Podgorje ob Sevnični (Kurja vas) - Ješivec

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Sevnica (from Radeče, Mokronog or Krško to here), then head on the road towards Planina pri Sevnici. When we arrive in the settlement Podgorje ob Sevnični, the described path starts at the bus stop in the hamlet of Kurja vas. There are no arranged parking spots at the starting point.
B) We drive to Šentjur (from Celje, Styrian motorway exit Dramlje or Šmarje pri Jelšah to here), then follow the signs for Kozje and Planina pri Sevnici. At the end of Šentjur, we turn right towards Planina pri Sevnici (slightly left for Kozje and Podsreda). Further on, we mostly ascend; when the road levels out and we spot the Petrol petrol station on the right side, which is located near Planina pri Sevnici, we gradually begin descending towards Sevnica. When we arrive in the settlement Podgorje ob Sevnični, the described path starts at the bus stop in the hamlet of Kurja vas. There are no arranged parking spots at the starting point.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue along the main road in the direction of Sevnica; when the settlement ends, we soon notice red hiking markers for Lisca on the right side, which guide us across a meadow, then along a cart track to a nearby farm, where the path leads through the yard. After the farm, we reach an asphalt road, which we follow right uphill and ascend for some time alongside the stream Spodnji graben. A few minutes further, from a smaller junction we go left towards Lisca, and soon leave the forest, where we turn right onto a macadam path. This is followed by a few minutes of scenic ascent along the cart track, then we reach a partly abandoned hamlet, where the path becomes asphalt again, and we descend diagonally to Kmečki turizem Zupan, where we take the path leading across a pasture, following the markers for Lisca.
Across the pasture we ascend diagonally; when we reach the forest we continue along the cart track and follow the blazes at junctions. Higher up we continue along a forest trail that crosses a steeper slope, then reach another cart track, along which we continue towards the nearby climbing crag Kolinčeva pečina. From here follows some diagonal ascent along the steep slope, where there is also increased danger of falling rocks. When a few minutes higher the slope flattens somewhat, we reach a wider cart track, along which we quickly arrive at Darinkino zavetišče na Ivcah.
We bypass the shelter on the right side and ascend along a wide cart track to the saddle Ivce, where we join the path from the starting point on Planina pri Sevnici.
We continue left (right Planina pri Sevnici) and walk across a scenic meadow to a pleasant rest area on Vedonov hrib.
From here follows some descent along the cart track, where at several junctions we follow the blazes; lower down, for a few steps we step onto a macadam road, from which we immediately go slightly left towards the marked path. This is followed by a somewhat longer ascent along the eastern ridge of Ješivec, which ends at the logbook box for Ješivec; the highest point of the summit is located somewhat to the right of the path.
Starting point - Darinkino zavetišče 1:45, Darinkino zavetišče - Ješivec 1:00.
Description and photos refer to the conditions in May 2024.

On the way: Kmečki turizem Zupan (519m), Darinkino zavetišče na Ivcah (735m), Sedlo Ivce (772m), Vedonov hrib (787m)