Zgornje Poljčane - Boč (via Baba)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Maribor motorway, take the exit Slovenske Konjice and Poljčane. At the first intersection after leaving the motorway, continue left towards Poljčane (right Slovenske Konjice). The road then takes us through Dražo vas, Žiče and Loče. In the village of Loče, we arrive at a roundabout, where we continue "straight" towards Poljčane (the exit from the roundabout is not marked). A little further ahead, the road brings us to a larger intersection, where we continue right towards Zgornje Poljčane (left Poljčane). We then follow this road to the village, where a road sign for Boč directs us left uphill. Further on, we drive to the first hiking signposts next to which there is a parking lot where we park.

Route description:
From the starting point, head right onto the path with signs for the route via Baba (straight to Boč via Balunjača and Dom na Boču via Detičkova pot) and begin ascending through the forest. After a few minutes, cross the asphalt road leading towards Dom na Boču, then start ascending more steeply. This is followed by the ascent along the forested northern ridge of Baba; at 535 m above sea level, we reach the Baba rock, located along the marked path, from where a nice view opens towards the valley and Pohorje.
A little further on, the marked path turns slightly right (straight along a worse unmarked trail to the summit of Baba 594 m), a bit further it levels out and forks.
Continue slightly right (slightly left unmarked passage to Detičkova pot) and continue following the markers. A few more minutes of moderate ascent follow, and we reach a forest road, which we follow to the right (also here, if we continue left, we quickly join Detičkova pot); from it, we soon go left onto the hiking path (the forest road straight leads to the asphalt road), which ascends briefly, then traverses to the right through a younger forest without major elevation changes, from which some views still open.
A little further, the marked path also reaches the asphalt road; we follow it left and continue along a larger meadow to the mountain hut a few minutes away.
From the hut, continue straight and follow the signs to the summit of Boč. First across a pasture, in the forest the path quickly forks.
Continue right in the direction of Senčna pot (left path via Balunjača and climbing path), then soon go left onto the path that quickly ascends to the forested ridge, where the path from Makole, Brzike and Cerovec pod Bočem joins from the right.
Upon reaching the ridge, go left and first ascend moderately through the forest; soon we reach the windthrow area, where we ascend along a scenic clearing. For some time we ascend along the clearing, then temporarily return to the ridge, where the path turns left and a little further returns to the forest. In the forest, go right onto the slope across which we ascend transversely; higher up, we reach the main southeastern ridge of Boč, where the path turns left once more and then continues along the forested ridge to the viewpoint tower on Boč.
For the view, it is worth climbing the additional 20-meter-high viewpoint tower, from which an exceptional view opens in all directions.

Starting point - Dom na Boču 1:00, Dom na Boču - junction above Dreveniški preval 0:10, junction above Dreveniški preval - Boč 0:45.

Description and photos refer to the condition in December 2024 and April 2026.

Along the route: Dom na Boču mountain hut (698m), Razpotje nad Dreveniškim prevalom (725m)

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