Pivola (Reka) - Ledinekov kogel (eastern path)

Access to starting point:
We leave the Štajerska highway at the Rogoza exit, then follow the signs for Hoče. When we reach the old road Slovenska Bistrica - Maribor, we cross it at the traffic light intersection, then we drive first through Spodnje Hoče, then also through Zgornje Hoče. The path ahead leads us past the restaurant and pizzeria Anja; when the road a little further at the inn Rečnik turns left, we notice the beginning of the marked path on the right. At the starting point, there are no organized parking spots for mountaineers.

Path description:
After the inn Rečnik, the signposts for Mariborska koča and Skalca waterfall direct us left onto a path that passes a nearby house and leads onto a pasture. Through the pasture, where no footpath is visible, we ascend diagonally to the right, higher up on a tree we notice a blaze that directs us into the forest. Through the forest we ascend more steeply, Frankovo chapel we bypass a few dozen steps to the right. A little further we reach a narrower asphalt road, which we follow to the right, after a short ascent we carefully cross the main road. On the other side of the main road we continue right and continue walking along the second side road, which leads us past a few more houses; before the last house we continue slightly left onto a path that takes us across a meadow into a strip of forest and shrubbery. Here the path leads us along the hedge closer to the house, when we return to the main road we follow it to the left, from the road we go quickly right onto the marked path, which ascends along a one-way road. A fairly steep ascent follows, where we also pass a few houses; when the road forks we continue straight onto the footpath that goes into the forest. For a few minutes we ascend through the forest, when we leave the forest we step back onto the main road for a few dozen steps. From the main road at the marked junction we go right onto the side, also asphalt road; when the road enters the forest we go left onto the marked footpath, where at junctions we follow the blazes. Higher the path widens into a poorer road, along which we arrive at a larger object which we bypass on the right side. At the object the path returns to the forest, where we again follow the blazes; when we leave the forest we also bypass another object on the left side. A little further we reach a macadam road, which we follow to the right, we in continuation cross the slopes to the right. With beautiful views the path leads us past a cross, after the cross we gently descend to the nearby house, which we bypass on the left side. In continuation at a few smaller intersections we follow the blazes, we past individual houses arrive at the marked junction at Petkovo sedlo.
At Petkovo sedlo we join the path from Fram, the path forks. Along the slightly left road the path continues toward Skalca waterfall, slightly to the right the road leads toward hotel Tisa, to the right the path leads toward the hunting lodge, we continue straight in the direction of Mariborska koča.
We continue across the meadow between two roads, then the path enters the forest, where we follow the blazes. Higher we cross the main road toward hotel Bellevue once more, a little further we leave the forest. We continue past a cross, when we reach the asphalt road then from the marked junction we continue, from which we head onto the side road in the direction of sv. Bolfenka and hotel Bellevue (left Mariborska koča 3 minutes). We continue along the side road, which leads us through the settlement of holiday houses, in the settlement we continue along the upper left road, which begins to ascend more steeply (straight sv. Bolfenk and hotel Bellevue). The settlement of holiday houses ends after a few minutes, we continue along the marked cart track, where at the junctions of numerous logging trails we follow the blazes. Higher we reach the path that leads from the upper station of the cable car, we continue sharply left in the direction of Ruška koča na Arehu. We continue an easy ascent and within a few minutes of further walking we arrive at the indistinct Ledinekov kogel, where we notice the radar tower.
The description and pictures refer to the conditions in November 2022 and September 2023.

On the way: Petkovo sedlo (881m), Mariborski razglednik (Cigelnica) (1147m)