Studenice - Formila na Boču (by road)

Access to starting point:
A) From the direction of 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 across the 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 of 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 across the 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 across the 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 tour of the main part of Studenice, we continue left from the monastery complex by the presbytery. In the passage/underpass between the presbytery and the winegrowers association Studenice we continue upwards on a cart track by a stone wall and nuns' cemetery. We soon reach the source(s) of the Topli studeniški stream 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 a few meters flattens. After a short flat section we continue uphill and we soon come again to a crossroad, at which we continue left on a narrower forest road, right the path continues towards the tower on Boč. On a narrower forest road between Kisovec left and Drevesnica right we soon reach the about 645 meters high saddle above Formila. We continue downwards, Formila already right from us in view, from the left soon joins a marked mountain path from Makole.
Formila is reached and follows a short extension to a crossing, left for partisan hospital, Gaveza, Gril's chapel, Plešivec... and right for mountain hut on Boč. The crossing is also the junction with the Štajerska-zagorska or „B“ - Bratska pot. The entire route of the described path is suitable and ideal also for mountain bike.

Trip can be extended to: Gril's chapel on Boč (1 h) , Partisan hospital on Formila/Boč ( 5 min) , Sveta Marjeta na Boču ( 30 min) , Dom na Boču , Plešivec