Štore - Babni vrh (via Kompole and Šentjanž)

Access to starting point:
Štore is a settlement southeast from Celje, by the river Voglajna, on the eastern edge of basin Celjska kotlina. In the past for the development was important mine Laška vas – Pečovje, which was beside the stream Bojanski potok and southern railway fundamental for ironworks in Štore. Štore is accessible with the help of railway, and also on the road from the highway from the direction Celje or Dramlje. Near the renovated railway station Štore there is enough parking spots available, and there is also the beginning of the marked mountain path.

Path description:
Larger part our trip leads from the starting point on a marked hiking path Štore - Kompole - Dom na Svetini, which is managed by PD Železar Štore. At the starting point, there is a signpost for Resevna, which at first points along the asphalt road towards the bridge over the river Voglajna, and after the bridge, the next signpost points us to the left in the opposite direction of the riverflow of Voglajna. Before the first residential house, we leave the asphalt road and we bypass the house on the left and we follow the mountain path directly by river Voglajna all the way to the settlement Opoka, where we again step on the asphalt grounding. At the next bridge we get to a crossing, where we don't go towards Resevna anymore, but we continue sharply to the right into the forest on a narrower forest path, partly road for Kompole or Sveti Lovrenc, in accordance with signposts towards Svetina. Signs and blazes from the crossing ahead are showing that we walk also on XIV division trail. After few hundred metrers we leave the forest. We continue in a moderate ascent by equestrian ranch, by the sports field Kompole and inn Špulcer. A gentle descent follows and we soon reach the center of the settlement Kompole with the church of St. Lovrenc and a succursal school. When we continue downwards a nice view opens up on Turn and Babni vrh. On a meadow cart track we ascend on the second hill between the residential house on the left and business building on the right, and then on an asphalt grounding to the crossing at an interesting chapel. We continue left on the asphalt road a little downwards, and then towards the homestead again upwards by the left side of the stable again on a forest path. The path continues along the trickling stream to a pasture, where we then go upwards on a pasture cart track to the chapel. We continue to the right by three or four homesteads upwards on asphalt grounding. Higher in accordance with signposts towards Svetina we leave the road and we continue sharply to the left on a forest path, which we follow by blazes all the way to the exit on meadow/pasture part. The path passes into a cart track and below the chapel through a wide yard of a homestead (used to be an inn) we reach the asphalt road Štore - Svetina. We turn right downwards and we walk on the road approximately two hundred meters to the turn-off to the left upwards on a meadow path. We soon again step on the asphalt grounding, which quickly turns into a forest road. We continue few hundred meters, until signs again point us sharply to the left upwards into the forest. Further in the forest, we follow the blazes, higher we cross also a smaller clearing with hunting bivouac and observatory. When the path flattens, at the exit from the forest we get to holiday cottages.
Here we leave the marked path and we continue sharply to the left just by the edge of the forest on a pleasant clearing, where nice views open up on surrounding peaks. At the end of the clearing, we turn slightly left on a footpath into the forest, which soon joins the cart track which is coming from the right side. We continue on a cart track, where soon a view opens up towards the eastern hills, right here a little before the forest we leave the cart track and we go on a narrow footpath which leads slightly right upwards towards the summit. Few more strides on a moderately gentle ridge and we are on the top of Babni vrh.

On the way: Sveti Lovrenc (Kompole) (315m), Turn (Sv. Janez Krstnik) (513m), Vrunčev dom na Svetini (780m)