Gontarska planina, Veliki Babnik and Tošč
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| Planinček21. 01. 2009 09:02:30 |
And that decorated spruce is on Tošč?
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| viharnik21. 01. 2009 16:18:34 |
Yes, friend! At the top of Tošč PD Medvode already in December sets up a real spruce, on Christmas decorates it nicely. On it you find all kinds of generous-comic decorations, from candies, chocolates, small bottles of schnapps, nice wishes, souvenirs. When you're up there, you feel like at home but even there it's not so nice...
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| viharnik8. 08. 2010 19:12:52 |
Today's ridge path to Vel. Babnik reminds me of its solitude and beauty with Škednjevca in Fužinske planine, if the diligent hiker wants to taste and discover the last pristine areas. ... Here I go right onto the path (spring water) and left steeply up, where after a few m I reach the grassy ridge under the house. Here we go up a bit left into the forest, where soon, when we spot the ridge, we turn right onto it. Further this direction unfailingly leads on narrow paths and further on solid track, all along panoramic, idyllic ridge. Above we cross grassy and pine-covered pre-summit of the ridge, descend for a moment and finally step on the top of main ridge. Follows still walking on part of ridge that turns into summit ridge of pre-summit, then main summit Vel. Babnik 905 m. When returning from summit after 5 min walk back, there are several different paths (one goes right down SW, ridge straight), we here immediately turn strictly left and stick to grassy-shrubby green ridge. Below again stick to left part of ridge (there are two!), in between lower is canyon (above passable - made path), below not passable! Steepness is quite big, all overgrown, visits here very few, as on top of ridge I scared the resident Golden Eagle here. This is one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful, of still solitary paths in Polhograjske Dolomites. But it's steep all the way, yet very beautiful, so good to stop several times on panoramic ridges and admire views and nature. Path for connoisseurs!. 
* OPOZORILO! Opisan grebenski pristop poteka preko zasebnega dvorišča, kjer prehod ni dovoljen!
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| koncanmatjaz13. 10. 2010 20:24:21 |
That farm is not the farm where Pavle Kozjek was born, that's the Škofjeloški kozjek, he was born in Mačkov graben under Grmada
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| viharnik13. 10. 2010 20:45:56 |
I also figured it out when I visited their courtyard in Mačkov graben. Extremely friendly people, brother Rok and parents on the right bank living in old house. Rok offered me parking, next to it self-service with mead outdoors. In winter I'll visit them again. But I mixed up the location because knowledge of location was based only on that side of Polhograjsko hribovje. They are in Mačkov graben there where asphalt ends, quite high up, left Rok and bridge.
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| viharnik22. 01. 2012 13:24:57 |
Since there's sadly little snow in the mountains, today I decide on a short trip to the nearby Polhograjci.
I start at Legastja and ascend the steep ridge, which higher up turns into a visible path to Veliki Babnik. On the top of the ridge I scare a chamois that was sunning itself on a ledge over the abyss. On this extremely beautiful, panoramic and solitary path you rarely meet anyone, more often a golden eagle or chamoises. On the summit I look towards Tošč, which has little snow on the north, then towards Igla and Gontarska planina over Govejek to the valley. The tour is quite different in experience from other trodden marked tracks of the Polhograjci.
* OPOZORILO! Opisan grebenski pristop poteka preko zasebnega dvorišča, kjer prehod ni dovoljen!
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| viharnik10. 06. 2012 18:28:24 |
The weather forecast was bad for the afternoon, so I headed for the nearby Polhograjci. The plan was the wildest approach to Vel. Babnik through the steep, overgrown large canyon of Beli potok, which is well visible also from Sv. Jakob. Inside there usually the most chamoises roam, very few people enter. ... After 200m the gorge narrows and there we turn left through the forest 20 m upwards. We come to a flat gravelly clearing, there we turn into the right gully and after a short ascent, to the left we spot an intermediate green ledge of undergrowth (between gullies). We grab this ledge and in the middle on the left edge we notice a path that crosses the gully to the left. After crossing we go to the left ridge right by the gully and continue on the still visible pathlet. Here we stick to the right steep screes that lead to the grassy ridge, which winds for some time to the highest part of the canyon start. Further there are visible steep grasses, which we do not follow, but on the right by the gully edge we notice a system of easily passable but steep rocky steps. Higher up we finally reach the summit ridge, which is strewn with grasses and beautiful pine forest. The pathlet is further well visible, which brings us to the last ridge of Vel. Babnik and in 10 min we are on the summit. I descended over Igale, climbed over hayfields still to Gontarska planina and over Govejek finished (nailed) with a sausage. The path is very solitary, wild and little known. In wet conditions extra caution is needed. I warmly recommend the path to those who want to get to know a different face of the Polhograjci and are used to easier pathless terrain, but not to occasional Sunday hikers.
* OPOZORILO! Opisana pot poteka preko zasebnega dvorišča, kjer prehod ni dovoljen!
