Stari trg (Pilštanj) - Bredič

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Šentjur, then follow the signs for Podsreda and Planina pri Sevnici. At the end of Šentjur we turn left towards Podsreda, then we drive along a rather winding road to the settlement of Lesično, from where we follow the signs for Kozje. When Lesično ends we will come to a small gorge, where on the left side of the road we will notice a gravel rest area with a table, benches and trash bins next to it. We park here.
b) From the Brežice - Podčetrtek road on the outskirts of the settlement Bistrica ob Sotli we turn left (from the direction of Podčetrtek right) towards Podsreda. We bypass the center of Podsreda on the right side, then we drive to the settlement of Kozje and continue along the main road towards Lesično. Before Lesično we reach a junction, where the road to Pilštanj branches off to the right (this part is called Stari trg), we continue straight for about 500 meters and then on the right we notice a larger gravel parking lot, where we park.
c) From the direction of Sevnica and Krško we drive to Brestanica, then follow the signs for Podsreda. A short climb follows, then a descent into Podsreda, where at the end of the settlement we turn left towards Šentjur and Kozje. When we reach Kozje we continue along the main road towards Lesično. Before Lesično we reach a junction, where the road to Pilštanj branches off to the right (this part is called Stari trg), we continue straight for about 500 meters and then on the right we notice a larger gravel parking lot, where we park.

Route description:
From the parking lot we continue on foot along the main road towards Kozje. Since there is no sidewalk along the road, caution is required on this approximately 500-meter-long section. When the valley widens a little, we reach the marked road junction for Pilštanj (hamlet Stari trg). Since there are no suitable places for safe parking right at the junction, the decision to park at the previously mentioned organized parking lot is the best choice.
At this junction we leave the main road and turn right towards Bredič and Koča na Bohorju. Immediately after the junction we cross Bistrica over a bridge, then bypass the nearby houses on the right side. We bypass the last house on the right along an overgrown mountain path that crosses a strip of forest, then it leads us to a meadow, over which we ascend towards its upper part; the path is not very easy to follow across the meadow. When we return to the forest the path becomes clearly visible, but it remains overgrown. Next we cross an older clearing overgrown with shrubs, from which we get a view of the hills on the left bank of Bistrica.
The path ahead returns to the forest, the trail gradually becomes less overgrown, but is still poorly trodden. When we reach the ridge higher up the path turns right and begins to ascend steeply along the ridge; during the ascent we get a temporary view of the forested ridge and the summit of Bredič. When the steepness eases we quickly leave the forest and then cross a meadow without major changes in elevation, bypassing a hunting observation post on the right side.
On the other side of the meadow we step onto a forest road, which we follow left uphill; at several junctions higher up we follow the marked directions. When we reach a somewhat wider gravel road we simply cross it and continue following the marked path that continues along a cart track. For a few minutes we ascend moderately along a fairly overgrown cart track and reach a marked fork, where we turn left towards Bredič and Kozje (right downhill Bohor).
From the fork we walk for a few more minutes along an overgrown cart track, then return to the road we crossed a few minutes earlier, from which we immediately turn right onto the marked path that cuts across a longer road bend. When we return to the road we follow it to the right until its end. From the end of the road we turn slightly left onto a footpath that brings us in a few minutes to the fairly overgrown summit of Bredič.

Stari trg - razpotje Vini vrh 1:00, razpotje Vini vrh - Bredič 0:25.

The description and photos refer to the situation in May 2026.

Along the route: Sveti Mihael (Pilštanj) (530m), Vini vrh (636m), Bredič sedlo (680m)

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