Zgornji Slemen (Šiker) - Žavcarjev vrh

Access to starting point:
From the Maribor–Dravograd road, in the settlement of Bresternica we turn right (from the direction of Dravograd left) towards the village of Gaj. After a few meters, at a poorly marked intersection, we continue left and follow the road that takes us through the settlement to the chapel, where we turn left again. The road in a moderate ascent takes us deeper into the valley of the Bresterniški potok. We follow it to the road marker 7 km, from where after a few dozen meters of driving (just before the Šiker farm) we reach the starting point. Here to the left over the bridge across the stream branches off a newly marked road, which replaces the closed path with the starting point at Dobajev mlin. At the starting point itself there are no designated parking spaces, so the vehicle must be parked earlier at a suitable place along the road, where we do not obstruct traffic.

Route description:
From the starting point we cross the bridge over the Bresterniški potok and head onto the newly marked road, which initially leads us past the Šiker farm, then initially ascends gently along a smaller stream. The asphalt soon ends, and the marked road turns left and from the valley transitions to the slopes, across which we ascend transversely to the left. Higher up the path leads us past individual farms, and at intersections we follow the markings. Later, from the left, the path from the starting point at Spodnji Rušnik joins us imperceptibly, which is no longer officially a mountain path, but we continue to ascend gently to moderately. In continuation, via the marked shortcut we cut a bend, then return to the road.
Higher up we leave the forest and arrive at the pastures by the Vodopivec farm.
Above the farm we continue right, the road returns to the forest, in the forest we join the path from the starting point in the settlement Zgornji Boč and the closed path from the starting point at Dobajev mlin. Here we go left, and after a short distance we leave the forest, so only a short walk separates us from the mountain hut.
From the hut we continue right towards Žavcarjev vrh, where we walk on a well-trodden path through the forest. After a few minutes of ascent we turn onto a slightly left cart track, along which we quickly reach the 915 m high peak.

Starting point - Koča na Žavcarjevem vrhu 1:20, Koča na Žavcarjevem vrhu - Žavcarjev vrh 0:10.

The description and images refer to the situation in July 2026.

Along the route: Koča na Žavcarjevem vrhu (863m)

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