Klanjec - Cesargradska gora (Eko staza)

Access to starting point:
A) If to Croatia we get to through the border crossing Orešje na Bizeljskem we are already in Klanjec. The official beginning of the path is at the railway station Klanjec, but it is for some time abandoned. We leave the car somewhere in the settlement or somewhere nearby.
B) Highway Macelj-Krapina-Zagreb we leave at exit Zabok and we continue in the direction of Klanjec and Kumrovec. When we come to the settlement Klanjec tourist signs point us to the beginning of the path.

Path description:
The official beginning of the path is at the railway station Klanjec, which is for some time abandoned and the railway is closed.
We will begin at the tourist signs by the road Zabok-Kumrovec. We go ahead and we notice the first signs. The path at the beginning is steep and asphalted, and after the sharp right turn, a nice view opens up on Klanjec below us and Kunšperk on the west. We go ahead and we come to a crossing, where we will turn right (straight - transport road for the mountain hut).
The path Eko steza runs from the peak Japica to here and forward on a transport road back to the mountain hut. Therefore all the signs which we get help from will be turned in the direction of return.
From the crossing ahead we are accompanied by signs in the shape of white circle and a green triangle inside.
We continue right on a narrower asphalt road which crosses the south slope, and during the walk we notice some vineyards. When the asphalt ends we come on made stairs and on the next road which we follow to the left. A minute ahead we are again at the crossing and we again go left. In the forest there will be also the third crossing and there as well we go left.
Further, we get to a shorter clearing, where there is an interesting holiday cottage. After the clearing, we pass into a dense forest and also to the fourth crossing, where we go left.
The path ahead leads us past two abandoned farms of the former village Cesarska vas, which was located on the eastern side of the mountain and reached to the top. After the farms, we come into the forest, and the path becomes steeper.
After two turns, the path ascends below the peak, where we leave the forest, we cross another abandoned farm and we are on the summit.
On the top there is a transmitter and bench for rest. A view is limited to northeast, where we see Strahinjščica and Donačka gora.
If we continue ahead on a footpath, in 10 minutes of easy walking we get to the mountain hut and even 5 minutes further to the ruins of fort Cesargrad.