Path to Vetrnik – Županov breg and Travnik Natural Educational Trail
It connects Kozje with the peak of Vetrnik (709m), starting at St. Mary’s Church in Kozje. The trail continues past the Kozje Castle and climbs up the slope of Kozjak to Županov breg, as the slope below the summit is called by locals, and the summit of Vetrnik. In May and June, we are already accompanied by a wide variety of grassland plants along the way, and the exceptional diversity of the meadow is particularly evident on Županov breg, where we can admire as many as 12 species of orchids or wild orchids in a single day. In late spring and early summer, the meadow is full of colourful flowers of unusual shapes and names, with butterflies, locusts and crickets flying among the flowers. Around the meadow, there are signs describing the features of the living world here.
At the top, there is a stamp, a registration book and binoculars, and you can rest on the love bench to the sounds of the wind harp. The magnificent views stretch all the way to the Kamnik-Savinja Alps, Peca, Pohorje, Boč, Donačka gora, Kalnik, Croatian Zagorje, and towards Gorjanci and Snežnik.
- Theme: forest, meadow, orchids, butterflies, grasshoppers, lookout point
- Trail length: 3km
- Circular: partly, the circular thematic Travnik Natural Education Trail runs around the Vetrnik summit, return to Kozje goes via Kozjak along the same route
- Starting point: Kozje market town, St. Mary’s Church
- Coordinates of the starting point: 07135, 15.5562
- Finish point: Vetrnik, summit
- Coordinates of the destination: 46.05905, 15.55170
- Lowest point: 275m AMSL (Kozje)
- Highest point: 709m AMSL (Vetrnik)
Guided tours for booked groups:
JZ Kozjanski park, Podsreda 45, 3257 Podsreda
Tel.: +386 (0)3 800 7100
E-mail: kozjanski-park@kp.gov.si
Those who just want to walk around the meadow and admire the view can reach the starting point of the thematic Travnik Natural Education Trail by car. The first information board is 500m away and the Vetrnik peak is less than a kilometre away. From the car park, follow the signposts.
Coordinates of the car park: 46.0588, 15.5463
Leaflet, brochure: Vetrnik Natural Education Trail guide
