Izlake - Pleše (via Grobovščica)

Access to starting point:
From the direction of Zagorje ob Savi we turn left immediately after the gas station in Izlake and then we continue driving approximately 300 meters further to the parking lot on the right side (before or at Pizzeria Čebelica).
From the direction of Moravče: Through Mlinše we continue driving towards Izlake, where we park at Pizzeria Čebelica, which is situated on the left side of the road or on a parking lot of factory ETI, which is situated 100 meters ahead from the restaurant.
From the direction of Trojane: From Trojane we continue through the village Orehovica, through Izlake, where at the turn-off towards Moravče we go right and we continue driving approximately 300 meters ahead to the parking lot in front of pizzeria Čebelica.

Path description:
At the parking lot (either at the pizzeria or at the parking lot of factory ETI) we park and we continue by the main road in the direction of Mlinše approximately 200 meters, all the way to a crossroad, where signs for Šemnik point us to the left. We follow the asphalt road ahead in the direction of Šemnik, at all crossroads, we stick to the left side. When after approx 15 minutes of walking, we get to the church of St. Ana, we continue straight on the road upwards towards the center of the village Šemnik. At the end of the village the asphalt ends and we find ourselves in front of the crossroad (right downwards, left upwards), where we continue left upwards. We follow the macadam road past the hunting observatory, where a nice view opens up towards Ruardi and Kisovec, ahead in the forest, where after few minutes of walking, the road turns downwards and we get to a meadow, where the road makes a sharp right turn. Here is also an option of parking, if we want to shorten the path. We follow the road forward towards the hamlet Grobovščica, where at the end of the macadam road we turn left upwards and we follow a beaten path by the grazing fence ahead. The path is moderately ascending and after few minutes brings us below the meadow (left - forested path back towards Grobovščica), where we go right towards the meadow. At the foot of the meadow we can in the wooden shack take some rest and refresh ourselves, because the path through the meadow in front of us ascends steeply. On the meadow we walk straight upwards, the path is steep and we walk to the top of the meadow, where the forest starts again. When we step into the forest, we go slightly to the right, where we will get on a big forest path, which we follow straight forward towards the top of Pleška planota. Right before we step out of the forest we notice a signpost, which is pointing in the direction on which we came and on which there is written Šemnik-Grobovščica. We follow the path straight ahead (on the right side, a breathtaking view is opening up on Triglav and Zasavska Sveta gora), past the turn-off, which leads right downwards towards Vežnica, all the way to the monument, which is situated above us and below which a view opens up towards Čemšeniška planina (on the left side). Next follows only a descent, the path turns slightly to the right, and we already find ourselves on the most popular May Day plain in Zasavje.

On the way: Valvazorjev grad (320m)