Zgornje Poljčane - Formila na Boču (by road)

Access to starting point:
A) From the direction of Ljubljana we leave the highway in Slovenske Konjice and through Žič, Loče and Zbelovo drive to Poljčane. At the intersection, we continue right in the direction of Zgornje Poljčane a few hundred meters, where in the center of the settlement we park; the appropriate place is the parking spot by the cemetery.
B) From the direction of Maribor we leave the highway in Slovenska Bistrica, where signs point us to Poljčane. Through the center of the settlement Poljčane we continue in the direction of Zgornje Poljčane, where in the center of the settlement we park; the appropriate place is the parking spot by the cemetery.

Route description:
After a short tour of the center of the settlement Zgornje Poljčane we continue across the stream Bela by the presbytery a little upwards on the road. Left by the path, we reach the entrance into the church, on the facade there is also relief of two Romans. After the tour, we continue left in the direction of the settlement Podboč on an asphalt connection, also Formilska kolesarska pot. We soon reach a pleasant, smaller settlement Podboč and on the left by the path tree Černogova tisa and a well renovated by locals.
We continue right on the road upwards, now we also enter the landscape park Boč & Plešivec. The asphalt surface changes into a forest road. The view left is also a view lower to the surroundings of Poljčane and the bed of the flood river Dravinja among fields and meadows. The road passes into the forest and we soon reach the grassy plain, where the road flattens.
On the grassy plain on the right there is a smaller storage with a field and on the left vineyards. We again continue through the forest and the road winds pleasantly left, right... At the end of the flat part we continue right upwards on the forest road, while sharply from the left joins the path from Studenice...
We follow the forest road and at the first larger intersection/crossroads we continue right, left leads the road in the direction of Makole. Further right by the road we reach the log cabin of hunters LD Poljčane on Golnik.
We continue on the road, which flattens for a few meters. After a short flat section we continue uphill and we soon reach the intersection, at which we continue left on the narrower forest road, right continues the path towards the tower on Boč. On the narrower forest road between Kisovec left and Drevesnica right we soon reach the about 645 meters high saddle above Formila. We continue downwards, Formila is already right from us in the field of view, from the left soon joins a marked mountain path from Makole.
Formila is reached and follows a short extension to the crossroads, left for partisan hospital, Gaveza, Grilovo kapelo, Plešivec... and right for mountain hut on Boč. The crossroads is also the junction with Štajerska - Zagorska or „B“ - Bratska pot. The entire route of the described path is suitable and ideal also for mountain bike.

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