Širje - Koča na Kopitniku

Access to starting point:
From Sevnica or Celje we drive to Zidani Most, where we head towards Hrastnik. At the end of the village Zidani Most signs for the church of Marija Širje point us to the right upwards on a narrow asphalt road which steeply ascends. When the steepness of the road decreases we will notice a parking lot on the right side of it by the road, where we park.
From Hrastnik we drive towards Zidani Most. Soon behind the village Suhadol the road towards the church of Marija Širje branches off sharply to the left. Further, follow the above description.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road which over a wide meadow in five minutes brings us to the church in the village. Only a few steps ahead from the church the blazes point us to the left on the path which goes among houses. Behind the houses, we pass on to a cart track which after a few minutes brings us to a macadam road. This road, which is moderately ascending and is getting worse, we follow to the spot where it comes out of the forest. Here we continue right upwards on a cart track which leads us past a double hayrack (toplar) and behind it brings us to the path crossing.
Further, we continue on the marked path in the direction of Gore. The path ahead again runs through the forest, where it ascends diagonally. After some time the path turns right and soon after that passes out of the forest on to grassy slopes, where the steepness also decreases. Next follows a short walk across the meadow after which we come to a path crossing. Here we continue straight on an unmarked cart track which quickly brings us to the road. Here we continue on the road left slightly downwards to the crossroads, where we notice signs for Kopitnik. We continue right on the road which slightly ascends. After a few minutes the road becomes macadam and occasionally slightly descends. After a further few minutes' walk we get to the triangular crossroads, where we continue right in the direction of Kopitnik. Only a little further the marked path from the Dom v Gorah joins us from the left. Here we still continue on the road which in the next few steps brings us to the next crossroads, where we continue right in the direction of Kopitnik, koča (mountain hut). This road (or also via the marked shortcut) then brings us to the mountain hut on Kopitnik in five minutes.

Trip can be extended to: Kopitnik ( 20 min)