Planina pod Golico - Koča na Golici (via Ovčarska koča)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the exit Lipce (also possible Hrušica) and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jesenice, where signs for Planina pod Golico direct us onto an ascending road (the turn-off is marked and is located at the health center in Jesenice). The relatively steep road soon brings us to the mentioned village, where in May on surrounding meadows we can admire the blooming of daffodils. We park on one of the parking lots at the foot of the ski center Španov vrh.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road, which after a few minutes of walking brings us to a marked junction, where we continue left downwards in the direction of Rožce (straight Golica, right Španov vrh). We continue on the road, which past the church of the Holy Cross brings us to an unmarked junction (by the cross), where we continue right. From the mentioned road, soon a marked path branches off to the left to Rožca, but we continue straight past a few houses.
The road, which runs along Beli potok, steeply ascends for a short time, then brings us to a decaying house, where we continue right on a relatively steep cart track (left over the small bridge to Rožca).
The steepness of the cart track, which runs through dense forest, soon eases, and it brings us after a few minutes of further walking to a fork, where we continue on the right ascending cart track (between both cart tracks, a smaller cairn is placed on a stump).
The cart track soon leaves the forest onto a short rocky and panoramic slope, then returns to the forest, where it continues until reaching a forest road. We only cross the mentioned road, then ascend the avalanche slope straight upwards (this part of the path was entirely destroyed by the avalanche).
When ascending the avalanche slope, we keep to the left side, as after approximately 50 m of ascent on that side we will notice a cart track that continues through the forest.
Already after a few steps of ascent through the forest, we step onto a smaller clearing, at the edge of which stands a smaller wooden hut. We continue on the wide path that crosses a belt of forest, and it soon brings us to the lower part of the pasture, where we reach a smaller junction. We continue right, cross the grazing fence, and in a few steps ascend to the shepherd hut Golica.
From the shepherd hut, we continue on a pleasant path that soon brings us to a fence on the upper part of the pasture. We cross the fence and continue the ascent on an increasingly narrow grassy slope (on this part the path is poorly visible), along which in a few minutes we ascend to an indistinct side ridge, where we notice a smaller wooden sign with a faded inscription "koča na Golici".
We continue the ascent on a well-followable path that ascends transversely towards the east. Higher up, we join the marked path from Jekljevo sedlo, which we follow to the right. There follows a few minutes of traversing relatively steep slopes, and the path brings us to the Koča na Golici.

On the way: Ovčarska planina Golica (1352m)

Trip can be extended to: Krvavka , Kahlkogel/Golica ( 40 min)