Radegunda (Žekovec) - Boskovec (via Zagradiška puša and Hleviška planina)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Mozirje, where from the roundabout we take the exit in the direction of Golte. There follows some ascent, and in front of the inn Vid the road splits. The road continues to the right towards the Golte plateau, but we go left in the direction of the cableway to Golte. We continue to follow the signs for the ski resort, and we park in the hamlet Žekovec at the designated parking lot by the lower station of the cable car to Golte.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a footpath towards Mozirska koča through Zagradiška puša and begin ascending an asphalt road, which quickly turns into a macadam road. Next follows a diagonal ascent, initially through a scenic area, then the road enters a forest through which we ascend for a few minutes, before turning right onto a footpath towards Mozirska koča. Next is an ascent through the forest, where we follow blazes at several crossroads; higher up, we briefly walk on a cart track, which, after a short traverse to the right, leads us to a macadam road that we follow upwards. A little further, we leave the forest and at a left turn, near a nearby farm, a marked path from the inn Vid or the path past Žnider joins from the right.
Next follows some walking on an asphalt road, and after a strip of forest, a view opens towards the church of St. Radegunda. The path ahead leads us past a small spring and a chapel, then we turn left onto a footpath, crossing a grazing fence, and initially continue ascending through the forest. Higher up, at the crossing of a rougher macadam road, we pass another chapel, then return to an asphalt road, which we leave at the end of a right turn and continue left onto a footpath that ascends diagonally across a meadow. Next is a short ascent through the forest, and just before reaching an asphalt road, a path branches off to the left towards Sv. Radegunda, but we continue walking on the asphalt road, following it to the left. On the asphalt road, we walk to the farm Keber, where we turn right towards Mozirska koča. The path ahead leads us past several buildings, then through a meadow we return to the road, which we only cross. In the forest, the path splits into a steep left path and a gentler right path.
The steep path ascends sharply through the forest for some time and leads us past a spring; on a meadow or pasture, the gentler path, which has meanwhile joined the path from Mozirje leading over Šmihel nad Mozirjem, merges from the right.
Across the pasture, we follow the blazes; from the upper part of the pasture, where the Planica airfield is located, a beautiful view opens towards the Posavsko hribovje.
Next, a few more steps through a strip of forest lead us to an asphalt road heading towards Golte, which we follow for a few minutes. Before Planinska ravna, where a parking lot used to be, signposts direct us right onto a steep path that ascends parallel to the road for a few minutes before gradually diverging from it. Higher up, the path splits again into a steep left path and a gentler right path, and after a few minutes, the paths merge once more. When we leave the forest higher up, we already see the mountain cottage Mozirska koča ahead, with only a short ascent remaining to reach it.
From the cottage, we continue along the road and, in a minute of further walking, reach a marked crossroads, where we turn right over a grazing fence towards Smrekovec and Boskovec (straight ahead leads to hotel Golte and the parking lot at Alpski vrt); immediately beyond the grazing fence, the path splits again.
We choose the left path towards Smrekovec (slightly right Boskovec) and ascend diagonally into the forest. We continue alongside a clearing, where there is often heavy dew, and upon re-entering the forest, we notice signs for an ice cave, which is a minute off the path.
We continue straight, ascending gently to moderately for some time, then arrive at Hleviška planina, where a path from Stari stani joins from the left.
We continue slightly right towards Smrekovec and Boskovec, proceeding diagonally across grazing slopes to a crossroads at the Isteje saddle.
We continue right towards Boskovec (straight to Dom na Smrekovcu) and continue walking along an indistinct ridge, later following the blazes. From the ridge, we soon descend to a slope, where we reach a cart track that leads us lower to a flat area, where we cross a wider cart track. We continue following the blazes, then ascend diagonally along a cart track for a few minutes, from which we turn higher to the left towards Boskovec. A steeper ascent follows, and upon reaching the ridge, we turn left at a marked junction (right downhill to Mozirska koča na Golteh), reaching the highest peak of the Golte plateau in a few minutes.
Žekovec - Mozirska koča 2:15, Mozirska koča - Ledenica 0:10, Ledenica - Boskovec 0:50.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in June and September 2024.

Along the route: Vzletišče Planica (1077m), Mozirska koča na Golteh (1356m), Ledenica na Golteh (1405m), Hleviška planina (1468m), Isteje (1525m)

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