Žička kartuzija - Poharčeva smreka

Access to starting point:
We leave the Štajerska highway at the exit for Slovenske Konjice, and then follow the signs for Draža vas and Žiče. In Žiče, we turn right toward Slovenske Konjice and Žička kartuzija, then soon turn left toward Žička kartuzija. We continue driving a few more kilometers on a slightly narrower asphalt road to a marked parking lot near the Žička kartuzija complex.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue along the road ahead and quickly reach a marked crossing by the café Gastuž1467, considered the oldest inn in Slovenia, the TIC, and the restaurant Spargusod, from where we proceed right toward the road sign for Frankolovo and mountain signposts for the settlement Sojek. The path ahead leads us past the inn, after which we quickly arrive at the complex of monastery Žički samostan, from where we continue along the asphalt road (to the right of the monastery, a path leads to Konjiška gora past Three Crosses), which runs alongside the stream Soješka voda.
We bypass the monastery on the left side and continue along the asphalt road, which initially ascends gently, then moderately, until we reach the marked turn-off toward Poharčeva smreka.
Here we go left downwards on an unmarked path, and at a smaller crossing, we choose the right path, along which we diagonally descend to a stream, where spruce Poharčeva smreka stands, and we reach it in less than three minutes of walking from the spot where we left the road.
The description and pictures refer to the condition in December 2024.

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