Koča na Klopnem vrhu - Dom na Osankarici

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Dravograd, and then we continue driving towards Maribor. Soon after settlements Ožbalt we leave the main road and we continue driving right through a bridge over the river Drava in the direction of the settlement Lovrenc na Pohorju. On the other side of the river the road starts ascending a little and soon brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of village Činžat (right Lovrenc na Pohorju). In Činžat, where joins also the road from Ruše we continue right in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Klopnem vrhu. Above the village, the road becomes a macadam, and it is at first ascending by the stream Lamprehtov potok. Higher, the road leads past the farm Lampreht, and at the crossroads, we follow the road in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Klopnem vrhu. When we get to the mentioned mountain hut, we park on an appropriate place nearby.
B) We drive into Ruše (to here from Maribor or Selnica ob Dravi) and then we continue driving towards Lovrenc na Pohorju. When we get to the village Činžat, we leave the road which leads towards Lovrenc na Pohorju and we continue driving left on at first still asphalt road in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Klopnem vrhu. Above the village, the road becomes a macadam, and it is at first ascending by the stream Lamprehtov potok. Higher, the road leads past the farm Lampreht, and at the crossroads, we follow the road in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Klopnem vrhu. When we get to the mentioned mountain hut, we park on an appropriate place nearby.
C) From highway Ljubljana - Maribor we go to the exit Slovenske Konjice and we continue driving towards the mentioned settlement. From Slovenske Konjice we continue towards Zreče, and further we follow the road in the direction of Rogla. When we get to Rogla we continue driving on the main road, and there we descend to the mountain hut Koča na Pesku. At the mentioned mountain hut we continue right in the direction of Osankarica and mountain hut Koča na Klopnem vrhu. Further on all next crossroads we follow the macadam road in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Klopnem vrhu. We park on an appropriate place near the mentioned mountain hut.

Path description:
From the mountain hut Koča na Klopnem vrhu we continue on the road in the direction of Osankarica and mountain hut Koča na Šumiku. The road soon brings us on first crossroad, where we continue straight (right Koča na Pesku and Rogla). From the crossroad, we walk on a wide macadam road only few 10 meters and then we go slightly right on at first a wide cart track. Cart track at first leads past NOB monument, and then it brings us on a meadow, where it narrows. On the other side of the meadow, we cross a stream and then we for some time start ascending a little steeper. Higher again a little wider cart track flattens and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to a marked crossing.
At the crossing, we leave a wider cart track which leads towards the mountain hut Koča na Šumiku and we continue right on a narrow cart track in the direction of Osankarica. From the crossing ahead we are few minutes ascending, and then we gradually start descending. When the descent ends, we get to a macadam road which we only cross (right pond Falski ribnik 3 minutes).
We continue over shorter swampy terrain, and then we get to lane of a thinner forest. When the forest gets even thinner, the path brings us to a marked crossing, where we continue slightly left in the direction of Osankarica.
Further, the path leads us over Trije žeblji, and then crosses the stream and passes into a dense forest. Next follows a walk through the forest, which runs partly on forest footpaths, and partly on numerous cart tracks, which are after the rain usually quite muddy. After few ascents and descents we leave the cart track and we continue slightly right on the path in the direction of Osankarica. From the mentioned signposts in few minutes we ascend to Pohorje battalion camp, where there stand more memorial plaques.
At the memorial plaques joins also the path from the mountain hut Koča na Šumiku, and we continue straight, at first still slightly uphill. After the ascent path for some time entirely flattens, and then starts gradually descending. Next follows few minutes of descent on a well-settled footpath and the path quickly brings us to the mountain hut Dom na Osankarici.

On the way: Taborišče pohorskega bataljona (1210m)