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Hum, 583 m high and the most prominent peak of Laško region, is situated on the Savinja river left bank. For ages, its foothills have been giving a shelter to the old castle under which thermal water has been pumped from the springs there. Just from the top of the hill a visitor can afford a marvelous view on to the city and its surroundings being trimmed by numerous churches spread across the nearby villages. Facing to the North the Pohorje is well seen from the distance as well as the Posavje Highlands on the West, Kum peaks and Veliko and Malo Kozje with Lisca on the South.

Flora
Hum has been known for an exceptionally rich florae worth seeing no matter of the year season in course. Many different sorts of plants from different florae families have settled their kingdom here, especially subalpine ones, the remainings of the Ice age vegetation (the Ice age relics), f.i. the hirsute rhododendron, yellow veronica, primula, mouse-ear hawkweed, Clusius gentian, houseleek, pink, etc. On the sunny side and in light deciduous forests thermophyle florae examples adapted to dry grounds can be found, f.i. daphne, smoke tree, holy grass, sessile oak, Solomon's seal, stonecrop, heath, etc. Beside these, the following members of the other floare do grow in this region: butcher's broom, the lily of Carniola, black hellebore, honeysuckle, hacquetia, cyclamen, euphorbia, milkwort, helleborine, hart's tongue fern, cranesbill redbrown and many others.

Buttercup is the endemic plant of Hum, and quite a lot of plants have been protected there like Clusius gentian, primula, daphne, butcher's broom, and holly.

Legend
An interesting legend about Hum tells the story about Wild parsonage. By the forest footpath, there is a turning to enjoy the sight of the cave being exactly at the place where he got sunk. Black poacher burst into a rage because a beautiful girl did not become his wedding bride. He pounded the girl's house door, and it also sank. The girl with the buried treasure has still been waiting for a young lad to set her free.

Additional info

 * Length of trail: 946 m
 * Difference in altitude: 269 m