Črešnjice - Stolpnik (Črešnjice - Stolpnik - Sojek)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Maribor we go to the exit Celje and we follow the road ahead towards Vojnik. From Vojnik we continue on the main road towards Slovenske Konjice, but only to a spot, where the road branches off to the right towards the village Črešnjice. We follow this road to the mentioned village. In the center of the settlement there are some spots for safe parking.
B) From highway Maribor - Ljubljana we go to the exit Tepanje and we follow the road ahead towards Draža vas and Žiče. In Žiče we turn right in the direction of Špitalič, Žička kartuzija, Sojek and we get to Črešnjice (municipality Vojnik). In the center of the settlement there are some spots for safe parking.
C) From Poljčane through Loče, Žiče, Špitallič, Žička kartuzija and Sojek to Črešnjice.

Path description:
From the center of the settlement Črešnjice (municipality Vojnik) we continue on the asphalt road by the cemetery and pilgrimage church of Our Lady of the Rosary, where from the left joins the mountain path from Frankolovo. We continue higher straight, where the path runs few meters on a grassy cart track which quickly passes into the forest. More and less wide forest paths are taking turns and practically entire path goes uphill, in the safe shelter of the forest. Because of a distinct woodcutting the path several times passes into the forest cart track. Directly below the summit there is a funny sign, which warns about the altitude 1000 meters. Few more strides and the peak with a lookout tower is summited.
After the viewing from the tower, we continue eastern in the direction of signs Grofov štant, Slovenske Konjice and on a pleasant diverse path mainly downwards and we soon reach Grofov štant at an altitude 802. Point Grofov štant is also a juncture with the XIV division trail and at the crossing, we continue far right, signposts Vojnik and Dramlje.
In the beginning we follow the forest road which soon passes into a pleasant forest mountain path. Left by the path there is also a wooden hunting observatory. We soon reach a sharp passage downwards named Vratca, which is quite short. There is a water storage right by the path and soon also a turn-off towards Trije križi (three crosses) to the left. At two or three vigorous homesteads we descend in the center of the settlement Kamna gora and through the settlement, we continue on a marked path. The path passes into a scenic meadow cart track and further we go a little to the right on a distinct forest path, which lightly leads lower. A short part on a meadow path and destination Sojek is already in sight. We descend on an asphalt road Žička kartuzija - Črešnjice/Frankolovo and by the homestead, at the crossing by mountain signposts and a bus stop we reach the destination Sojek (municipality Slovenske Konjice) at an altitude 536 meters.
The distance of the path is around 6100 meters, 555 positive altitude meters and 530 negative altitude meters.

On the way: Stolpnik (1012m), Grofov štant (802m), Vratca (742m)