Prebold - Tolsti vrh (above Prebold)

Access to starting point:
We leave Štajerska highway at the Šentrupert exit, and then we follow the signs for Prebold. In the center of Prebold, at the red hiking signposts, the described path begins, and we park at one of the parking lots in the center of the settlement, by the kindergarten, the primary school, or the cemetery.

Path description:
From the center of Prebold, we follow the signs for Žvajga, vineyard cottage Šmiglova zidanica, Dom pod Reško planino, Reška planina, and Adijev bivak on Reška planina, initially walking through the central part of the settlement, where at crossroads we follow the blazes, and the path leads us past Hotel Prebold, the NOB monument, and Prebold mansion, with the blazes gradually leading us onto road Tovarniška cesta. We continue alongside the industrial zone, then the blazes guide us left into the forest, through which we walk for a few minutes before returning to the road, which we follow to a marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue toward Reška planina (right vineyard cottage Šmiglova zidanica), bypassing some houses on the right, and a few times higher up we cross a road or briefly continue along it.
The fairly well-marked path then bypasses the last house in this area on the right and transitions to grassy slopes, where slightly higher up we reach a path branching left toward linden tree Dežnikarjeva lipa.
We continue straight (left Dežnikarjeva lipa, two minutes) and return to the forest, with the path ahead ascending diagonally. After a few minutes of diagonal ascent, we reach a marked crossing at the saddle by Počivalnik, where we turn right toward Dom pod Reško planino and Tolsti vrh (left Žvajga and Prebold via Žvajga), and for a short time, we walk along the eastern ridge of Tolsti vrh. When the ridge starts to ascend more noticeably, the path splits, and we choose the slightly right path marked with signs for Tolsti vrh (slightly left for Dom pod Reško planino).
We continue the ascent along the eastern ridge of Tolsti vrh, ascending through the forest. At the bench, the forest on the right side temporarily ends, offering a beautiful view of Savinjska dolina and the surrounding mountains. The path then flattens and leads us to an older cart track, which we follow briefly before the blazes guide us left back onto the ridge. A few more minutes of ascent follow, and we reach Tolsti vrh, from where a partial view opens up through the trees toward the Kamniško Savinjske Alpe.
Starting point - saddle at Počivalnik 0:50, saddle at Počivalnik - Tolsti vrh 0:35.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in January 2025.

On the way: Preval pri Počivalniku (574m)