Podsreda - Rigelj

Access to starting point:
We drive to the center of the Podsreda settlement, where we park at one of the parking lots in the town center. We can also park on the outskirts of the settlement near the cemetery, sports field, or fire station.

Route description:
From the center of Podsreda, we follow the signs for Grad Podsreda, where after the NOB monument we carefully cross the main road, then continue along the side road heading south. A gentle descent follows past a few houses, then the road forks, and we choose the slightly right road along which there are signs for Grad Podsreda (left Levstikov mlin).
A little further ahead, before the nearby house, we veer slightly right off the road onto a cart track that climbs parallel to the road and transversely up above the aforementioned house. On this section, a beautiful view opens towards Stara sveta gora from the path, and the trail then enters the forest, where we follow the well-maintained Grajska pot. In the lower part of the trail, it leads us over a few wooden bridges, followed by fairly frequent ascents on stairs. Higher up, the path, lined with numerous information boards, levels out briefly, then mostly continues along a cart track that ascends transversely through the forest to the left. When we are already quite close to the castle, we reach a small valley containing the castle pond; a little further on, the path forks.
We continue straight ahead (sharply right leads to Florjanova kapelica and from there to Grad Podsreda or to Zavetišče v Pečicah), then ascend along the fence to Grad Podsreda.
We bypass the castle on the right side; above the castle, we reach an asphalt road and follow it left towards Veliki vrh and Svete gore.
We continue the ascent along the asphalt road, which takes us past two parking areas, then up through the forest to a marked junction, where we go right towards Pišec, Bizeljski vrh, and Veliki vrh (left Svete gore).
A short distance beyond the junction, we leave the forest, where on a large meadow the road turns left and forks again.
This time, we take the left road, along which Knafelčeve markacije continue (straight Slovenska turno kolesarska pot), returning to the forest shortly after. A transverse ascent through the forest follows; when the forest ends on the left, we leave the marked path and continue left, carefully crossing the pasture fence. A short walk across the pasture remains to the antennas on Rigelj.

Podsreda - Grad Podsreda 0:40, Grad Podsreda - junction towards Grad Podsreda 0:10, junction towards Grad Podsreda - junction on Marofu 0:05, junction on Marofu - Rigelj 0:20

Description and photos refer to the status as of March 2026.

Along the route: Podsreda castle (475m), Razpotje za Gradom Podsreda (524m), Razpotje na Marofu (544m), Odcep s ceste (615m)

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