Slovenske Konjice (pokopališče) - Skala (harder path)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Maribor motorway we take the exit for Slovenske Konjice and follow the road to the mentioned town. In the centre of Slovenske Konjice we leave the main road (continue left) and head towards the church of St. Jurij. At the church we turn right uphill and follow the road for a few hundred metres to the town cemetery, where we park in the large arranged parking area.

Route description:
From the parking lot we first walk to the cemetery and ascend along its left side to the marked junction. This is located above the church of St. Anne, which stands at the upper part of the cemetery.
Here we turn slightly right from the road towards the harder path (straight ahead leads the easier path), which immediately enters the forest. A little further we step onto the ridge, along which we begin to ascend steeply. After a few minutes of steepness we reach a short, somewhat more demanding section. Especially when wet, there is a risk of slipping over a length of a few steps, which applies especially on the descent. Immediately above this section the ridge and path level out, and after a few steps we reach a cart track, which we follow right uphill. The cart track soon turns slightly left, then the easier path joins from the left.
We continue straight and along the edge of the meadow reach a poorer road, which we only cross (right Grad Konjice and Stolpnik).
Above the road we follow the signs for Žička kartuzija and Skala, then at several successive junctions we follow the markings. Further on we ascend for some time along a route where a cycling trail for descent runs, so a little more caution is needed; higher up we reach a junction at the contact with a forest road.
We turn left towards Skala and do not step onto the road at all (along the road the path continues towards Trem križem). This is followed by some transverse ascent to the left, then we transitionally step onto a gravel road, which we follow only to the first bend.
From the bend we turn onto the marked footpath towards Skala, where we again begin to ascend through the forest; higher up the path transitions to a slope, along which we ascend transversely to the left.
A little further we reach the next marked junction, where the path from the centre of Slovenske Konjice or from the church of St. Jurij also joins, and we continue straight and gradually move onto a steeper slope, where a steel cable helps us. When the steel cable ends (the transition on this section is not demanding) we already reach Skala, where there are some benches and from where a beautiful view opens.

The description and pictures refer to the situation in August 2026.

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