Planina pri Sevnici - Darinkino zavetišče on Ivce

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Sevnica (to here from Radeče, Mokronog or Krško), and then we go on the road in the direction of Planina pri Sevnici. When we get to the Petrol station, which is located right next to Planina pri Sevnici, we turn right in the direction of the company Montpreis and immediately after the crossroad we park on a larger asphalt parking lot by the cemetery.
B) We drive to Šentjur (to here from Celje, Štajerska highway exit Dramlje or Šmarje pri Jelšah), and then we follow the signs for Kozje and Planina pri Sevnici. At the end of Šentjur we go right in the direction of Planina pri Sevnici (slightly left - Kozje and Podsreda). Further on, we are mostly ascending, and when the road flattens and we notice the Petrol station on the right side, which is located right next to Planina pri Sevnici, we go left in the direction of the company Montpreis and then immediately after the crossroad we park on the parking lot by the cemetery.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return to the main road, carefully cross it, and from the nearby crossroad head towards the center of the settlement Planina pri Sevnici. At first, we slightly descend, then past a larger NOB monument in a gentle ascent arrive at a marked crossroad below the parish church of St. Marjeta.
Here we turn left towards Lisca, Ješivec, and Rudenik (slightly to the right are the ruins of the castle Planina) and continue on a scenic asphalt road that gently ascends and descends a few times, following the blazes or signs for Lisca at crossroads.
In the settlement Prapretno, before the bus stop shelter, we turn right towards a hamlet of a few houses, where we then go left towards Rudenik and Lisca. Next follows a short descent, and after the last house, the road loses its asphalt surface but continues to slightly descend. When the descent ends, the road enters the forest and begins to ascend, and we continue to follow the blazes. The path leads us past a gate, after which it turns left and ascends to a small saddle south of the hill Gradec, where a wooden cross is also located. Here we turn left and then ascend diagonally for some time; the poorer road splits on the eastern slopes of Rudenik.
Here we turn sharply right (straight ahead are the ruins of the former Marijina vas Rudenik) and continue ascending diagonally to the right; on the northern slopes of Rudenik, a nice view temporarily opens towards Štajerska. The path quickly returns to the forest, and a little further joins a wider macadam road, which we follow left upwards. We continue ascending through the forest, now on the western side of Rudenik, where the road splits. We choose the poorer, slightly right road, along which the blazes continue, and from it we go to a less noticeable junction located before the branch-off of a distinct logging trail to the left onto a footpath, on which in a few steps we ascend to the logbook box for Rudenik (control point no. 11 of the Sevnica mountain trail).
We continue right towards Lisca and cross the slopes of Ostrež, later briefly reach a macadam road, which we follow to the left; from it at a right bend we go somewhat further straight onto a footpath that proceeds along the slopes of Ivca. Here after a short crossing the path turns slightly left and begins to descend more steeply. Here a short path branches off to the right to the grave of fallen fighters (2 minutes), but we continue straight and arrive at a marked junction on the saddle of Ivce.
On the saddle, we go left downwards in the direction of Koča na Bohorju and Darinkino zavetišče (straight to Lisca and Ješivec) and on a poorer road quickly descend to Darinkino zavetišče.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in May 2024.

On the way: Sveta Marjeta (Planina pri Sevnici) (588m), Prapretno (629m), Rudenig (žig) (805m), Sedlo Ivce (772m)