Tourist farm Žurej - Žusem (Panoramska pot)

Access to starting point:
We leave the Štajerska highway at the Dramlje exit, then follow the signs for Šentjur. From the center of Šentjur, we continue briefly towards the settlement of Šmarje pri Jelšah, but soon turn right onto the road towards Podsreda and Planina pri Sevnici. When Šentjur ends, we soon turn left from the main road in the direction of Podsreda, Kozje, and Gorica pri Slivnici. When we get to the settlement Gorica pri Slivnici, we go from the roundabout on the exit for Sodna vas and Sveti Štefan. When Gorica pri Slivnici ends, the path leads us by lake Slivniško jezero, and a little further, we turn right in the direction of Hrastje, Dobrina, and Tourist farm Žurej. On the mentioned road, we drive to the mentioned farm, where we turn left into a parking lot by hiking signposts.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head on the path toward Sveta Helene and Slivnica and continue walking on the asphalt road. We soon reach a crossroad, where a marked path branches off to the right towards Sveta Helena, and we continue straight on the road, which soon leads us to the settlement Hrastje.
When we arrive at the settlement Hrastje, we turn left at the chapel towards the Tower of Love. Next follows an ascent on a narrower asphalt road, where at a few smaller crossroads we keep to the right turn-offs or follow signs for the Tower of Love. Higher up, the asphalt ends, and the path leads past a cross to the quarry, which we bypass on the left, upper side. Above the quarry, the road transitions into the forest and, a little further on, turns left. Next follows a diagonal ascent towards the left, at a former homestead where an old route of the path Panoramska pot joins from the left, and the path turns back to the right. Next follows some traversing on a macadam road, and when we reach an asphalt road on the southern side of the mountain, we turn left and then immediately left again onto a footpath towards the Tower of Love and Žusem. The path ahead leads us along a forested cart track, which in a few minutes emerges from the forest, where the path passes by a double hayrack. Next follows an ascent through a meadow, where at the top we reach a beautiful viewpoint with a panorama board displaying marked peaks. Next follows a short, easy descent, after which the path returns to the forest, which we quickly leave. Upon leaving the forest, a beautiful view opens up on the right towards the church of St. Valentin, and the path soon re-enters the forest, through which we continue on a marked trail all the way to the Tower of Love on Žusem.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in November 2023.