Slovenske Konjice - Stolpnik (Zmajčkova pot)
Starting point: Slovenske Konjice (333 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.3372°N 15.4204°E 
Path name: Zmajčkova pot
Time of walking: 1 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 679 m
Altitude difference (by path): 679 m
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From the highway Ljubljana - Maribor, we take the exit Slovenske Konjice and follow the road to the mentioned town. In the center of Slovenske Konjice, we leave the main road (we continue left) and head towards the church, near which we park on a large marked parking lot.
Path description:
From the spot where we have parked, we first have to reach the cemetery, which is located a little above the town (we can also park by the cemetery). From the cemetery we go right (straight leads the path past the old castle) and we initially walk along the cemetery. When we reach the forest, "our" path branches off slightly right downwards (if we continued straight we would also reach a marked path). When the descent ends we arrive at an interesting waterfall, and the path via the footbridge takes us to the other side of the stream. Slightly above the footbridge we return to the road which we left before, which we follow to the right. At the nearby bend we continue left, then the path returns to the forest, where it becomes quite steep and already almost demanding. For some time wooden stairs help us, then the path turns right and temporarily flattens. Higher we cross the forest road, and the path further acquires a more rocky base, while the forest thins out for a short time. When the path returns to the dense mixed forest, it becomes very steep again and at one spot wooden stairs help us again and this time also a wooden railing. Higher the path flattens and takes us to a well-maintained and wide macadam road.
Follows a somewhat less interesting part of the path, as we will walk for about 20 minutes on the macadam road, from which we occasionally get some views of Zreče and Pohorje. Further the road takes us to the junction Grofov štant, where other paths from Slovenske Konjice also join us, as well as the path from Kamne gore and Stranic.
We continue towards Stolpnik on a rutted cart track, which occasionally rises quite steeply. When the path flattens higher up, only about 15 minutes of gentle ascent and a short steep section right below the summit separate us from the top.
From the top we can also climb to the lookout tower, from which a nice view opens up on all sides.
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