Zreče (Terme Zreče) - Brinjeva gora (above Zreče) (via Golika)

Access to starting point:
We leave Štajerska highway at exit for Slovenske Konjice, and then we follow the signs for Zreče. When we get to Zreče, we park on a parking lot at spa Terme Zreče.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on the road which continues towards the north, and we soon get to a marked crossing, where the marked path branches off to the right towards Gorenje and Rogla, and here we continue on the stairs downwards, where past NOB monument we get to another road which we follow to the right. The path ahead leads us past Petrol gas station, and when we get to a roundabout we go left in the direction of Brinjeva gora (sign of the path PP1). The path ahead leads us across the river Dravinja, and when a little ahead the road turns right we go slightly left, again in the direction of Brinjeva gora. Only a little further, the road once again splits, and this time we continue right in the direction of hiking path on Brinjeva gora (left - driving road towards Brinjeva gora), where the path leads us past the chapel. After the chapel, we continue slightly left and we start ascending on a narrower asphalt road which past the water supply structure brings us to the farm, after which we leave the road and we continue left in the direction of a marked path on Brinjeva gora. The path ahead leads us on a cart track which is diagonally ascending through the forest, and when we leave the forest, by the pasture we diagonally ascend to an asphalt road, where the path splits.
We continue sharply right (left downwards - Zreče, right - Sveti Martin and Brinjeva gora), where for a short time, we continue on the asphalt road, and from there we go after few 10 strides left on a cart track which ascends diagonally above the road. Few minutes higher we reach another road and we follow it to the right (straight across the road - Brinjeva gora - church of Holy Mary). A little further, the road for some time slightly descends, and then leads with nice views and past individual houses. When we higher reach the ridge of Brinjeva gora we go right (left - church of Holy Mary and viewpoint) and on a worse road in a minute of additional walking, we ascend to the summit of Golika, where there is the church of St. Neža.
From the church, we return to the last crossing, and then we continue on a marked road which is ascending through the forest. Few minutes higher we go from the road slightly right on a footpath, on which we quickly ascend to the vantage point, where there is an inscription box, and from here we can continue past the wooden toilets to the nearby church of Holy Mary.
Zreče - Golika 0:50, Golika - Brinjeva gora 0:10.
Description refers to a condition in September 2022, and pictures are from June and September 2022.

On the way: Golika (609m)