Pečica - Boč

Access to starting point:
a) From the Celje - Rogaška Slatina road, we drive to the settlement of Podplat, where from the traffic-light intersection by the Petrol gas station we turn towards Maribor, Slovenska Bistrica and Poljčane. This is followed by an ascent to the Pečica pass, and as we begin descending towards Lovnik, on the right side at a small intersection we notice red mountain signs for Boč. The described path starts at the intersection, but there are no arranged parking spaces.
b) We drive to Poljčane, then continue driving towards Rogaška Slatina and Podčetrtek. The road further leads towards the Pečica pass, just a little before the pass on the left side of the road at a small intersection we notice red mountain signs for Boč. The described path starts at the intersection, but there are no arranged parking spaces.

Route description:
From the starting point we head to the side road, alongside which there are signs for Boč, but we continue along the side road leading south. The road, which ascends and leads us past individual houses, keeps turning left all the time, so that at the last house we are already ascending northwards. Behind the house the path enters the forest and continues along a cart track, where we follow the markers. This is followed by fairly easy walking with some short ascents and descents, and the path in the continuation mostly leads eastwards. Then follows some traversing above the upper edge of the village Zgornji Gabernik, after which we reach the small road pass Galke, which is located above the mentioned settlement, and to the other side the road descends towards Lovnik, i.e. the valley of the Bela stream.
We merely cross the mentioned road and continue following the signs for Boč. In the continuation we ascend moderately for some time, after the small quarry, which we bypass on the left side, the path becomes steep. We ascend steeply for some time, in the last part of the steep ascent a bench awaits us where we can rest, above the bench we quickly reach a marked junction where we join the path from the starting point in the settlement Zgornji Gabernik.
Here the path levels out somewhat, the marked path continues along the ridge for a short time, then turns right.
Here straight ahead continues the unmarked path to the summit of Galk, we continue right along the marked path, which continues for some time without major elevation changes and leads us past a pleasant bench from which a nice view opens up. Then follows some more traversing, after which we reach a meadow, along which immediately after crossing the road we arrive at the fenced crocus plantation.
We continue in the direction of Dom na Boču, where we go through an arranged passage by the plantation, then reach another road, where from the right another path joins us, leading from Zgornja Kostrivnica past Koča Velikonočnice towards Boč. We follow the mentioned road to the left, along it we continue for about ten minutes, then after crossing the asphalt road we already arrive at Dom na Boču.
From the hut we go right and follow the signs to the summit of Boč. Initially we go across the pasture, in the forest the path quickly forks.
We continue left in the direction of the climbing path and the path over Balunjača (right Shadow path), where in the continuation we walk along a narrower gravel road that ascends transversely to the left.
The path further leads us along a gentle road that ascends transversely to the left and crosses the power line route. When we reach the south-western ridge of Boč, Detičkova pot from Zgornji Poljčane joins us from the left, we continue along the road to its end at the turning bay.
We continue left along the trodden, constructed and locally fenced path, which soon brings us to a junction, where the climbing path and the path over Balunjača branch off to the left, we continue right along the normal path, which in the continuation ascends quite steeply through the forest. About 15 minutes higher we rejoin the climbing path and the path over Balunjača, we follow the marked path which heads somewhat to the right.
In the continuation we follow the markers to the fenced military area, which we bypass on the right side. For a short time we walk without major elevation changes, then we ascend again and quickly reach the summit of Boč with the viewpoint tower. In fine weather it is worth climbing it, as a wonderful view opens up from it in all directions.

Starting point - Galke junction 1:05, Galke junction - turn-off for Galke 0:05, turn-off for Galke - crocus plantation 0:15, crocus plantation - Dom na Boču 0:10, Dom na Boču - Brusovnice 0:15, Brusovnice - junction below Balunjača 0:10, junction below Balunjača - junction above Balunjača 0:15, junction above Balunjača - Boč 0:15.

Description and photos refer to the condition in April 2026.

Along the route: Prelaz Galke (388m), Razpotje Galke (600m), Odcep proti Galkam (625m), Rastišče velikonočnice (632m), Dom na Boču (658m), Razpotje pod Balunjačo (808m), Razpotje nad Balunjačo (900m)

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