Šober (Log) - Planinski dom Kozjak

Access to starting point:
A) From the road Maribor - Dravograd, from the roundabout in Bresternica we drive in the direction of the exit for Gaj nad Mariborom, and immediately after the intersection we go once again left towards Gaj. The path ahead leads us past the Mercator store and then also through part of the settlement Bresternica, and then we get to the chapel, where we go left towards Gaj nad Mariborom. Further, we drive along the Bresterniški potok stream, and from the intersection at Šoberjev dvor we go right on the road towards Sveti Urban. Further, we drive through Petkova graba, and we follow the road to the school bus stop Log, where there is also a marked intersection. We park at a suitable place by the intersection.
B) We drive to Spodnja Kungota, and then we follow the road towards Zgornja Kungota. In the settlement Kozjak nad Pesnico we turn left towards Gaj and Urban. Further, we start ascending, and higher we follow the signs for Gaj nad Mariborom, and later the road which leads towards Bresternica. When we get to the intersection, where we notice signs for Tojzlov vrh - Večernikova smer, we park at a suitable place by the intersection.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on a side road, by which there are signs for Večernikova smer on Tojzlov vrh. At first, we diagonally ascend on a macadam road, and when we leave the forest we bypass the homestead Večernik on the right side. Behind the homestead the road flattens for some time, and from the road a nice view opens up towards the church of the Holy Cross in Gaj nad Mariborom. The path ahead leads us also past the chapel, behind which we return into the forest, through which we ascend steeper. The steepness decreases when we reach an asphalt road which we follow to the left, and we quickly get to the settlement Gaj nad Mariborom. There follows only an easy ascent through the settlement and we get to the cemetery, where we turn left, and immediately after the intersection we are already at the church of the Holy Cross, where by the road there is a logbook.
We continue past the church and we follow the blazes for Tojzlov vrh. Settlement Gaj nad Mariborom soon ends, and the nearby farm we bypass on the right side. Only a few dozen strides ahead we go from the road left on a cart track which ascends by the edge of the forest, and at the chapel we cross an asphalt road. Further, we are still ascending by the edge of the forest and then we go also past the homestead Iglič, behind which after a short descent we return on the asphalt road.
There follows approximately one minute of easy descent and from the right joins the path from the homestead Šiker.
We continue straight and we ascend on a panoramic part, where from the left joins another path from the settlement Šober.
For a short time we still walk on a panoramic road, from which a nice view opens up towards Sveti Urban and surrounding hills, and then the road returns into the forest. There follow a few minutes of moderate ascent and we get to Planinski dom Kozjak or Planinski dom Obrtnik on Tojzlov vrh.
Starting point - Sv. Križ 0:20, Sv. Križ - Planinski dom Kozjak 0:25.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in November 2021.

On the way: Sveti Križ (Gaj nad Mariborom) (575m)