Zvodno - Hotel Celjska koča (via Suhi potok)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana–Maribor highway, take the Celje-center exit and continue driving towards Laško and Zidani Most. The road leads us through the center of Celje, then before the Savinja brings us to a roundabout with a fountain. Here we continue "straight" over the first bridge (direction Laško and Zidani Most) and follow the road to the next traffic-light intersection, where we continue left over the second bridge across the Savinja. Immediately behind the bridge at the intersection we continue right. After approx. 500 meters we arrive at the underpass beneath the railway track (on the right side a large parking lot and starting point in Zagrad), drive through it and continue straight past the fire station in Zagrad. We follow the road through the village; higher up in Zvodno it brings us to a smaller intersection at the bus stop, where we notice signs and signposts for Grmada right, Hudičev graben straight, parking 1.2 km straight. We continue straight to the new parking lot (2020); the road gradually flattens and narrows. The new parking lot—our starting point—is located right by the road before the fish farm. Here we can park and set off on paths that lead either past Marija, or through Hudičev graben, or through Bojanski graben, or through Suhi potok. We can also reach the starting point from Dolenjska and Zasavje. In this case, we first drive to Rimske Toplice and then through Laško to the above-described second bridge, from where we continue according to the description.

Path description:
From the starting point, the signpost for Hudičev graben directs us back towards Celje, but after a few meters we do not continue sharply left towards Hudičev graben; instead, we continue along the asphalt road for approx. 300 meters, then only turn sharply left into the forest, where we follow signposts for Pečovniška koča and the marked path through the forest towards Suhi potok. Soon at the junction we join sharply left onto the marked path coming from the right from the abandoned quarry. Immediately after the junction there is a sharp right turn, where two stone cairns also stand for easier orientation. We continue steeply uphill to the top of the abandoned quarry, where the bed of Suhi potok soon joins the well-trodden and marked path. In the area between Bavč on the left and Grmada on the right, nothing indicates that the stream is dry; it in fact babbles quite playfully. Soon before a large rock and sign with a mischievous message we reach a junction, where we continue right towards Pečovniška koča and Grmada (left leads the path to Bavč). The path is somewhat narrower ahead and crosses a road and the steep forest slope uphill. Soon we reach the meadow section and Pečovniška koča is already in view. From the hut, following the signposts in the flat section, we continue along the wide path towards Čater, then turn right towards Celjska koča.

On the way: Bavč (692m), Grmada above Celje (718m), Pečovniška koča on Grmada (620m)

Trip can be extended to: Turn (Sv. Janez Krstnik) , Almin dom na Svetini , Vrunčev dom na Svetini , Tolsti vrh above Celjska koča