Stari trg (Pilštanj) - Vina gora

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Šentjur, then follow the signs for Podsreda and Planina pri Sevnici. At the end of Šentjur we turn left towards Podsreda, then drive along a rather winding road to the settlement of Lesično, from where we follow the signs for Kozje. When Lesično ends we will come to a small gorge, where on the left side of the road we will notice a gravel rest area with a table, benches and trash bins next to it. We park here.
b) From the Brežice - Podčetrtek road at the edge of the settlement Bistrica ob Sotli we turn left (from the direction of Podčetrtek right) towards Podsreda. We bypass the center of Podsreda on the right side, then drive to the settlement of Kozje and continue along the main road towards Lesično. Before Lesično we reach a junction, where the road to Pilštanj branches off to the right (this part is called Stari trg), we continue straight for about 500 meters and then on the right we notice a larger gravel parking lot, where we park.
c) From the direction of Sevnica and Krško we drive to Brestanica, then follow the signs for Podsreda. A short climb follows, then a descent into Podsreda, where at the end of the settlement we turn left towards Šentjur and Kozje. When we reach Kozje we continue along the main road towards Lesično. Before Lesično we reach a junction, where the road to Pilštanj branches off to the right (this part is called Stari trg), we continue straight for about 500 meters and then on the right we notice a larger gravel parking lot, where we park.

Route description:
From the parking lot we continue on foot along the main road towards Kozje. Since there is no sidewalk along the road, caution is required on this approximately 500-meter-long section. When the valley widens a little, we reach the marked road junction for Pilštanj (hamlet Stari trg). Since there are no suitable places for safe parking right at the junction, the decision to park at the previously mentioned organized parking lot is the best choice.
At this junction we leave the main road and turn left towards Pilštanj (to the right, over the small bridge, paths lead to Bredič and Bohor). We continue along the ascending asphalt road. After just a few minutes of walking a beautiful view opens up upwards towards the ridge of Bredič and towards the church of St. Michael.
Higher up at the junction we follow the road to the left, then in a few minutes of moderate ascent we climb to a small pass at the edge of the compact part of the settlement Pilštanj.
Here we leave the asphalt road and continue right in the direction of the footpath towards Vina gora (left the center of the settlement Pilštanj, straight ahead the marked path continues towards Rudnica).
The path ahead turns into forest and begins to ascend transversely to the right. For some time we ascend transversely along a fairly wide path, accompanied by yellow-white markings, then an arrow directs us left onto a temporarily steeper path, which first steeply ascends in two switchbacks, then leads us to the courtyard of a residential house located on the ridge of Vina gora.
Here we continue slightly right towards the viewpoint (the highest point of the mountain is otherwise located left by the transmitters), which we reach after a minute or two of further walking past the open-air museum.

The description and photos refer to the situation in May 2026.

Along the route: Pilštanj (376m)

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