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| pinkerton11. 06. 2012 21:41:52 |
Viharnik, are you too looking for climbing paths from Ločnica? I practiced your variant a bit more to the right, over the "stenica" and to the ridge. Unfortunately there are plenty of ticks. Best regards.
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| viharnik11. 06. 2012 22:04:07 |
Yes, I also noticed the right variant with a nice crossing to the right ridge. I didn't see ticks. They probably hid because of the rain, and they don't bother me much either. But here in the canyon of Beli potok is a chamois shelter, there are quite a few of them around here. The older lady Micka from under Govejek said that one morning about 20 specimens were grazing there.
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| viharnik1. 12. 2012 08:15:12 |
Yesterday afternoon before the strike against our politicians I did a smaller loop around the Polhograjci.
In Ločnica at the parking for Osolnik I climb to the saddle, there I turn left to Gontarska planina, descend to Govejek and past Micke's house and waterfall back to the starting point.
At first it started snowing at 700 m, later on the return the snow line was already at 500 m. At Micke's over radler we talked about our corrupt politics and background. The wise lady who survived the war times concluded that if people followed Jesus' teachings; don't lie, don't steal... then in Slovenia and in the world no police or prisons would be needed. But thus the original spiritual essence of modern ruling people and tycoons-businessmen is completely covered and obscured by their own greed and selfishness, without basic moral norms.
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| viharnik23. 01. 2016 10:06:47 |
Yesterday I did a nice loop Osolnik - Gontarska pl. - Govejek. Snow persists only on shady spots, just a bit warmer than in Ločnica. Mici below Govejek is still spry and healthy.
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| ločanka12. 03. 2017 18:29:10 |
For a long time I wanted to check viharnik's variant of the ridge ascent from Ločnica to Veliki Babnik. ... Somehow we found the right ascent direction, but then followed quite laborious bushwhacking through fallen trees, which didn't take away our will to proceed on the quite steep path. The path is at first very poorly trodden, somehow footprints of one predecessor encouraged us, who was probably more adventurous spirit, otherwise wouldn't bushwhack here. With height there was less fallen stuff, we scared a herd of chamois who probably enjoy heavenly peace here. Along the quite steep ridge we arrived at a nicely laid traverse path that wound through extremely scenic, pine-covered world, where we first saw Grmada across the canyon and Tošč. Here just pure pleasure of ascending to the top. Return over Govejek and past Micke's homestead to Legastja, where the loop closed. Viharnik thanks for your path description, it was good encouragement. Sometime then also to Beli potok canyon. That sandy world among pines draws me.
* OPOZORILO! Opisan grebenski pristop poteka preko zasebnega dvorišča, kjer prehod ni dovoljen!
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| ločanka7. 04. 2018 19:03:22 |
It all looks like we are the only ones going to these parts, me and viharnik. Well, just not together.
Gorgeous as always, over the little bridge past "Micke" (who wasn't seen today), directly along the ridge to Gontarska planina, then a coffee stop at the hut on Govejek.
They serve all days of the week except Monday from 08h to 20h.
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| turbo7. 04. 2018 19:10:28 |
@ločanka,
under the non-general riddle you can ask the question, what is the name of the cat in the sixth photo 
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| ločanka7. 04. 2018 19:16:27 |
of course, I know you're counting on guessing first
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| ločanka12. 04. 2018 21:21:33 |
Yesterday afternoon the plan was to find the ridge path behind Legastja to Gontarska planina, but it turned out a bit different. Veliki Babnik wasn't planned, but we arrived right there along quite steep slope with the help of hands. Who would distinguish all these ridges, we came to the first, and a ridge path appeared from left, later another from left. These ridge paths, slightly trodden, inspire satisfaction when you spot them, sometimes you just guess them as they are solitary and sometimes barely traceable. And since I knew these upper ridge paths since last year, progress was easier. Below the summit admiration at the view of Beli potok canyon that cuts towards Grmada.
Return along equally scenic, pine-covered ridge path from Gontarska planina that ends behind Legastja. So a really nice, though a bit wild loop closed.
Soon also planned path through Beli potok canyon.
* OPOZORILO! Opisan grebenski pristop poteka preko zasebnega dvorišča, kjer prehod ni dovoljen!
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| taja314. 04. 2018 17:54:30 |
Thanks to you Viharnik and Ločanka, with your enthusiasm-filled descriptions of solitary paths, you enabled me to discover this side of Polhograjci too. I didn't manage to find the start of the ridge path to V. Babnik that Viharnik describes, but I persisted and bushwhacked through fallen trees and pathless terrain finally reaching the ridge path. Here it's really wonderful, pines, blooming broom, views to snowy KS Alps and of course, complete solitude. I extended the trip over Gontarska planina to Osolnik and back almost to Govejek. Almost because loud music was spreading from the hut from afar (Saturday of course), which I didn't want for the end of this trip. So I took a shortcut to the marked path to Legastja. Wonderful trip on a warm spring day will surely stay in memory long. I'll come back.
* OPOZORILO! Omenjen grebenski pristop na Veliki Babnik poteka preko zasebnega dvorišča, kjer prehod ni dovoljen!
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