Dolina Zaplaninščice - Črni vrh (Čemšeniška planina)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Maribor we go to the exit Trojane, and then we continue driving on the parallel old road towards Vransko. After few kilometers of descent, we will notice signs for Zaplanina, which point us to the right on a narrower local road. The road at first crosses the stream and then it brings us below the viaduct of a highway. Here is also the most appropriate place for parking. It is also possible to parking higher on an appropriate place by the road.
B) From highway Maribor - Ljubljana we go to the exit Vransko, and then we continue driving on the parallel old road towards Trojane. And still before the road starts ascending steeper, we will notice signs for Zaplanina, which point us to the left on a narrower local road. The road at first crosses the stream and then it brings us below the viaduct of a highway. Here is also the most appropriate place for parking. It is also possible to parking higher on an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the asphalt road which is at first gently, and then moderately ascending through the valley of the stream Zaplaninščica. The road further leads past few houses, and then we get to a smaller crossroad, where we continue on the left road. We still continue on the asphalt road, and by the foot of Šmarni greben and with a view on Čemšeniška planina we ascend to the next crossroad. Here we continue straight towards the farm Podlesnik (right - Zaplanina), and further a macadam road for some time leads through the forest. Already after few minutes, the forest ends and the road turns to the right and it brings us to the farm Podlesnik. Here the path leads us among houses (caution a dog!) and after the first house on the left, it turns sharply to the left on a cart track which is further ascending diagonally on a grassy slope. On a relatively well-marked cart track we in 15 minutes ascend to the nearby macadam road which we follow to the left. The path ahead leads us past the sign, which marks the beginning of municipality Tabor, and there we walk to a saddle Presedlje, where there is a chapel and on the tree next to it also hiking signposts.
Here we continue right (straight downwards - Tabor, Krvavica and cottage Zajčeva koča) and we walk to the nearby NOB monument. At the monument or grave, the path which continues on a cart track turns a little to the left and is then ascending diagonally on a panoramic grassy slope. The marked path soon turns to the right and passes into the forest, through which it quickly ascends to the next forest road. We follow the road to the left and then immediately after the gate we continue on the upper right road, on which in few minutes we ascend to the spot, where signs for Čemšeniška planina point us sharply right on a little steeper footpath. The path ahead is ascending through the forest and in few long zig-zags brings us to a marked crossing below Črni vrh.
Here we continue left (right - mountain hut Koča na Čemšeniški planini 15 minutes) and on the path which still continues through the forest we ascend to the inscription box on or a little below Črni vrh.
Here we continue right (left - Vrhe and Sveta planina) and then at the next crossing, which is situated only few steps further again right (straight downwards - mountain hut Koča na Čemšeniški planini). The path ahead leads us past the spot, where used to be the old mountain hut and past the hut of amateur radio operators. The peak which we reach without problems is located only few steps above the mentioned hut of amateur radio operators.

On the way: Presedlje (740m)

Trip can be extended to: Koča na Čemšeniški planini