Vitanje - Viewpoint on Stenica

Access to starting point:
From Vojnik, Mislinja or Slovenske Konjice, we drive to Vitanje, where we park on the marked parking lot in the center of the settlement by Hudinja (at the starting point there is the parish church of St. Peter and Paul). In the settlement it is also possible to park elsewhere.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we walk to the bridge over Hudinja, where at the crossroad we continue left in the direction of Slovenske Konjice and the path to Stenica. Past the nearby chapel at the pedestrian crossing we carefully cross the main road and some 10 steps further we continue on the sidewalk in the direction of Slovenske Konjice, then the blazes lead us slightly right onto a steeper narrow road, along which we quickly ascend to the nearby hill, where stands the church of the Assumption of Mary.
Before the church we continue left and along the asphalt path return to the main road, where a few steps further we continue on the sidewalk, then the signs for Stenica direct us right. A little further over the bridge we cross the stream Hočna, the narrower asphalt path in a gentle to moderate ascent past the trough brings us to the crossroad, where we go left in the direction of Stenica. At the next crossroad we go slightly right, then along the asphalt road we ascend to the left bend, where we leave the road and continue along the wider cart track in the direction of Stenica.
The wide cart track we leave after a few steps and continue left into the forest, where we immediately begin to ascend steeply. There follows a steep ascent along the forest-covered northwestern ridge, and when the path flattens we quickly arrive at the vantage point on Stenica, where there is a logbook box.
Starting point - Church of the Assumption of Mary 0:05, Church of the Assumption of Mary - viewpoint 0:35.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in July 2022.

On the way: Church of the Assumption of Mary (Vitanje) (472m)