Zgornje Poljčane - Gril's chapel on Boč

Access to starting point:
A) From the direction 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, appropriate place is parking spot by the cemetery.
B) From the direction Ljubljana we leave the highway in Slovenske Konjice and through Žiče, Loče and Zbelovo we get to Poljčane. At the crossroad, we continue right in the direction of Zgornje Poljčane few hundred meters, where in the center of the settlement, we park, appropriate place is parking spot by the cemetery.

Path description:
After a short sightseeing of 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 sightseeing, we continue left in the direction of the settlement Podboč on an asphalt path which is also a cycling path Formilska kolesarska pot. We soon reach a pleasant, smaller settlement Podboč and on the left by the path there is a tree Černogova tisa (yew) and a well renovated by locals.
We continue right on the road upwards, now we also enter the landscape park Boč & Plešivec. The asphalt pavement changes into a forest road. On the left is a nice view towards the surroundings of Poljčane and riverbed of river Dravinja among fields and meadows. The road passes into the forest and we soon reach the grassy plain, where the road flattens.
On a grassy plain, on the right is a smaller storage with a field and on the left are vineyards. We again continue through the forest and the road is pleasantly winding left, right... At the end of the flat part we continue right upwards on the forest road, and from sharp left the path from Studenice joins...
We follow the forest road and at the first larger crossroad we continue right, left leads the road in the direction of Makole. Further, right by the road we reach a log cabin of hunters LD Poljčane on Golnik.
We continue on the road which for few meters flattens. After a short plain, we continue uphill and we soon reach the crossroad at which we continue left on a narrower forest road, the right path continues towards the tower on Boč. On a narrower forest road between Kisovec left and Drevesnica right we soon reach about 645 meters high saddle above Formila. We continue downwards, Formila is already right from us, from the left soon joins a marked mountain path from Makole.
We reached Formila and then follows a short extension to a crossing, left for partisan hospital, Gaveza, chapel Grilova kapela, Plešivec...and right for mountain hut Dom na Boču. The crossing is also the juncture with the path Štajerska - Zagorje or,,B,, - path Bratska pot.
At the crossing, we continue left on the forest road and after good hundred meters left a little below the route of the road, we reach the intermediate destination of the path - Partisan hospital on Formila/Boč. It is still well hidden even though it is located directly by the road. A wooden board with the caption is on the trunk, but unfortunately it was several times removed.
After a short sightseeing of the point by the path, we continue on the forest road few hundred meters ahead and on the first turn-off to the right, we continue on a forest path. There aren't any signposts at the turn-off, but an easy to follow mountain path through mixed forest of deciduous trees and partly also coniferous trees. During the blossoming period, here is a lot of wild garlic.
We soon reach the forest road, opposite of a smaller football field and we turn left. We continue by the hunting lodge LD Rogaška Slatina right by the path and by the homestead Gavez left by the path. From the right side soon also an asphalt road from Rogaška Slatina joins. We continue higher on the forest road, also the signposts are there for help and after few hundred metrers by abandoned forest gate we continue right again to a crossing with signs. Left or up the path branches off towards Ložni or Donačka gora, and we continue right and after few meters of flat terrain, we continue with the descent. The path, pleasant in the arms of the forest and further we cross the forest road and through smaller meadow clearing, we continue below hill Grilov hrib. The path is constantly descending and we soon pass on a meadow plain. Few more strides and we reach today's destination... Gril's chapel on Boč.

On the way: Formila na Boču (624m), Partizanska bolnica na Formili/Boču (630m)