Bresternica (spodnji Rušnik) - Žavcarjev vrh

Access to starting point:
From the road Maribor - Dravograd, we will in the settlement Bresternica (on maps Brestrnica) notice signs for village Gaj, which point us to the right (from the direction Dravograd left). After few meters, at a poorly marked crossroad, we continue left and we follow the road which leads us through the village to the chapel, where we continue left. Mostly ascending road higher brings us to a crossroad by which we notice mountain signposts for Tojzlov vrh. Here, we continue left and we follow the road for approximately 1km to the next mountain signposts (this time for Žavcarjev vrh) by which we park on one of the smaller parking lots by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on a macadam road in the direction of Žavcarjev vrh. The road at first leads by the stream and then turns right and it ascends steeper. This road which mainly runs through the forest we follow to a smaller hamlet, at which it changes into a wide cart track. We continue the ascent on the mentioned cart track which higher leads past a lonely homestead and then it brings us to a forest road which we only cross.
We continue the ascent on a cart track which is ascending diagonally through the forest, and we follow it only to the spot, where blazes point us to the right on a footpath.
The path higher widens into a cart track and later into a road which we quickly leave because blazes again lead on a footpath. Higher, the path joins the road, on which we continue the ascent next few minutes.
Soon we will notice the next signs for Žavcarjev vrh, which point us on a cart track, on which in few minutes we ascend to the mountain hut.
From the mountain hut, we continue past the chapel on a marked path in the direction of Žavcarjev vrh. The path goes immediately in the forest and starts moderately ascending. This path, which all the time runs through the forest, we follow to the top.

On the way: Koča na Žavcarjevem vrhu (863m)