Spodnja Rečica - Gozdnik (via Tolsto)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Maribor we go to the exit Celje - center, and then we continue driving towards Laško and Zidani Most. When we come to Laško, at the traffic light opposite the gas station, we turn right in the direction of Spodnja and Zgornja Rečica and Huda Jama. Further, we drive on a little narrower road which we follow in a gentle to moderate ascent to the sports field in Spodnja Rečica, or almost to a crossroad, where the road to Huda Jama branches off to the left. At the starting point, there aren't any appropriate parking spots.
B) From Zasavje or Posavje we drive to Zidani Most or Rimske Toplice, and then we continue driving towards Celje. When we come to Laško, signs for Spodnja and Zgornja Rečica and Huda Jama point us to the left on a little narrower road which we follow in a gentle to moderate ascent to the sports field in Spodnja Rečica, or almost to a crossroad, where a road branches off to the left towards Huda Jama. At the starting point, there aren't any appropriate parking spots.

Path description:
Between the sports field and the crossroad, where the road to Huda Jama branches off to the left, we will notice a green sign of Zlatorogova transverzala ponosa, which marks the beginning of the mountain path which leads to Šmohor. Near the green sign, we also notice trail blazes, which point us to the right on a paved road which ascends among a few houses. For a short time, we walk on the road, and then blazes point us slightly to the right on a footpath which further ascends parallel with the road. We follow the forest path and at the crossings we carefully follow the blazes, and it soon brings us to a forest road which we only cross. We continue for a short time on a cart track, and then the arrow on a tree points sharply right on a footpath which for a short time steeply ascends through the forest. The path higher joins a wider cart track which we follow to a smaller hamlet, where we cross a wider macadam road.
We continue in the direction of the peak Tolsto and then we ascend by the edge of a panoramic slope, from which a nice view opens up on Govško brdo, Babe and Ostri vrh. The path then returns into the forest, through which it for a short time steeply ascends, and then it joins the cart track which only a little higher brings us to a marked crossing. Here we go left in the direction of the peak Tolsto (straight Šmohor) and we continue on an increasingly steep cart track which is diagonally ascending on slopes of the already mentioned summit. Higher the cart track narrows and gradually changes into a relatively steep mountain path, on which in a good 10 minutes of additional walking we arrive at the forested peak.
From the top, we continue on a marked path which starts descending towards the nearby saddle. Before we descend on the mentioned saddle, we join the path which bypasses the peak Tolsto, and we continue straight on the path which soon entirely flattens, and then it starts ascending again. After a few minutes, we join the macadam road which we follow to the right, and we walk there to the first crossroad. From the crossroad, we continue left (sharply left church of St. Mohor, straight Malič and Laško) on a marked hiking path, on which in 3 minutes of additional walking we get to the mountain hut Dom na Šmohorju.
From Dom na Šmohorju we continue in the direction of Kal, Mrzlica and Gozdnik. The path ahead at first crosses a larger meadow, and then passes into a lane of forest, through which it descends to the nearby road. When we step on the road, we continue in the same direction, and we walk there to the spot where it splits into two parts. This time we continue on the left road, on which in a few dozen steps we get to the church of St. Mohor.
From the church, by which numerous old linden trees grow, we descend on a marked hiking path, and it soon returns on a macadam road. We continue on the road which on the right side bypasses the peak Pernice, and then it starts moderately descending and brings us to a marked crossroad. From the crossroad, we go in the direction of Kal and Mrzlica and we continue on a noticeably narrower macadam road which past a religious symbol and a spring brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight. The road then flattens and after a few dozen meters brings us to the spot where signs for Kal, Mrzlica and Gozdnik point us to the right on an ascending cart track. The path ahead leads us past a NOB monument, after which we soon get to the next crossing. This time we continue right in the direction of Gozdnik (slightly left downwards Mrzlica), and we continue on a cart track to the spot where the forest gets a little thinner. Here a narrower cart track branches off to the right, by which we soon notice blazes, and it gradually changes into a footpath. The path ahead for a short time steeply ascends, and then it flattens and gradually brings us on the ridge of Mali Gozdnik. Next follows a walk on at first a gentle ridge and then the path steeply ascends and quickly brings us on an indistinct peak of Mali Gozdnik.
Next follows a short descent and the path brings us on a small saddle between the two peaks of Gozdnik. The path ahead gradually starts ascending steeper and steeper, and it leads us on a relatively steep ridge that is especially dangerous for slipping when wet. The path higher flattens and in a few minutes of additional walking brings us to the summit, in the middle of which there is a wooden bivouac.
Spodnja Rečica - Tolsto 1:15, Tolsto - Dom na Šmohorju 0:20, Dom na Šmohorju - Gozdnik 1:45.

On the way: Tolsto (780m), Dom na Šmohorju (784m), Mali Gozdnik (981m)