Šober (Spodnji Rušnik) - Žavcarjev vrh
Starting point: Šober (Spodnji Rušnik) (368 m)
| Latitude/Longitude: | 46,59180°N 15,55540°E |
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Walking time: 1 h 40 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Elevation gain: 547 m
Elevation difference along the route: 565 m
Map: Pohorje 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
Views: 51.843
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Access to starting point:
From the Maribor - Dravograd road, in the village of Bresternica (Brestrnica on maps) we will notice signs for the village Gaj directing us right (from the direction of Dravograd left). After a few meters, at a poorly marked intersection we continue left and follow the road through the village to the chapel, where we continue left. The mostly ascending road leads us higher to an intersection where we see hiking direction signs for Tojzlov vrh. Here we continue left and follow the road for about another 1 km to the next hiking signs (this time for Žavcarjev vrh), where we park at one of several small parking areas by the road.
Route description:
Important warning: The trail has been removed by PZS from the register of official marked trails, so markings in the lower part are incomplete or removed. The trail passes in several places by isolated farms and homesteads where larger dogs are often let loose in the yards, so passing with your own dogs or leading younger children requires extreme caution. You undertake the hike at your own risk.
From the starting point we head onto the gravel road towards Žavcarjev vrh. The road initially leads along a stream, then turns right and ascends more steeply. We follow this road, which mainly runs through the forest, to a small hamlet where it turns into a wide cart track. We continue the ascent along the mentioned cart track, which higher up leads past an isolated homestead and then brings us to a forest road, which we simply cross.
We continue the ascent along the cart track that ascends transversely through the forest, but we follow it only to the point where markings direct us right onto a footpath.
Higher up the path widens into a cart track and later into a road, which we quickly leave as markings again lead us onto a footpath. Higher up the path joins a road, along which we continue the ascent for the next few minutes.
Soon we will notice the next signs for Žavcarjev vrh directing us onto a cart track, along which we ascend in a few minutes to the mountain hut.
From the hut we continue past the chapel along the marked trail towards Žavcarjev vrh. The trail immediately enters the forest and begins to ascend moderately. We follow this trail, which runs through the forest the entire time, to the summit.
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Discussion about the trip Šober (Spodnji Rušnik) - Žavcarjev vrh
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| Romanica8. 02. 2011 |
Yesterday my boyfriend and I went to this summit. Excellent excursion. The only thing that bothered us was that we couldn't find the stamp anywhere. The hut was closed, there was no stamp outside either, nor on the summit.
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| kozo8. 05. 2011 |
Hello, yesterday my friend and I were at Žavcerjev vrh. The weather was sunny and warm. We also stopped at the hut where we got a stamp (the real transversal one was stolen, as the hut keeper told us) and of course also the hut keeper's signature, whom I must say is very accommodating and friendly and many could take an example from him. So I must say it was great.
Best, Bojan
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| ROMAK18. 10. 2011 |
Hello, I was at Žavcarjev dom for the first time and was pleasantly surprised by the surroundings and the staff in the hut as well as the food. Since it's autumn and there are plenty of chestnuts around, we collected them along the path and then roasted them at the hut. I was with PD Radgona, which organized an intergenerational hike. About 70 members participated. They took the 88-year-old member by personal car and brought her to the hut. She was very happy among us and glad to be with us. We got the stamp at the hut, so it's back in place. Nice greetings and lots of nice stamps to those planning to go to this hut, you won't regret it. I was there 16.10.2011
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| Kokta24. 03. 2012 |
Really nice hiking trail. Excellently marked. No stamp at the top, but it's in the hut.
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| TJ1236. 02. 2015 |
When the hut is closed, the stamp can be obtained from the caretaker at the Namestnik homestead (about 5 min from the hut).
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| meowtain30. 10. 2016 |
There are still plenty of chestnuts, really nice path. 
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| Suriljana26. 04. 2019 |
Last week on this path, a bit my own way. At the first right bend of the road, I continued straight along the stream to the steep pasture and further along the stream to a somewhat overgrown cart track, which turns left above the stream and then climbs steeply. The path passes a hunting stand, where it turns right and joins the described path at the abandoned house (picture no. 9). Surprisingly, the cart track is also entered in Google Maps. This way I avoided the loose sheepdogs in the mentioned ''hamlet'', it wasn't pleasant to pass by with my furry one.
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| ribic30. 09. 2019 |
The sheep pens are now locked, or maybe they only lock them on weekends when more hikers pass by. But it's good to know about the mentioned path, I watched how some continued along the stream and wondered where they come out...
Otherwise, the hut has new caretakers who are excellent and really make an effort for hikers. The offer is varied and during yesterday's visit there were plenty of hikers. Especially many young ones.
I hope the tenants succeed and continue to do such a good job.
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| Falcon8412. 08. 2020 |
Nice, well-maintained trail, after a couple of steep ascents the trail rewards and increasingly beautiful views of forested slopes and vistas back to the valley open up. I recommend sticking to the hiking trail -> at the first junction by the stream sharply right uphill, not further along the stream. It has become a bit unclear because the forest owners have scratched off all official markers from the trees in this bend  . I don't recommend continuing along the stream, it's overgrown, slippery rocks, lots of logging spurs, even dead ends. Without a map or terrain knowledge, definitely not. And no views either.
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| nejcf1. 05. 2023 22:03:17 |
Today we went on this path to Žavcarjev vrh, continued to Tojzlov vrh and descended back via various tracks. There was a lot of visitors at both huts, with music they were grilling čevapčiči and hamburgers. All paths are now very well marked, only the sign in picture 2 is no longer there. The stated walking time is a bit exaggerated as you reach the summit at normal speed in 1h 15min.
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| Minagawa13. 02. 2026 18:14:48 |
Very nice trail, but like some users before me, I also had problems with dogs. At the farm in photo No. 7, two fairly large and aggressive dogs are unleashed, next to it a warning-passage at your own risk. Another large unleashed dog was watching us from afar at the farm in photo No. 14, so we rather avoided it by taking a wide detour. Also on the alternative path mentioned by Suriljana, there is a fence at the end and it seems that hikers are not very welcome there.
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