Hayrack (Laška vas - Pečovje) - Babni vrh (Vladimirjeva pot)

Access to starting point:
Hayrack "Laška vas - Pečovje" is an ideal starting point for mountaineering tours on the nearby hills. Hayrack was for a long time a characteristic of the gorge of the stream Bojanski potok between Pečovje and Laška vas, through which runs also an asphalted road. Few years back the hayrack owned by the farmer miserably decayed, but the municipality Štore because of the recognisability made a new one with the help of European funds with a purpose to preserve vernacular architecture. Next to the hayrack there is a large parking lot, where we can park our vehicle. So to the starting point, we can get with a car from Celje and Štore, where we follow signposts for Svetina. When we already get past the area of the old part of iron works in Štore, we leave the main road to Svetina and at the turn-off we turn right towards Pečovje or Laška vas. We continue on a narrow asphalt road for approx 1 km and we are already at the hayrack. Or we can get to the starting point also on foot, because the path from the railway station Štore to the hayrack is marked.

Path description:
The beginning of the path is at the new hayrack. First, we follow the marked path for mountain hut Planinski dom na Svetini (Almin dom). At the crossroad at the hayrack in accordance with signposts we go on the asphalt road higher uphill to Žlajfa, where the road passes into a forest path, which is well marked. Ascent through the forest is nice, it runs through a moderately steep groove between Mali Bojanskim vrh on the left and Veliki Bojanski vrh on the right. When we come out of the forest on a meadow between the both peaks, a little higher we step on a macadam road at Zaroviši, where from the left comes the path from Šentjanž, from the right the path from Bojanski graben, and straight upwards the path continue towards the mountain hut Planinski dom na Svetini. We continue straight at first few steps on asphalt, then left through a short section in the forest, then few steps again left on a macadam and then right through the yard of a homestead between the tower silo, a house and stable. Next follows continuation straight upwards towards the south on part through a meadow, after approx 140 meters at the turn-off we turn left on a cart track, we leave the marked path towards Svetina, and we go towards the distant forest on the east. For an orientation point at the turn-off we notice a concrete well, which is situated left by the path. We soon leave the meadow and we come into the forest. The path alternately runs for some time through the forest, and for some time also through a meadow by the edge of the forest. When we come among houses, soon after a short section on a macadam we get to a signpost of XIV division trail. Here we continue left, but only few steps to the edge of the forest, where we continue right just by the edge of the forest on a pleasant clearing, where nice views open up on surrounding peaks. At the end of the clearing, we turn slightly left on a footpath into the forest, which soon joins the cart track which is coming from the right side. We continue on a cart track, where soon a view opens up towards the eastern hills, right here a little before the forest we leave the cart track and we go on a narrow footpath which leads slightly right upwards towards the summit. Few more strides on a moderately gentle ridge and we are on the top of Babni vrh.

On the way: Vrunčev dom na Svetini (780m), Almin dom na Svetini (772m), Veliki Bojanski vrh (627m), Mali Bojanski vrh (600m), Turn (Sv. Janez Krstnik) (513m), Veliki vrh above Svetina (807m)