Podgorje ob Sevnični (Kurja vas) - Koprivnik (Bohor)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Sevnica (to here from Radeče, Mokronog or Krško), and then we head on the road in the direction of Planina pri Sevnici. When we arrive at the settlement Podgorje ob Sevnični, the described path begins at the bus stop in the hamlet Kurja vas. At the starting point, there are no arranged parking spaces.
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 mostly ascend, and when the road flattens and we notice the Petrol gas station on the right side, located in close proximity to Planina pri Sevnici, we gradually start descending towards Sevnica. When we arrive at the settlement Podgorje ob Sevnični, the described path begins at the bus stop in the hamlet Kurja vas. At the starting point, there are no arranged parking spaces.

Route description:
From the starting point, we head on the path toward Zabukovje and Koča na Bohorju, initially passing a few houses, then crossing Sevnična over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, the road enters the forest and begins to ascend noticeably. A few minutes later, we leave the forest and ascend along its edge to a newer house, past which we go right, bypassing the house on the left side. Behind the house, the asphalt ends, and the path leads along a cart track that ascends through the forest. Higher up, the blazes redirect us from the cart track to a footpath, along which we ascend moderately at first, then more steeply. When we leave the forest a little higher, the path flattens and takes us past a cemetery to the asphalt road in the settlement Zabukovje nad Sevnico.
Here, we go left toward Skalice, Planina pri Sevnici, and Koča na Bohorju (right Sevnica and Ajdovski Gradec) and after a minute of further walking arrive at the church of St. Lenart.
A little further from the church, the road forks, and we choose the slightly right road, beside which there are signs for Mrzla Planina (slightly left Sevnica). There follows some moderate ascent with occasional beautiful views of Skalica and other peaks, and we arrive in the settlement Pokojnik, where from the crossroads by the chapel we go right (left serpent-shaped spruce).
This is followed by a short descent, then we begin to ascend diagonally to the right; looking back, a beautiful view opens up of Zabukovje nad Sevnico and a few other villages. When the settlement Pokojnik ends, from the crossroads by the road mirror we continue sharply left toward Skalice and Koča na Bohorju (straight Pokojni Vrh); after the next bend, we approach a homestead, before which we go left onto a macadam road beside which the blazes continue. Higher up there are some forks where we follow the blazes; meanwhile, the path turns into a cart track that takes us to a scenic grassy slope from which a beautiful view opens up, stretching from Snežnik to Peca. Higher up the cart track turns into a grassy path; just a few steps before the summit of Zaloška gora, the marked path turns left and returns to the forest. Through the forest we descend diagonally; when the path flattens, we quickly arrive at a marked junction.
From the junction we go right toward Veliki Javornik and Koča na Bohorju (left Skalica and Planina pri Sevnici) and soon arrive at a cross beside which there are signs for Bohor. We continue further along the marked path, carefully following the blazes at more frequent junctions. Further on, the cart track widens into a macadam road along which we arrive at a crossroads on the saddle between Mali and Veliki Javornik.
Here we go right and then immediately left, descending easily along the road. When the road turns right, we leave it and continue straight onto the cart track toward Javornik (right partisan hospital and Koča na Bohorju - path via Travni laz).
Along the cart track we mostly ascend diagonally through the forest; a few minutes further the path forks.
We continue left steeply upward toward Veliki Javornik (straight Koča na Bohorju - path that bypasses Veliki Javornik). There follow a few minutes of fairly steep ascent; when we leave the forest we go right and along an easy path that runs along the summit grassy slope we quickly arrive at the highest peak of Bohor - 1023 m high Veliki Javornik.
From Veliki Javornik we continue straight toward Koprivnik and Koča na Bohorju and begin descending through the forest. Lower down, a path joins us from the right that bypasses the summit of Veliki Javornik and is somewhat shorter; we continue toward Koča na Bohorju and a few minutes further reach the turning area of the forest road. The road takes us in a few minutes to the saddle between Veliki Javornik and Koprivnik, where we reach a wider macadam road where a shorter path from Planina pri Sevnici or Stara Žaga joins us from the left.
Here we go right toward Koča na Bohorju and Koprivnik; after a few steps we go left from the road toward Koprivnik. From the place where we leave the road we begin ascending through the forest and in a few minutes reach the summit of Koprivnik.
Starting point - Zabukovje 0:40, Zabukovje - Zaloška gora 1:15, Zaloška gora - Veliki Javornik 0:45, Veliki Javornik - Koprivnik 0:35.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in March 2022 and March 2025.

Along the route: Sv. Lenart (Zabukovje nad Sevnico) (555m), Zaloška gora (930m), Veliki Javornik (Bohor) (1023m), Škofov križ (923m)

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