Planinska koča Grebengrad - Grebengrad

Access to starting point:
a) We leave the A4 Zagreb - Varaždin motorway at the Breznički Hum exit and then drive approximately one kilometer continuing on the parallel road towards Novi Marof, where we turn left in the direction of Podrut. Along the valley we drive past the drinking water spring Curek to the village Jelenšćak, where after crossing the railway tracks we reach a somewhat wider road, where we continue right in the direction of Topličice.
When we arrive in Topličica, after the first part of the settlement and a short section with meadows and pools on the right, just before the second part of the settlement we turn sharply left. The road takes us past the water intake to the village, where at the first intersection we continue right. After approximately half a kilometer we turn left at the intersection. The initially steep road soon levels out and loses its asphalt surface. On a fairly good gravel road after approximately 2 km we reach a small parking lot on the right side of the road below the Planinska koča Grebengrad.
b) We leave the A4 Zagreb - Varaždin motorway at the Novi Marof exit and continue right. When we arrive in Topličica, a wooden sign for Grebengrad directs us right onto a narrow road. We drive on it for approximately one kilometer, where at the intersection we turn right. The initially steep road soon levels out and loses its asphalt surface. On a fairly good gravel road after approximately 2 km we reach a small parking lot on the right side of the road below the Planinska koča Grebengrad.

Route description:
From the parking lot we walk along the road to the intersection at the hut. Only a few steps on a somewhat steeper track separate us from the hut. Straight ahead leads the direct path to Veliki Lubenjak and Čevo, but we continue left past the abandoned house and further along the track. After approximately five minutes we reach a junction, where a short path to the ruins of Grebengrad Castle branches off to the left. We take the mentioned path, while to the right the path leads towards Veliki Lubenjak and Čevo. After a short descent to the saddle with an information board and a shorter steeper ascent we reach the ruins of Grebengrad Castle. If we go around the walls, we reach the interior of the castle, and the stamp is located on the wall in front of the entrance to the interior. At the time of the description there was also a rather curious fox nearby.
The description and photos refer to the state in August 2026.

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