Vuhred - Partizanski dom Kope

Access to starting point:
From Dravograd, drive towards Maribor or vice versa; beyond Radlje ob Dravi (from the Maribor direction before Radlje), at the roundabout leave the main road towards Maribor or Dravograd and continue driving towards Vuhred, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the Drava River, arrive in Vuhred, but continue right towards Vuzenica and then just before the end of Vuhred park on a larger asphalted parking lot near the sports field and the parish church of St. Lawrence.

Path description:
From the parking lot, return slightly back to the road leading towards Ribnica na Pohorju, walk along it briefly as the signs for the trail to St. Anthony direct us right onto the path, which first crosses a courtyard, then enters a pasture across which we ascend transversely with fine views. On the other side of the pasture, the path turns left and continues briefly along the pasture before entering dense forest through which we ascend more steeply. Higher up, a cart track leads to a road to the nearby farm; shortly after the farm, leave the road and continue slightly left on the marked path to another farm. Bypass the farm on the right, then recross the road we walked a few minutes earlier.
The ascent through forest continues, higher reaching an indistinct forested ridge where we cross a wider gravel road twice successively. At the second crossing, turn onto the access road to the Betrih farm, passing through its courtyard. Here the path flattens, then shortly after return to the wider road, following it right for some time. We pass individual farms, with occasional fine views from the path.
Behind the Malej farm, enter the forest again; at the chapel, the road forks.
Continue straight on the marked road (right fork to church of St. Anthony of Padua, 10 min), which begins descending. Lower, bypass the nearby homestead on the right, then from the junction go sharply left and descend further. When the road levels, go right twice and follow markers. After the second junction, gradually ascend past more farms. Higher, more junctions following markers or signs to Kope.
At Kopnik homestead, continue straight onto the road which becomes a cart track behind the house, entering forest.
Initially ascend more, then on the other side of the forest ridge the cart track levels and becomes overgrown in places. Higher, junctions following markers; at saddle south of Kopnikov vrh, cross gravel road. Above it, briefly ascend along ski slope, then cross it transversely right. Further transverse ascent right, partly through forest, partly scenic under quad chairlift or across clearing. Reaching northwest ridge of Mala Kope, cross another ski slope on faint trail, then join path from Kaštivsko sedlo, past Koča pod Kremžarjevim vrhom or Koča Planinc.
Continue left ascending cart track past raspberry bushes and through forest belt, joined from right by path from Partizanska bolnica Trška gora.
Continue straight and soon reach Partizanski dom Kope.
Description and photos refer to July 2025 conditions.

On the way: Sveti Anton na Pohorju (646m)