Radoboj - Sekolje (Strahinjčica)
Starting point: Radoboj (255 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.16659°N 15.92091°E
Time of walking: 1 h 30 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 484 m
Altitude difference (by path): 484 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
We leave the highway Macelj-Zagreb at exit Krapina and then we drive in the direction of Varaždin-Radoboj. When we come to the next crossroad, to the left is direction for Krapina, right direction for Krapinske Toplice, and we go straight towards Radoboj (direction isn't marked).
The road then leads us through Velika Vas and Jazvine, and then it starts ascending and brings us in Radoboj. We leave the car in the center of the settlement, and if it is occupied, a little lower at the sports field NK Radoboj.
We can shorten the path for 15 minutes, if we park at the new mountain hut in Radoboj.
Path description:
From the center of Radoboj we go to the north. The orientation is easy, because this is the only road which goes upwards. We soon come to a smaller roundabout, where we get help from signs and tourist boards. We go ahead on the road which starts slightly descending, and the path leads us also past the hunting lodge, which was still under construction at the time of writing the description. The first part of the path, where we walk isn't marked, but it is almost impossible to miss, if we stick to an asphalt road.
When we come to the village Kamenečki, the path turns to the right, and a little ahead the asphalt ends and we continue on a cart track into the forest.
The path ahead is ascending steeper on a forested cart track, where the path leads us past some water supply structures. The steepness then gradually decreases and the path leads us through area, where it is usually quite muddy. On such path we get to the saddle Plat, where there is a crossing.
At the crossing, we go right, where we pass on a meadow, by which stands a hunting observatory. The path quickly returns into the forest and becomes quite steep, and the grounding is more and more rocky. Further, we go past the projecting roof, where we can take a rest, and only about a minute higher, we reach the saddle between the peak Sekolje and the upper ridge of Strahinjščica, where there is the next crossing.
The left path goes to the summit Sušec, straight towards the village Gornje Jesenje, and we go sharply left in the direction of the peak Sekolje (the sign was quite overgrown).
From the crossing, we go ahead on a cart track which at first brings us to the turning point of the forest cart track. The cart track then becomes quite steep and leads us on the western slope.
We leave the cart track and our path starts for a short time ascending on the ridge and then flattens and passes on the southern slope. A little further there is also the only spot, where we can go astray, because the shortcut continues on the ridge and we go right.
Further about a minute we walk on a gentle path, and then follows the most steep part of the path. Next follows few minutes of walking and we get to the top of Sekolje.
From the top, a view opens up a little, but mostly it is veiled by the forest.
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