Ribniška koča - Lovrenška jezera

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 turn 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 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 turn right. There follows approximately 8 km of ascent, mostly on the macadam road, to the mountain hut Ribniška koča, where we park.

Route description:
From Ribniška koča we go on the path in the direction of Jezerski vrh and Ribniško jezero and we at first walk on the road, on which we came to the starting point and which leads us in a gentle descent to the saddle between Mali Črni vrh and Jezerski vrh. On the saddle, where it is also possible to park, we leave the road and go on a marked footpath, which at first gently and then steeply ascends to the monument on Jezerski vrh, which we reach in approximately 10 minutes of more and more panoramic ascent.
From Jezerski vrh we continue slightly left in the direction of Lovrenška jezera and Rogla (left - Ribniško jezero 5 minutes) and we start descending through a thin forest. Soon from the left joins the path which leads past Ribniško jezero, and we continue first a still moderate descent through a thin forest and then we pass into a dense forest, and the path descends a little steeper. During the descent a short path branches off to the left towards the memorial to the deceased pilots, and we continue the descent to the saddle Šiklarica. After the saddle we again start ascending, and at a few smaller crossings we follow the blazes. A little further we go past a spring, and after it we ascend quite steeply for a few minutes. Higher, the path flattens and brings us out of the forest onto the meadow Planinka, through which we mostly ascend gently to moderately with increasingly beautiful views. Higher, the path turns right and only a little further from the left joins the path from Lovrenc na Pohorju. There follows some more traversing with nice views, and then the path passes into a thin forest, where it runs below the plateau of Lovrenška jezera, and consequently we cross a larger number of smaller streams. After a few minutes of traversing we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue left in the direction of Lovrenška jezera and Rogla (slightly right - Rogla: the path which bypasses Lovrenška jezera) and we start ascending on wooden boardwalks. After a few minutes of ascent we join the eastern path from Rogla, and we go left and quickly arrive at the lookout tower at Lovrenška jezera.
From the tower a nice view opens up towards the plateau, where the lakes are located, and from the tower we continue on wooden boardwalks, which among dwarf pines take us to the lakes.
Ribniška koča - Jezerski vrh 0:15, Jezerski vrh - Lovrenška jezera 1:50.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in October 2022.

Along the route: Jezerski vrh (1537m), Preval Šiklarica (1300m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Koča na Pesku (1 h 10 min), The lake Ribniško jezero, Ribniška koča

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