Zaplaz - Bajturn (Zaplaški hrib) (on north slope)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Novo mesto we go to the exit Trebnje east, and then we continue driving in the direction of the settlement Velika Loka. After the settlement Zidani Most we get to the settlement Štefan pri Trebnjem, where we continue sharply left in the direction of Zaplaz. After few kilometers of a partly winding road we get to Čatež, where the road on Zaplaz branches off to the left. We continue left towards Zaplaz and we continue driving on a steep road, on which we quickly get to the parking lot near the church of Mother of God.
B) From Trebnje or Mokronog we drive to Mirna, and from there we drive towards Litija. Towards Litija we go to the sharp right turn, and from there we continue left in the direction of Cirnik and Selska Gora. After Cirnik the road gradually starts descending. When we descend to a river Mirna we at first cross the bridge, and then at the crossroad we continue left. After the crossroad, the road slowly starts ascending, and then it brings us to the settlement Čatež, where we turn right in the direction of Zaplaz. After a shorter steep ride we get to the church of Mother of God in front of which we park on a large parking lot.
C) We drive to Šmartno pri Litiji, and from there we continue driving towards Gabrovka. After the settlement Moravče pri Gabrovki, after the transformer we turn slightly right in the direction towards the gas station. Further, we drive through the valley of river Mirna. When after the turn-off for Gornje Ravne the road turns right, it leaves river Mirna and starts ascending towards Čatež. In Čatež we turn right in the direction of Zaplaz. After a shorter steep ride we get to the church of Mother of God in front of which we park on a large parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot on Zaplaz we continue towards the west, where at the end of the parking lot, we get to a marked crossing.
We continue right in the direction of the chapel with healing water (straight Bajturn on the ridge), which we quickly reach. From the chapel we steeply ascend on a well-made path, and the path quickly flattens and turns to the right. Next follows traversing, where the path leads us past a viewpoint, from which a nice view opens up on Kum. From the viewpoint, we for some time descend, and then we get to a crossing, where we continue left (on the right path we can descend into Čatež).
We continue through the forest, on the path by which there is a larger number of signposts of Forest teaching trail. In few shorter ascents a little later we join another cart track which we follow to the right (if we would continue left we could come on Zaplaz). The forest path then after few minutes of additional walking brings us to a water storage, after which we turn to the left and then we in few minutes ascend to the summit of Bajturn.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2016 (March).

On the way: Marijin studenec (530m)