Griže - Dragov dom na Homu (via Lajnarjev hrib)

Access to starting point:
We leave Štajerska highway at exit Žalec, and then we follow the signs for Žalec. Through Žalec we follow the signs for Griže, which we reach soon after the bridge over the river Savinja. In Griže we go right in the direction of the cemetery, and we park at the parking lot opposite the parish church of St. Pankracij.

Path description:
From the parking lot opposite of the church we continue on the asphalt road upwards, and at the nearby crossroad, we go right in the direction of Hom and Šešče pri Preboldu. The path ahead leads us past two chapels, and then the road descends to a crossroad near the inn Gostišče pri Zibiki.
Here we continue straight (left - path on Hom via Zahom), where we go past the mentioned inn and few more houses, and when we get to the forest Griže ends. A little further a direct path on Hom branches off to the left, and the main road towards Šešče pri Preboldu we leave in the middle of the right turn or after crossing the stream Lokavec.
We continue on the left road towards Hom, which brings us into the settlement Bezovnik (on some maps Brezova). Here we leave the forest, and past individual houses, we get to a crossroad at the chapel, where we go right (straight - unmarked shortcut). Next follows some diagonal ascent towards the right, and when we reach an indistinct ridge of Lajnarjev hrib we join the marked path from Šešče pri Preboldu.
We go left towards Hom, where at first we still walk on the road, and a little higher we go right on a marked footpath towards Hom. Next follows a moderate ascent through the forest, and after the crossing, where from the right side joins the path Brdovska pot from Matke, the path for some time becomes a little steeper. Past the 300 years old trees we get to the chapel, where we join the direct path from Griže.
We continue straight, where we further walk on a less steep cart track, and when we leave the forest we get to a small saddle, where the path from the hamlet Zahom joins.
Here when looking to the right side, a nice view opens up, which in good visibility reaches all the way to Kamnik Savinja Alps, and we go past the nearby house and we continue on a steep macadam road which we follow all the way to the top of Hom, where there are church of St. Marija Magdalena and mountain hut Dragov dom na Homu.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in July 2021.