Studenice - Dom na Boču (by road)

Access to starting point:
A) From the direction Ljubljana we leave the highway in Slovenske Konjice and through Žiče, Loče and Zbelovo we get to the center of Poljčane. In the center, we turn right in the direction of Studenice and after about three kilometers, we reach Studenice, where we continue right through a bridge over the river Dravinja into the main part of the settlement. In front of the monastery complex we safely park.
B) From the direction Maribor we leave the highway in Slovenska Bistrica, where signs point us to Poljčane. In the center, we turn left in the direction of Studenice and after about three kilometers, we reach Studenice, where we continue right through a bridge over the river Dravinja into the main part of the settlement. In front of the monastery complex we safely park.
C) From the direction of Ptuj, Kidričevo through Ptujska gora, Majšperk and Makole we get to Studenice, where we continue left through a bridge over the river Dravinja into the main part of the settlement. In front of the monastery complex we safely park.

Path description:
After a short sightseeing of the main part of Studenice, we continue left from the monastery complex by the presbytery. In the passage/underpass between the presbytery and winegrowers association Studenice we continue upwards on a cart track by a stone wall and nun cemetery. We soon reach the source(s) of the stream Topli potok, which is(are) left from the path and on a narrow footbridge we cross the stream. We continue upwards, now on the old Roman road which through long centuries retained the original form of the path higher into Boč. When we get to a forest road we turn left, right leads the road towards the settlement Podboč or Zgornje Poljčane.
We follow the forest road and at the first larger crossroad we continue right, left leads the road in the direction of Makole. Further, right by the road we reach a log cabin of hunters LD Poljčane na Golniku. We continue on the road which for few meters flattens. After a short plain, we continue uphill and we soon come again to a crossroad at which we continue left on a narrower forest road, the right path continues towards the tower on Boč. On a narrower forest road between Kisovec left and Drevesnica right we soon reach about 645 meters high saddle above Formila. We continue downwards, Formila is already right from us in sight, and from the left soon joins the marked path from Makole.
We reached Formila and then follows a short extension to a crossing, left for partisan hospital, Gaveza, chapel Grilova kapela, Plešivec...and right for mountain hut Dom na Boču. The crossing is also the juncture with the path Štajerska - Zagorje or,,B,, - path Bratska pot.
After a short sightseeing of Formila we continue right in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Boču. We follow a well-hardened forest road through the forest. Further from the left steeply downwards joins the forest road from the direction of Rogaška Slatina and also direct mountain path from hunting lodge Rogaška Slatina and Gavez. Soon in few ten meters we reach new crossing and we continue right, straight is direction for Kostrivnica. We continue walking and we are again at the crossing, where we go left on a classic forest mountain path, which we follow through the forest. Soon on a grassy plain and before the building under construction, which is right upwards and we go immediately left again on the forest road. We follow the forest road and on a saddle we reach the highest point of today's path...727 meters. Next follows a light descent downwards and again a short ascent by the former snack bar Drevenik left by the path. Few more strides and we reach an asphalt road and important crossing. A lot of options to continue but today we go right and downwards by a small abandoned quarry right by the path. Left by the path, we soon reach the church of St. Miklavž on Boč and on the right there is the destination...mountain hut Dom na Boču.
The path from Studenice,,on the road,, measures in distance around 8500 meters, 500 positive altitude meters and 80 negative altitude meters.

On the way: Studeniški grad (315m), Izvir Toplega (Studeniškega) potoka (295m), Formila na Boču (624m), Partizanska bolnica na Formili/Boču (630m)

Trip can be extended to: Planinska koča Velikonočnica , Dom na Boču , Boč