Škalske Cirkovce - Stropnik

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana–Maribor highway, take the Žalec exit. Continue driving towards Velenje. In the main roundabout (2nd roundabout) in Velenje, below the ski jumping hill, continue straight ahead (2nd exit) towards Šoštanj–Mozirje.
Then, at the traffic-light intersection, turn right. Drive straight across the railway line and up the hill to the next roundabout. Take the 3rd exit towards the town stadium. The next roundabout follows, where take the 1st exit towards Škale–Graška Gora.
Drive past Lake Škale to the place Škale. An intersection follows, where turn right towards Cirkovce. Drive through the settlement Hrastovec to Škalske Cirkovce. At the church of St. Ožbolt, turn right and park by the sports field.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the sports field we go right by the branch school Cirkovce and descend on a narrower paved path to the road. A junction follows, where we turn right.
The road rises to the saddle between Vodemlo and Stropnica. We continue left and join the Sončna pot, which connects Lubelo, Vodemlo, Stropnica and Smodivnik.
After 100 m of macadam road we turn left. First on a grassy path, then on a wide forest path.
We quickly gain altitude. We arrive at a larger meadow, where we may encounter chamois.
We go along the forest across the meadow and past the house. Continuing, we reach the hunting observatory,
we continue past it to the end of the meadow, where the sign directs us left back into the forest.
A steep forest path follows. The top of the climb is also the summit of Stropnik.

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