Žička kartuzija - Babček (via crossing Podgranček)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Maribor - Ljubljana we go to the exit Tepanje and follow the road ahead towards Draža vas and Žiče. In Žiče we turn right in the direction of Špitalič and Žička kartuzija. At the Carthusian monastery there is enough parking spots available for safe parking.
B) From Frankolovo through Črešnjice and settlement Sojek to Žička kartuzija c) From Poljčane through Loče, Žiče and Špitalič to Žička kartuzija.

Path description:
After a short sightseeing of interesting surroundings of Žička kartuzija by the oldest Slovenian inn Gastuž, beginning way back in the year 1467, we continue through a bridge over the stream Žičnica on a macadam road upwards in the direction of Straža na Gori, or Dramlje. After about two hundred meters we continue left on a narrower forest road, while the previous road turns sharply right. We follow the road through the forest part and we soon reach a meadow plain. Again part through the forest and we reach the crossing. Far to the left leads the path to homesteads according to sources named Hudin and Macuhek, right upwards goes forest path towards the crossing Jankar or Babček. We continue on the middle variant towards the crossing Podgranček at an altitude 460 meters, which we reach after about good two hundred meters.
At the crossing, a little further there is a homestead, where we continue sharply right upward on a marked path, few ten meters on a meadow path, which soon passes into a typical forest path. From the right side again joins the direct path towards the crossing Jankar or Babček. We follow the path higher and with good markings we reach an asphalt road and a crossing Jankar. We continue sharply left on asphalt grounding. Soon there will be on the left by the path, a typical old homestead from decades ago. We follow the asphalt road higher, soon follows a short descent and from the right joins the path from St. Uršula (Dramlje) also a crossing Babček at an altitude 553 meters. We continue higher, and right by the path, stands a smaller hayrack. From here we already see the destination, we descend few meters downwards, left by the path is another homestead and right by the road we reach the peak Babček with height 575 meters. Indistinct peak, also water supply structure is practically on the summit and some views open up mainly towards the north and east.
The path measures around 3000 meters, 245 positive altitude meters and 75 negative altitude meters.