Fram - Mariborska koča (via Framski slap)

Access to starting point:
We leave the Štajerska motorway at the Fram exit and follow the signs for Fram. When we reach the main road Slovenska Bistrica - Maribor, at the traffic-light junction we continue straight and drive into the centre of Fram. We continue through the settlement, and when we arrive at the parking lot below the parish church of St. Ana, we park on the parking lot in the centre of the settlement.

Path description:
From the starting point, we turn right onto the road towards Mariborska koča (straight to Ruška koča na Arehu), at the nearby junction we go left towards Ranče and begin to ascend along Framski potok. When the road to Ranče turns right, we continue straight onto a side road along which the blazes continue and along which there are signs for the fish farm. There follow a few more smaller junctions where we follow the blazes; when we move away from the stream, the road soon loses its asphalt surface. Higher up, we also pass a cross and an older house, then we descend slightly; before the barrier, we go slightly right onto a footpath that ascends transversely across the steep slope. The path ahead leads us along a cart track; when the path turns right, we quickly leave the forest and ascend to the settlement Ranče, where we step onto an asphalt road.
We continue through the village; from the junction behind Gostišče Meglič, we go left. Further on, we ascend along the asphalt road where we follow the blazes; higher up, we go left from the asphalt road onto a macadam road along which we walk to the junction of newer logging trails and roads. Here we carefully follow the blazes to choose the correct cart track for continuing; we ascend along the cart track to the top of Sedovec, from which there follows a short descent to an asphalt road, which we reach at a wooden sculpture.
We continue left towards Mariborska koča (right Slivnica) and ascend moderately, mostly through the forest; when we leave the forest, we descend to the Plahutnik farm, where from the junction we continue straight onto a marked cart track that ascends across the hayfield. Higher up, we cross a strip of forest and arrive at the hospital for lung diseases, behind which we cross a wider asphalt road. We ascend again through a strip of forest; when we return to the wider road, we follow it to the right, and from it, still before the left bend, we go left onto a cart track that cuts the mentioned longer bend. When we step back onto the road, we stay on it (across the road continues the marked path towards Mariborska koča) and continue walking along the edge of the main road. Along the main road, we also pass the junction of the road to the right towards CŠOD Planinka; less than 10 minutes after the junction, we go slightly left onto a road that descends past a smaller house and behind it turns left. Before we reach another road a little lower down, we go right onto an initially overgrown cart track that traverses the slopes to the left. There follows a few minutes of traversing, where we cross two small springs; when we approach Framski potok, the path turns right and quickly ascends to Framski slap.
We bypass the waterfall on the right side and ascend across the steep slope on the arranged and fenced path. Higher up, the path leads us over a bridge above the waterfall, then we ascend to the nearby road, where for a few steps we continue right, then we go left in the direction of Mariborska koča. We walk along the main road for about a minute, then go left onto the cart track towards Mariborska koča. There follows an ascent along the cart track, which shortly ahead turns right and then ascends through the forest, where at the junctions we follow the blazes. Higher up, we also pass an abandoned building, after which we quickly arrive at Mariborska koča.
Fram - Framski slap 2:50, Framski slap - Mariborska koča 0:30.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in March 2022.

On the way: Ranče (525m), Slivniško Pohorje (726m), Framski slap waterfall (925m)