Socka - Špicasti vrh (Kislica)

Access to starting point:
Socka is a settlement in the municipality of Vojnik. It is located on the road between Nova Cerkev and Vitanje. It got its name from the gorge of the river Hudinja, which is called the same - Socka. We reach Socka from Celje (approx. 13 km), from where we go north through Vojnik, then left through Nova Cerkev and Razdelj. We can park in the very center, where there are plenty of parking spaces near the bus stop, Gostišče Koprivnik or Bistro Bals.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue in the same direction towards the north, from where we came from Celje, on the asphalt road into the Socka gorge, through which the river Hudinja runs. The path on the asphalt road is marked and interesting. Approx. 1 km from the starting point, on the left side of the road at the bend, there is a larger parking lot, to which we can also drive and park. Here we leave the main road and go across the stream opposite the parking lot, where there is a footbridge and signposts. The path continues through the forest and upwards, and soon we encounter steps, where the signs direct us to the right on the asphalt. A few steps later we encounter a fork, where we continue sharply left upwards back on the forest path towards Strnadov travnik. A few steps upwards and a new junction awaits us. The signs here can confuse us, but we turn right onto the hardened forest path. From here onwards, a varied forest path runs, and the markings and signs excellently guide us throughout towards our goal. After some time, we reach the saddle between Kozjek on the left and Kislica on the right, where we continue right to Strnadov travnik past the chapel and Koča na Strnadovem travniku. Here new signposts are placed, we continue in the direction of Špičasti vrh. A few steps further, the path from Beli potok joins us from the right. From here on, the path runs gently uphill almost along the contour line on the western slope of Kislica. When we reach the evergreen yew tree, the path forks to the right steeply upwards, where we continue towards the ridge of Kislica. When we reach the ridge, we turn left towards the east and continue upwards along the ridge. When we are almost at the top of the ridge, we encounter Sabinin stolp with a bench and a beautiful view to the south on the Celje basin. We continue the path along the ridge towards the east and soon reach the top of Kislica (994 m). The summit is not particularly panoramic, so we continue towards the east slightly downhill along the ridge towards Špičasti vrh. Here a wonderful panoramic point with benches awaits us. Unfortunately, the logbook and stamp are no longer there (status autumn 2020).