally above the village. For a short time we ascend diagonally to the left, then the cart track turns right and after a few minutes brings us to the road leading towards Menina planina, which we follow to the left, quickly arriving at a marked crossroads where we notice the first mountain signposts by the path.
From the crossroads we continue right (left Vivodnik and Dom na Menini planini - path over Oseke and peak Drč) in the direction of Biba planina and Dom na Menini planini - path over Biba planina.
Further on we walk along the road leading towards Menina planina, then, when we notice a wooden cross on the left side of the road, we reach a more pronounced right bend. At the end of the bend we head left onto a cart track that ascends diagonally to the left, running 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 alongside the fence upwards, where on one of the trees we notice one of the rare, quite faded markings by the path. About a minute higher we cross another cart track and continue the gentle ascent along the right side of the grazing fence. We continue along the old cart track, which soon splits into two parts. We continue on the right one, although next to the left we notice an old marking, after which we quickly reach a poorer road. When we step onto the road we continue sharply left, then at two nearby junctions both times right, first on the wider one, second on the poorer cart track. Further on we notice a few more old markings, then go slightly left onto a cart track that brings us to the edge of the forest, where the path leads past a watering place for animals. This is followed by crossing a short stretch 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 shelter. Behind the shelter we continue slightly right along the path that leads us across pleasant grassy terrain. Soon on a nearby tree we notice signs for Biba, which direct us left. For a short time we continue along the slope somewhat to the right, then reach a grazing fence, alongside which we then ascend relatively steeply with ever better views to the nearby road. When we step onto the road we follow it left for a few steps, then signs for Dom na Biba planini direct us right onto a path along which we quickly reach the mentioned hut.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2015 (December).

Trip can be extended to: Dom na Menini planini ( 45 min) , Vivodnik (1 h)