Šobčev bajer - Castle Lipniški grad (Pusti grad above Lipnica) (via Fux footbridge and on natural learning trail)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce, and then we continue driving towards Bled. Still before Bled we notice signs for camp Šobec, which point us to the left on the road, on which we quickly get to a large parking lot, which is located before the entrance into the camp. Parking lot or the last part of the road is in part of the year payable. During a high summer season is payable also the entrance into the camp or access to Šobčev bajer.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a driving road which continues left from the fenced area of Šobčev bajer and it starts ascending diagonally. When a wider macadam road turns a little to the left, we continue right on a side road, by which there are signs for path Pot ob Savi. With a view on Babji zob and surrounding hills we quickly get to few bee houses, after which the road changes into a cart track. When only a little further we get to a larger meadow, a short less than 5 minutes long path branches off to the left towards the stream Lehnjak and its source, and if we don't view the stream, we continue straight, otherwise we return to the mentioned crossing and we continue in the direction of Lancovo. When we leave a larger meadow the path continues alternately through the forest and partly through meadows. When we get to a smaller footbridge, we cross it, and then we continue along the left bank of the river Sava, where it leads us past fishes. After few minutes of walking along the river we reach an asphalt road, where we continue right and then on the bridge we cross river Sava. After the bridge, we go left, where the path at first leads past the hydrological station Sava Radovljica, and then after few houses, the asphalt road ends. The path ahead leads us through a larger meadow, and on its other side it passes into the forest. Through the forest, we continue on a cart track which diagonally descends to Sava, and then we continue on a gently sloping footpath which continues near the river. Further, the path leads us also past the former bridge, boulder and animals, and then we get to Fux footbridge, where the path from Radovljica joins.
Here we continue right and after a short ascent on a cart track we get to the next crossing, where we continue straight (right Pusti grad over Ravnica). The path ahead leads through the forest and then at the next crossing we continue slightly left in the direction of Kamna Gorica and after few additional strides, we get to private path, where we bypass the nearby house. Behind the house, the private path ends, and the path leads us through a short panoramic meadow. Further, the path leads us past the statue of Our Lady of Lourdes and also past few information boards of natural learning trail. After a shorter little steeper ascent we get to a small saddle, where we continue right (left - unmarked path on Vreče, straight - Kamna Gorica) in the direction towards the castle Pusti grad.
After few steps the path again splits, and we continue on the right path, which quickly takes us to Galerije (slightly left path bypasses Galerije and is a little shorter). Next follows an interesting path through Galerije, where in the spring time we can besides the wild garlic and spring snowflake, also notice a quite rare three-leaved anemone (Anemone trifolia), which we can quickly mix up with more common wood anemone, which also grows in Galerije. After the window "okno v svet", the path turns a little to the left and it brings us on an indistinct ridge, where we return on a better beaten path, which bypasses Galerije.
After the junction of the mentioned path we step out of the forest and the path through a meadow brings us to the settlement Zgornja Lipnica, where at the crossings we follow the signs for Pusti grad. Next follows a walk on a gently sloping macadam road which after few minutes joins another path from Fux footbridge. We still continue on the road which then brings us to the next houses, where at the crossings we again follow the signs for Pusti grad. Behind the last house a beautiful view opens up towards the Alps, after we again step in the forest, we get to a crossing, where a short path branches off to the left, which leads on Pusti grad. From the crossing, we reach the castle Pusti grad after approximately a minute of additional walking.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2016 (March and April).

On the way: Lancovo (415m)

Trip can be extended to: Šobčev bajer