Ljubenske Rastke (Kumprej) - Dom na Smrekovcu

Access to starting point:
From Mozirje, Gornji Grad or Luče we drive to Ljubno ob Savinji, from there we follow the signs for Smrekovec. Through Ljubno ob Savinji we at first drive on occasionally narrower road Cesta v Rastke, at the crossroads among houses we follow the signs for Smrekovec. After the settlement the road widens, and then to Ljubenske Rastke is mostly gently moderately ascending, and from here on it gradually becomes narrower and steeper. A little before NOB memorial path branches off to the right, which leads past the farm Atelšek. We park on an appropriate place by the road between turn-off of a marked path and NOB memorial.

Path description:
A little lower from NOB monument, signs for farm Atelšek and mountain hut Dom na Smrekovcu point us to the right, at first a little downwards, on a worse road on which we quickly descend to a stream Krumpah, which we cross over a wooden bridge. Soon after the bridge shorter road branches off to the left towards the nearby house, and here we continue straight and we turn sharply left at the next crossing of cart tracks. Next follows a diagonal ascent towards the left and then we soon reach also right hairpin turn. After hairpin turn cart track gradually becomes more overgrown, and when we get to the bottom edge of the nearby meadow we continue sharply left. When the forest ends, we continue on an indistinct grassy ridge, where there isn't any path, but higher at the chapel we run into blazes. Behind the chapel, we get to the farm Atelšek, which we bypass on the left side, where runs access road. From the road, we soon go slightly right on a marked cart track which only a little further crosses the asphalt road. On the other side of the road, we at first ascend over panoramic slope, and then the path passes into the forest and on a cart track ascends diagonally towards the right. When a little ahead we reach the other macadam road, we cross it towards the right (if we continue straight we soon notice old blazes - old path, which higher reaches the road which leads to Dom na Smrekovcu), where we follow the marked path, by which there are next to an old also newer blazes. Higher, we reach the road which leads towards the mountain hut Dom na Smrekovcu and we follow it to the left. Few minutes higher from the left joins also the already mentioned old path, and the road then it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue on the right road (slightly left Kugovnik and Ramšak). From the right road, on which we continue soon also the road towards Stari Stani on Golte branches off to the right, wider road soon brings us on a saddle Atelsko sedlo, where also a marked path towards Golte branches off to the right.
We continue straight, on the road which passes on the other side of forested ridge and to which soon joins also the road from the saddle Kramarica.
We continue on the upper road which past the information board of Smrekovec mountain range, brings us to a smaller football field, which is one of higher in the country. After the football field we leave the road and we step on the other side of the fence, where we join the marked path from Bele Vode.
From here follows only a short, more and more panoramic, moderate ascent to the mountain hut Dom na Smrekovcu.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2016 (September).

On the way: Atelšek (930m), Atelsko sedlo (1314m)

Trip can be extended to: Smrekovec ( 30 min)