Sveti Jurij - Donačka gora (eastern way)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Maribor we take the exit Dramlje and follow the road ahead in the direction of Šentjur, Rogaška Slatina and Rogatec. In Rogatec signs for Donačka gora direct us to the left. Only a little further, we come to the next crossroads, where we continue right again in the direction of Donačka gora. Further, we drive towards the village Sveti Jurij (do not follow the signs for Donačka gora ahead). In the village Sveti Jurij we turn left upwards towards the church of St. Jurij by which we park. We can park already a little lower on the parking lot by the road.

Path description:
From the church of St. Jurij we continue on the road upwards. After 100 meters of walking, we come to the crossroads, where we continue left. After a further few dozen steps of walking, we come to a farm, where a marked footpath turns right upward. The path at first ascends through a meadow, then turns right, where it crosses a belt of bushes and then brings us to the cross at the next farm. Here we continue upwards on a marked cart track which over a panoramic slope soon brings us to a path junction, where we continue right in the direction of Donačka gora.
We continue on a cart track which barely ascends towards the east. From the cart track on which we walk, views open up towards the nearby Macelj and villages below Donačka gora. After some time the cart track, which gradually becomes quite steep, starts turning to the left side. When we almost circle Donačka gora we come to a path junction, where we continue left upwards. After a short ascent on the newly made path the path from the mountain hut Rudijev dom joins from the right. Here we continue in the direction of Donačka gora on the path which further ascends quite steeply. When the steepness decreases there follows a traverse of steep slopes. The path ahead brings us below the steep summit slope of the eastern peak of Donačka gora. Next follows a very steep ascent on a well-secured path to the ridge. Here, 20m to the left from the path is the eastern peak of Donačka gora (marked, last meters secured with pitons).
We continue right on a path, which at first descends a little and then ascends along the ridge of Donačka gora. After approximately 20 minutes of walking on a steep vegetated ridge we arrive at the western peak, where there is also a logbook box.