Stari trg (Pilštanj) - Veliki Javornik (Bohor)

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 continue on a rather winding road to the settlement of Lesično, from where we follow the signs for Kozje. When Lesično ends we enter a small gorge, where on the left side of the road we notice a gravel parking area with a table, benches and litter bins beside it. We park here.
b) From the Brežice - Podčetrtek road at the edge of the settlement Bistrica ob Sotli we turn left (right from the direction of Podčetrtek) towards Podsreda. We bypass the centre of Podsreda on the right side, then drive to the settlement of Kozje and continue on 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 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 on 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 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; the path across the meadow 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 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 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 cart track. For a few minutes we ascend moderately along a fairly overgrown cart track and reach a marked fork, where we turn right towards Bohor (left Kozje and Bredič).
A moderate descent follows along a rather overgrown cart 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). Further on 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 farmstead, which we reach after a slight descent.
After the farmstead 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 to ascend gently through the forest; further on we cross the slopes of Debeli vrh in a gentle ascent to the left. When the path leads us onto the forested ridge west of Debeli vrh, a small path branches off sharply to the 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 right uphill (left downhill Koča na Bohorju); from it a path to Koprivnik soon branches off to the right, but we walk along the road to a small saddle where Škofov križ is located.
Here another path joins from the right, leading across Koprivnik; we turn left towards Veliki Javornik (straight down Planina pri Sevnici) and continue along a gentle road. After a few minutes the road ends at a turning area and we continue the ascent along a cart track that soon forks. We continue slightly right towards Veliki Javornik (straight Skalica - path that bypasses the summit of Javornik) and gradually begin to ascend more steeply; at several junctions we follow the markings. Higher up we leave the forest and in a few steps reach the highest point of Veliki Javornik.

Stari trg - razpotje Vini vrh 1:00, razpotje Vini vrh - Log nad Lesičnim 0:25, Log nad Lesičnim - Brest 1:20, Brest - Škofov križ 0:45, Škofov križ - Veliki Javornik 0:35.

Along the route: Pašenca (530m), Vini vrh (636m), Log nad Lesičnim (595m), Brest (Bohor) (808m), Odcep za Debeli vrh (873m), Škofov travnik (908m), Škofov križ (923m)

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