Zreče (church of St. Egidij) - Koča na Jurgovem

Access to starting point:
We leave Štajerska highway at exit for Slovenske Konjice, and then we follow the signs for Zreče. When we arrive in Zreče from the roundabout near the Spar store, we take the exit for the industrial zone, then descend to the parking lot located between the parish church and the Zreče primary school.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we first walk to Okrepčevalnica Živ - Žav, then turn right and cross the river Dravinja.
Immediately behind the bridge, we turn onto the road, along which there are red mountain signposts for Rogla and Gorenje, and we walk for some time beside the industrial zone. Later, blazes from a smaller crossroad direct us right into the dead-end street Strme ceste, where we continue to the last house, and before the house, blazes lead us first slightly left, then more to the left into the forest, where we follow the blazes at the crossings. Higher up, we reach a pasture, where we go left, and from the pasture, a little higher, we turn left again, back into the forest. A little further, we cross a macadam road that leads to a nearby farm and continue along the path through the forest, which gradually flattens. When we reach another road a little further, we follow it to the left, continuing along it until we reach a junction with a slightly wider road, which we follow to the right in the direction of Rogla and Gorenje. A little further, a path from the settlement Zlakova joins from the right, and we continue past a few houses. When the hamlet ends, blazes lead us left onto a footpath, which takes us through a strip of forest to scenic pastures, across which we ascend diagonally. Higher up, we reach the edge of the settlement Gorenje pri Zrečah, where we step onto an asphalt road, and by houses and farms, we continue to the center of the settlement, where the inn Smogavc is located.
We continue through the center of the settlement, passing the school, and then arrive at Koroška vas, where we turn slightly left onto a side road in the direction of Rogla.
The path ahead leads us past a green house, then we ascend through a strip of forest, and after that, we pass a farm. Above the farm, the path returns to the forest, and a little higher, we continue briefly beside a pasture, then near the next house, we reach an access road, which we follow to the left. The gentle road soon returns to a slightly wider road, which we left at the beginning of village Koroška vas. We follow the road to the left, which leads us past individual houses, and from a smaller crossroad, we go right (slightly left is the road towards Rogla). Next follows a diagonal ascent to the right, and then at a larger, older chapel, we turn left onto a side road and immediately right onto a path in the direction of Rogla. At first, we pass a few houses, then ascend through the forest. Higher up, we approach a farm, behind which we soon reach a road, along which we continue briefly. Further on, at several successive crossings, we follow the blazes, and then, to the left of a renovated chapel, we reach an asphalt road, which we follow a few steps to the left before turning right onto a marked cart track. A little further, we reach another macadam road, which we follow to the right, and in a few minutes, it brings us to a solitary house, which we bypass on the right side; behind it, the road ends, and we continue the ascent on a marked cart track. Next follows an ascent on the cart track, where we follow the blazes at several crossings, and when we reach an indistinct ridge, we join the path from Oplotnica.
A relatively flat path follows, and when we reach a wider cart track, it quickly leads us to a marked crossing.
We continue slightly right towards Rogla, the tower, and the cottage Koča na Jurgovem (to the left are Rogla, the parking lot, hotel Planja, and the church of the Transfiguration of Jesus on the Mountain), ascending moderately at first through the forest and then along the edge of a grassy slope. After a short diagonal ascent, we cross a grazing fence and arrive at the cottage Koča na Jurgovem.
Zreče - Gorenje 1:15, Gorenje - Koča na Jurgovem 2:15.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in September 2023 and 2024.

On the way: Gorenje pri Zrečah (760m), Koroška vas na Pohorju (786m), Planina na Pohorju (1056m)