Trnovska vas - Vurberk Castle

Access to starting point:
A) We leave Pomurska highway at exit Sveta Trojica, and then we follow the signs for Ptuj. When we get to the settlement Trnovska vas we turn right towards the cemetery, and soon after the crossroad we park on a marked parking lot.
B) We drive to Ptuj, and then we follow the signs for Gornja Radgona and Sveta Trojica. In the settlement Trnovska vas at the roundabout we notice red hiking signposts, and from the roundabout we continue "straight", and then we go left in the direction of the cemetery, and soon after the crossroad we park on a marked parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we return to the main road, and then we continue right to the nearby roundabout, where we notice the first blazes and also first hiking signposts. We continue right in the direction towards Vurberk (left - Vitomarci), where we go at first past few more houses, and then Trnovska vas ends. The path ahead leads us on a sidewalk and cycling path, and from the mentioned path, after the memorial plaque we go right into the forest, where blazes point us to. Few minutes we walk through the forest and then we return on the cycling path, on which we ascend to the settlement Bišečki Vrh and up to the settlement Trnovski Vrh. We continue past few houses, and when the cycling path turns right, we go left on a side road, by which blazes continue. Next follows few crossroads, where we follow the blazes, and when the road makes a left turn we go right on a side macadam road. Next follows some descent through the forest, and when we leave the forest, by the meadow we get to a crossroad, where we go left (right - Črmlja). Next follows an easy ascent, and at the hunting observatory we go right on a cart track which starts ascending through the forest, and blazes are less frequent there. Higher, the path flattens and turns slightly to the right, where we short time cross the slopes towards the right, and then we go from the cart track left and we ascend to an asphalt road which we follow left upwards, and the road quickly brings us to a crossroad, where we go right.
To the right we go also at the next crossroad, and then we ascend also to the nearby transmitter, which is situated on 386 meters high summit.
From here follows a descent on an asphalt road, and we descend for more than 100 altitude meters. When in the valley we reach a little wider road we go right, and behind the bus stop we go left on a side road in the direction of Gomila and Vurberk.
Few minutes we continue through the forest, and when we leave the forest, we get to the settlement Gomila, from where beautiful views opening up on surroundings. Higher the asphalt road flattens, and at a smaller crossroad we leave it and we continue straight on a bad macadam road, on which we at first ascend, and then at few houses we then in a gentle ascent cross the slopes towards the right. When the houses end we go right and we continue on a macadam road which quickly brings us to an asphalt road, where we go straight. Immediately after the crossroad, we get to the settlement Krčevina pri Vurberku, and at the bus stop we go straight. After the settlement, the asphalt ends, and we continue on a macadam road which at first descends a little and then it ascends to a marked crossing at Črna tabla.
We go left towards Grmada and Vurberk and we continue on the asphalt road which we quickly leave because we go left on a macadam road, and from which we soon go right on a footpath. The path at first gently ascends, and then we reach the ridge, where the path becomes steep. Below the summit, the path flattens and we get to the inscription box, which is situated only few steps below the tower on Grmada.
From the nortwestern peak of Grmada we descend on a marked path towards Vurberk, and when we reach the saddle between the both peaks of Grmada, the marked path turns slightly to the right and is still descending (straight - southeastern peak of Grmada). The path ahead passes on steeper slopes, on which we diagonally descend to the cart track which we follow to the left, and from there we go a little ahead right downwards. Next follows a shorter descent and at the chapel we reach the main road which we carefully cross.
We continue by the parking lot of Culture house Vurberk and we slightly ascend to the nearby crossroad, where the road towards the castle turns left, and we continue straight on a marked path, which higher ascends on the stairs. Above the stairs we return on the road, and then past the parish church of St. Mary of the Assumption we quickly get to the castle Vurberk.
Trnovska vas - northwestern peak of Grmada 2:45, northwestern peak of Grmada - Vurberk Castle 0:20.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in March 2022.

On the way: Bišečki Vrh (321m), Jiršovci (386m), Gomila (371m), Črna tabla (400m), Grmada (at Vurberk) - northwestern peak (460m), Župnijska cerkev sv. Marije Vnebovzete (402m)