Pišece (Pri mlinu) - Veliki Špiček

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Krško, where we first follow the signs for Brežice, then for Zdole, and after Zdole for Bizeljsko. We continue through Sromlje, following the road to Pišece, where we park at the parking lot near St. Michael's Church, or at the nearby cemetery.
b) From Brežice we follow the signs for Bizeljsko, then on the flat section where the road runs through the forest we turn left onto the side road towards Globoko. In the village of Globoko we turn right towards Pišece, and also continue following the signs for Pišece. When we arrive in Pišece we park at the parking lot by the cemetery or near St. Michael's Church.
c) From the direction of Bistrica ob Sotli we drive towards Brežice, at the end of Bizeljsko village we turn right towards Pišece. When we arrive in Pišece we park at the parking lot by the cemetery or near St. Michael's Church.

Route description:
From the place where we parked, we first walk to St. Michael's Church and go around it on the lower left side, following the markings and at the beginning also the signs for Gozdno pot and Pot suverenosti; at a small intersection there are also mountaineering signs for Velika bukva and Pečice.
A short transverse ascent follows on a narrower asphalt road, where if we step to the left side a few steps off the path, a wonderful view of Pišece opens up; a little further, at the chapel, we turn sharply right.
The path ahead leads past a small museum; the asphalt road soon enters the forest and a small valley, where we leave it and continue left following the signs for Pečice. A few minutes of steep ascent through the forest follow, then we reach a forested ridge where the path levels out somewhat; we continue following Knafelčev markings. Higher up we reach a somewhat better-trodden path starting at the pond, or Grad Pišece; we keep slightly to the right direction, continuing on the marked path and taking care not to cross right onto Gozdno pot Pišece. A moderate ascent through the forest follows, where we climb along the indistinct ridge of Velike Vagle; when the path reaches the highest point, the summit of Velike Vagle is to the right, only three steps off the path.
A short descent follows and we quickly reach the turning loop of the forest road, which we just cross (left unmarked road towards Velika bukva, or Bivak LD Pišece), then we start ascending towards Veliki vrh, which we reach after a few minutes of ascent; the summit is not distinct and not specially marked, but from it some views open in the direction from east to southeast.
Some easy descent follows along the northeastern ridge of Veliki vrh; a few minutes further we reach a small saddle where from the left another path joins, leading past Velika bukva, or Bivak LD Pišece.
Here we go slightly right and in two minutes ascend to Veliki Špiček, where there is a logbook box with a stamp.

Starting point - Velika Špegla 0:30, Velika Špegla - Velika Vagla 0:35, Velika Vagla - Veliki vrh 0:10, Veliki vrh - Veliki Špiček 0:10.

Description and photos refer to the condition in March 2026.

Along the route: Sv. Mihael (Pišece) (256m), Velika Špegla (442m), Velika Vagla (667m), Veliki vrh (nad Pišecami) (698m), Razpotje pod Velikim Špičkom (677m)

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