Šober (Log) - Planinski dom Kozjak

Access to starting point:
A) From the road Maribor - Dravograd, from the roundabout in Bresternica we drive in the direction of exit for Gaj nad Mariborom, and immediately after the crossroad we go once again left towards Gaj. The path ahead leads us past Mercator store and then also through part of the settlement Bresternica, and then we get to the chapel, where we go left towards Gaj nad Mariborom. Further, we drive by the stream Bresterniški potok, and from the crossroad at Šoberjev dvor we go right on the road towards Sveti Urban. Further, we drive on Petkova graba, and we follow the road to the school bus stop Log, where there is also a marked crossroad. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad.
B) We drive to Spodnja Kungota, and then we follow the road towards Zgornja Kungota. In the settlement Kozjak nad Pesnico we turn left towards Gaj and Urban. Further, we start ascending, and higher we follow the signs for Gaj nad Mariborom, and later a road which leads towards Bresternica. When we get to a crossroad, where we notice signs for Tojzlov vrh - Večernikova smer, we park on an appropriate place by the crossroad.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on a side road, by which there are signs for path Večernikova smer on Tojzlov vrh. At first, we diagonally ascend on a macadam road, and when we leave the forest we on the right side bypass homestead Večernik. Behind the homestead the road for some time flattens, and from the road a nice view opens up towards the church of the Holy Cross in Gaj nad Mariborom. The path ahead leads us also past the chapel, behind which we return into the forest, through which we ascend steeper. The steepness decreases, when we reach an asphalt road which we follow to the left, and there we quickly get to the settlement Gaj nad Mariborom. Follows only easy ascent through the settlement and we get to the cemetery, where we turn left, and immediately after the crossroad we are already at the church of the Holy Cross, where by the road there is an inscription box.
We continue past the church and we follow the blazes for Tojzlov vrh. Settlement Gaj nad Mariborom soon ends, and the nearby farm we bypass on the right side. Only few 10 strides ahead we go from the road left on a cart track which ascends by the edge of the forest, and at the chapel we cross an asphalt road. Further, we are still ascending by the edge of the forest and then we go also past the homestead Iglič, behind which after a short descent, we return on the asphalt road.
Next follows for approximately a minute easy descent and from the right joins the path from the homestead Šiker.
We continue straight and we are ascending on a panoramic part, where from the left joins another path from the settlement Šober.
For a short time, we still walk on a panoramic road, from which a nice view opens up towards Sveti Urban and surrounding hills, and then the road returns into the forest. Follows few minutes of a moderate ascent and we get to Planinski dom Kozjak or Planinski dom Obrtnik on Tojzlov vrh.
The starting point - Sveti Križ 0:20, Sveti Križ - Planinski dom Kozjak 0:25.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in November 2021.

On the way: Sveti Križ (Gaj nad Mariborom) (575m)