Koča na Klopnem vrhu - Posestvo Šumik

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.
We continue on a wider cart track in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Šumiku (slightly right Osankarica and Falski ribnik). For some time we continue on a cart track, and then it brings us to a macadam road, on which we gradually start moderately descending. A little lower we leave the road and we continue on parallel cart track which soon returns on the road. For some time we walk on the road, and then we again continue right, this time on a nicely forest path which continues right from the macadam road. Lower path brings us to a wooden cottage, behind which we return on the road. On the road, we are descending for a short time, and then we get to a marked crossing, where the marked path towards the waterfall Šumik and mountain hut Ruška koča branches off to the right downwards, and we continue straight on the road in the direction of Smolnik and Ruše. Only a little further, we get to a smaller crossroad, where we continue straight, and then we continue right downwards on a footpath, on which we descend to the parking lot at the mountain hut Koča na Šumiku. From the parking lot to the mountain hut separates us only few 10 strides of easy walking.