Prigorec - Ivanščica (via Konj (Rajterjeva pot))

Access to starting point:
A) To Croatia we come through passage Gruškovje / Macelj. We leave the highway at the first exit and we go in the direction of Varaždin. By the path there are Trakoščan, Bednja, Lepoglava and we come to Ivanec. In Ivanec, at the crossroad with traffic lights we turn right towards the south (now the peak of Ivanščica is exactly in front of us) and we drive ahead. The path starts ascending and it brings us to the village Prigorec. We drive through the village only ahead and upwards and at the highest house we will come on a large, but often occupied parking lot, where we leave the car.
B) From Prekmurje over the border crossing Petišovci / Mursko središče we get to Croatia and we continue driving through Čakovec and Varaždin, where we will turn in the direction of Ivanec. In Ivanec, at the crossing with traffic lights we turn left towards the south and we follow the description A.

Path description:
From a large parking lot at the end of the village Prigorec we return back to the last crossroad in the village, where we will notice mountain signposts. We go on a parallel street to the end of the asphalt and then left to the last and the highest situated house in the village. We come on a cart track which is usually very muddy, but we quickly leave it and we start relatively steeply ascending on the eastern slope (if we would continue straight, the path would bring us to unofficial path "Po struji" and "Temna dol").
The path is now relatively steeply ascending in numerous hairpin turns on a steep and in the rain a slippery slope. At the some turns we get help from wooden stairs. Higher, we get to a smaller vantage point Mali Konj, where the path becomes less steep and turns towards the north.
After the vantage point we will get to a shorter rocky part, where the grounding becomes gravel, and the forest a little lower. At the end of this part, the path for a minute flattens, and then we will again in a higher forest and the path will be steeper.
Now we are ascending in numerous turns (we can use also a shortcut, which is very steep and runs on the ridge), and on one tree we will notice a sign 1/2, which marks, that we are on the halfway of the path. The path is becoming steeper and steeper, and then for few minutes flattens.
On the gentle part, we come to a crossing, where we can choose the bottom path, which bypasses the peak Konj, or the upper which leads us over a nice viewpoint Konj. The paths soon join at the shorter gentle part, and then it soon becomes very steep.
On this part, the clearing is a problem, because in the summer time it is usually very overgrown. On the upper part of the path there will be a problem also a usually muddy and rocky grounding. When the forest will become visibly mixed, we are in the vicinity of the summit. For some time we come also on the road, where the paths from Ivanec and Belec.
Now we go right past a gate and after a minute we reach the mountain hut Pasarićev dom, where we can have a snack and also sleep.
From the mountain hut to the top there is another minute of walking. On the top there is a lookout tower, from which in spite of relatively low height there is an outstanding view.
Prigorec - Mali Konj 30 minutes
Mali Konj - Konj 30 minutes
Konj - peak 30 minutes.