Škalske Cirkovce - Stropnica

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Maribor highway we go to the exit Žalec. We continue driving in the direction of Velenje.
In the main roundabout (2nd roundabout) in Velenje, below the ski jumping hill, we continue straight (2nd exit) in the direction of Šoštanj - Mozirje.
Then at the traffic-light intersection we turn right. We drive straight, over the railway track, uphill to the next roundabout.
We choose the 3rd exit in the direction of the town stadium. The next roundabout follows, in which we choose the 1st exit in the direction of Škale - Graška gora.
We drive past Lake Škale to the settlement Škale. A crossroad follows, in which we turn right towards Cirkovce.
We drive through the settlement Hrastovec to Škalske Cirkovce. At the church of St. Ožbolt we turn right and park by the sports field.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the sports field, we go right past the Cirkovce branch school and descend on a narrower paved path to the road.
Next follows a crossroad, where we continue straight (right, the road leads to Šenbric). We walk on the road, at all subsequent crossroads sticking to the far-right path.
The road brings us to a homestead situated on the saddle between Smodivnik and Stropnica.
At the homestead, we go right past the building. We continue on the road, which a little higher leads into the forest.
After approximately 500 meters from the homestead, we pay attention to a turn-off to the left. We leave the road and continue on a clearly visible footpath steeply upwards through the forest.
We reach a cottage, which we bypass on the left side. At the beginning, the path leads slightly downwards, but continuing on the steep path upwards, we quickly gain altitude.
We carefully follow the yellow "sun" signs. At some crossings, the path turns entirely in another direction.
When we overcome the steepest part of the path, we pass a larger cairn. From here, it is only 200 meters, and we reach the top of Stropnica.

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