Slivnica pri Mariboru - Mariborska koča

Access to starting point:
A) On the highway from the direction Ljubljana we go to the exit Maribor-center. At the next traffic light crossroad we turn to the left and we drive straight approx. 2 km to the center of Slivnica pri Mariboru. On the right we will notice the primary school and then kindergarten. We turn right on a parking lot. Nearby there are also wooden sculptures.
B) From the direction of Maribor we drive on the south arterial road in the direction of the settlement Hoče. At the traffic light crossroad we turn right in the direction of Slivnica pri Mariboru. After approx. 2 km we get to the center of the settlement, where on the right we notice the primary school and then kindergarten. We turn right on a parking lot, nearby there are also wooden sculptures.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go left, where already at the beginning we notice the blazes. We go on linden avenue (new kindergarten on the right side) to the metal revolving door. Across the school sports field and by the field on the left side in the direction of castle Slivniški grad. At the castle, which is in decaying condition we turn on the road to the left. We go on the road to a transformer, where we turn on the right path. By the edge of the forest we go diagonally, and when we step on an asphalt road, we go right. The road is slightly ascending on a slope. At the next crossroad, we turn right at the first turn-off. Past some houses, as the path enters the forest, it ascends through the forest, higher up transitioning to its edge, where on the left we see the Rec farm (475 meters).
From here, we walk along the ridge the entire time. After exiting the forest, a panoramic view opens up of Framsko, Slivniško, and Hočko Pohorje. The path continues through the Šestdobe settlement. At the path’s crossroad, we turn by the "sower" wooden statue onto the left road upwards, where a trail blaze on a power pole directs us back into the forest, which is short. We step onto the road again and head to the left. We walk along the road for approximately 1 km, or until the point where the path from Fram (path Jugova pot) joins from the left. At this spot, there is also a wooden sculpture of a human hand. We continue along the road over Plahutnikov vrh (687 meters) to the Plahutnik farm. A signpost directs us uphill along the slope toward the lung disease hospital. We pass through the hospital’s yard, crossing the Hoče-Belvi road. By the traffic sign, we turn right into the forest. After a few minutes of ascending, we step back onto the Hoče-Belvi road. We walk along the road for approximately 500 meters, then turn left again at the trail blaze. The footpath ascends through a meadow, crosses the road again, and transitions onto a macadam road. This leads us to saddle Petkovo sedlo (881 meters). We go straight past the "Na prepihu" bar to the next crossroad. We continue straight by the bushes upwards to the forest’s edge, where a large trail blaze is visible from afar. The path ascends through the forest again and then crosses the road once more. We reach the forest’s edge by a religious symbol, where we can already see the mountain hut Mariborska koča. After a short stretch through the forest, we step onto the road, and in the middle of the apartment settlement, we head to the left. Within the next 5 minutes, we arrive at the mountain hut Mariborska koča (1068 meters).