Ribniška koča - Črni vrh

Access to starting point:
A) From the road Maribor - Dravograd, before the settlement Brezno we turn left in the direction of Podvelka, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the river Drava we arrive in Podvelka, and we follow the road further in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorju. After approximately 10 km from the bridge over the Drava we arrive at the center of Ribnica na Pohorju, where we go left. There follows approximately 8 km of ascent, mostly on the macadam road, to the mountain hut Ribniška koča, where we park.
B) From Dravograd we drive towards Maribor, after Radlje ob Dravi at the roundabout we leave the main road towards Maribor and we continue driving in the direction towards Vuhred, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the river Drava we arrive in Vuhred, and we follow the road further in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorju. After approximately 10 km from the bridge over the Drava we arrive at the center of Ribnica na Pohorju, where we go right. There follows approximately 8 km of ascent, mostly on the macadam road, to the mountain hut Ribniška koča, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot in front of Ribniška koča we head onto a marked footpath in the direction of Partizanski dom, Koča pod Kremžarjevim vrhom, Črni vrh and Grmovškov dom pod Veliko Kopo. At first, we ascend on a cart track, and only a little further we reach a poorer macadam road, on which in a few steps we arrive at the accumulation lake on Mali Črni vrh, from where a beautiful view opens up that reaches all the way to the Kamnik-Savinja Alps.
From Mali Črni vrh we continue in the direction of Kop and continue along the poorer macadam road, which bypasses a fenced private koča on the left side. Further on, the road ends and the path leads us along a well-beaten trail, which first descends slightly; on an indistinct saddle at 1477 m altitude, a path to Mislinja branches off slightly to the left, but we continue straight towards Črni vrh and Grmovškov dom. The path ahead ascends mostly moderately, and we follow the marked path to the marked junction.
At the junction we go slightly left towards Črni vrh (straight to Grmovškov dom), where we first walk through the forest, then along the edge of expansive meadows with beautiful views we reach the highest peak on Pohorje, where there is a škorjanka that today mainly serves as a shelter for hikers in case of bad weather; in the past, charcoal burners built them, later also foresters.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in October 2022.

On the way: Mali Črni vrh (1533m)

Trip can be extended to: Grmovškov dom ( 40 min) , Ribniška koča