Ribniška koča - Črni vrh

Access to starting point:
A) From the road Maribor - Dravograd, before the settlement Brezno we turn left in the direction of Podvelka, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the river Drava we get to Podvelka, and the road further we follow in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorju. After approximately 10 km from the bridge over Drava we get to the center of Ribnica na Pohorju, where we go left. Next follows approximately 8 km of ascent, mostly on the macadam road, to the mountain hut Ribniška koča, where we park.
B) From Dravograd we drive towards Maribor, after Radlje ob Dravi at the roundabout we leave the main road towards Maribor and we continue driving in the direction towards Vuhred, Ribnica na Pohorju and Ribniška koča. After the bridge over the river Drava we get to Vuhred, and the road further we follow in the direction of Ribnica na Pohorju. After approximately 10 km from the bridge over Drava we get to the center of Ribnica na Pohorju, where we go right. Next follows approximately 8 km of ascent, mostly on the macadam road, to the mountain hut Ribniška koča, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot in front of Ribniška koča we go on a marked footpath in the direction of Partisan cottage, Koča pod Kremžarjevim vrhom, Črni vrh and Grmovškov dom pod Veliko Kopo. At first, we are ascending on a cart track, and only a little further we reach a bad macadam road, on which in few steps we get to an artificial lake on Mali Črni vrh, from where a beautiful view opens up, which reaches all the way to Kamnik Savinja Alps.
From Mali Črni vrh we continue in the direction of Kope and we continue on a worse macadam road which on the left side bypasses a fenced private cottage. Further, the road ends and the path leads us on a well-beaten footpath which at first also descends a little, and on an indistinct saddle at the altitude of 1477 meters, slightly to the left the path towards Mislinja branches off, and we continue straight towards Črni vrh and Grmovškov dom. The path ahead is mostly moderately ascending, and we follow the marked path to a marked crossing.
At the crossing, we go slightly left in the direction of Črni vrh (straight - Grmovškov dom), where we at first still walk through the forest and then by the edge of ample meadows with nice views, we reach the highest peak of Pohorje, where there is bivouac škorjanka, which today serves mainly as a shelter for mountaineers in case of bad weather, and in the past they were built by charcoal burners, and later also foresters.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in October 2022.

On the way: Mali Črni vrh (1533m)

Trip can be extended to: Grmovškov dom ( 40 min) , Ribniška koča