Stogovci (Vabča vas) - Church of St. Bolfenk (Jelovice)

Access to starting point:
A) We leave the Štajerska highway at the exit Slovenska Bistrica - south, and then we follow the road towards Poljčane, from there towards Makole, Majšperk and Ptuj. At the end of Majšperk at the roundabout we take the exit in the direction of Žetale and Jurovci. We continue on the main road to the settlement Stanečka vas and a little further. At the end of the settlement Stanečka vas we continue right towards Žetale and Naraplje. At the mentioned crossroad we already notice the first signs for Jelovice, but we drive a little further to the hamlet Vabča vas, where the described path begins by the bus stop. At the starting point there are no arranged parking spaces.
B) We leave the Podravska highway at the exit Lancova vas, and then we follow the signs for Podlehnik and Jurovci. At the end of the settlement Tržec at the roundabout we go right towards Jurovci and then we drive towards Majšperk. In the settlement Stogovci we turn left towards Žetale and in the direction of the mountain paths for Jelovice and Kupčinji Vrh. A little further from the crossroad we arrive at the hamlet Vabča vas, where the described path begins. At the starting point there are no arranged parking spaces.

Route description:
From the hamlet Vabča vas we continue on the asphalt road which leads us along the stream Jesenica and quickly brings us to the beginning of the settlement Naraplje. A little further from the marked crossroad we continue right in the direction of the marked path to Jelovice (straight - center of the settlement Naraplje), where we continue on a slightly ascending asphalt road which brings us to a few houses. At the houses the road turns right, but we continue straight on a cart track which takes us to the stream Vondušek, which we cross via a small wooden bridge. On the other side of the stream the path goes into the forest and steeply ascends the slope. For some time we steeply ascend through the forest, then we return to the asphalt road, on which we continue the ascent, and it leads us below the nearby hamlet. At the smaller crossroad we continue straight (if we go left we join the marked path from the settlement Naraplje), where we then also pass by the chapel. Higher up the path turns left, and at the right bend we join the marked path from the settlement Naraplje.
For a short time we still continue on the asphalt road, when the road forks we continue straight on the footpath, on which we ascend to the church of St. Bolfenk in a few minutes.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in April 2022.

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