Škalske Cirkovce - Stropnica (via Stropnik)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Maribor 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 crossroad we turn right. We drive straight, over the railway track, uphill to the next roundabout.
We choose 3rd exit in the direction of the town stadium. Follows next roundabout, in which we choose 1st exit in the direction of Škale - Graška gora.
We drive past Lake Škale to the settlement Škale. Next follows a crossroad, 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 we park by the sports field.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the sports field we go right by the succursal school Cirkovce and we descend on a narrower paved path to the road.
Next follows a crossroad, where we turn right. The road is rising to the saddle between Vodemla and Stropnica.
We continue left and we join the path Sončna pot which connects Lubela, Vodemla, Stropnica and Smodivnik.
After 100 meters of a macadam road we go left. At first on a grassy path, and then on a wide forest path.
We are quickly gaining altitude. We get to a larger meadow, where we can see chamois.
We go by the forest through a meadow and past the house. Further, we get to the hunting observatory, we continue to the end of the meadow, where a sign points us left back into the forest.
Next follows a steep forest path. Top of the hill is also the peak of Stropnik. From the top of Stropnik we follow the markings of the path Sončeva pot forward towards the summit of Stropnica. The path leads a little up and a little down. The distance between both peaks is approximately 500m.

On the way: Stropnik (862m)