Stari trg (Pilštanj) - Koča na Bohorju

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 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 litter 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 centre of Podsreda on the right side, then drive to the settlement of Kozje and continue along the main road towards Lesično. Before Lesično we reach a junction where the road branches right towards Pilštanj (this part is called Stari trg), we continue straight for about 500 metres and then on the right we notice a larger gravel parking area 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 branches right towards Pilštanj (this part is called Stari trg), we continue straight for about 500 metres and then on the right we notice a larger gravel parking area where we park.

Route description:
From the parking area 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-metre-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 maintained parking area 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 the 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 onto a meadow, which we ascend towards its upper part; across the meadow the path is not very easy to follow. When we return to the forest the path becomes clearly visible, but 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 the Bistrica.
The path ahead returns to the forest; the path 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 temporarily get a 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; higher up at several junctions we keep to the marked directions. When we reach a somewhat wider gravel road we merely cross it and continue following the marked path that continues along a track. For a few minutes we ascend moderately along a fairly overgrown track and reach a marked fork, where we turn right towards Bohor (left Kozje and Bredič).
A moderate descent follows along a quite overgrown track; lower down we cross a forest road once more. When we return to the road we continue along it to a junction, where we continue on the slightly right-hand road; markings continue along it (here, if we continue sharply left we can return to Kozje). In the continuation we begin to ascend again; at several junctions we follow the markings, and higher up we join the path from Lesično.
Further on the path also leads us along forest roads where we follow the markings; the path also leads us past the Tovornik homestead, which we reach after a slight descent.
After the homestead we turn slightly right and begin to ascend again; higher up we keep to the left directions.
Higher up a short transverse ascent to the left follows; when we reach the ridge we are already at Brest, where there is also a marked junction.
We continue right towards Koča na Bohorju, where we begin a gentle ascent through the forest; in the continuation we cross the slopes of Debeli vrh in a slight ascent to the left. When the path leads us onto the forested ridge west of Debeli vrh, a small path branches sharply right to Debeli vrh; we continue slightly left and follow the wider path towards the hut. A short easy walk follows, then we ascend gently again and soon reach Škofov travnik, across which we continue to a forest road. We follow the road left downhill (right Koprivnik, Veliki Javornik and Planina pri Sevnici), and along it we quickly reach Koča na Bohorju.

Stari trg - razpotje Vini vrh 1:00, razpotje Vini vrh - Log nad Lesičnim 0:25, Log nad Lesičnim - Brest 1:20, Brest - Koča na Bohorju 0:45.

Along the route: Pašenca (530m), Vini vrh (636m), Log nad Lesičnim (595m), Brest (Bohor) (808m), Odcep za Debeli vrh (873m), Škofov travnik (908m)

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