Osovnik, Gontarska pl., Govejek (circular tour)
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| viharnik27. 11. 2010 16:31:28 |
After the snowfall, starting points for higher tours are paralyzed, so I decided for a nearby tour to Polhograjci.
I ascend to Osovnik from Ločnica, where it's already well trodden. Snow in these hills is incomparably more than in the valley, around 30 cm and more on Gontarska pl. On Osovnik I meet an old acquaintance from two years ago, where we go together further to Gontarska pl. and circularly conclude the tour via Govejek and descent over Lužar and on the new path over the waterfall to the parking in Ločnica.
I must praise the excellent, completely new young maintenance staff from Kras on Govejek. Spoon food is excellent, as well as desserts. Before, caretakers changed, who had a written menu in the hut, but none prepared when you ordered. Those who came to the hut were boozing, so real hikers avoided from afar, as drunks even lay on benches in the hut and slept. Now since May all 100% different, old fame of good hut slowly returning. Hut is warmly heated and really pleasant atmosphere there. From here nice tours to Gontarska pl., Veliki Babnik, Osolnik circular or even longer tour to Tošč. Nice areas of snowy solitary Polhograjci just a gunshot from Ljubljana.
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| GITA10. 12. 2010 22:31:31 |
Let there be a riddle to start today : Almost under our noses we have them, but we know them so little... What are they? Yes, "Polhograjci", of course . We've had them in plan for a long time to explore a bit… Well, today when morning obligations dragged almost to noon and there was no more time to go farther, the opportunity offered itself… And since we like circular paths, we got excited over Viharnik's record above (Viharnik, thanks for the tip ).
We park in Ločnica valley, the path starts at the sign "Osolnik – Circular path". Shady and damp valley we quickly "grind through" and soon we are out of the forest, where the sun greets us. At the sight of sunny grassy slopes we are amazed and speechless  – we see a herd of chamois, some ten or fifteen of them… we simply couldn't believe our eyes, as we've never seen so many together, let alone at such a height... Most fled to the forest, some remained… some continued grazing calmly, others "posed". Thanks . The stop here was looong… we couldn't get enough of looking at them. Then we finally continue to the top of Osolnik, where it blows quite strongly, so we don't linger long. We descend in the direction of the circular path past the cabin and continue upward again to the top of Gontarska planina, where tree branches are still clad in ice and create a bit of winter atmosphere. Then down the ridge to Govejek and back to the starting point.
Conditions: impressions more spring-like than winter  . The path is completely dry in places, sprinkled with snow elsewhere, in the shadiest areas covered with a few centimeters of frozen snow – where the slope is steeper, one must watch for slipping. On the path from Gontarska planina to Govejek we crossed three or four quite substantial avalanches (who would have thought, on such "hillocks"). I can't say they were very extensive, but if they had caught someone by chance, they certainly wouldn't have left them uninjured.
It was a nice afternoon, I hope we return to these parts soon… sometimes even such "hillocks" provide plenty of satisfaction…
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| viharnik12. 12. 2010 08:25:41 |
Gita, super tour you did! Unlike my path, you took one junction earlier (at Rus) into the woods. Above the path joins the access road, which comes from Sora hills. Yesterday I also made a circular tour, this time around Tošč. These Polhograjci always hide some new surprises and serve up landscape beauties in every season. In winter right after snowfall they even offer good skiing.
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| zippo12. 12. 2010 08:47:55 |
Such a herd of chamois under Koštovec (last farm before Osolnik) is permanent, they graze like domestic sheep
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| GITA12. 12. 2010 22:06:33 |
Yes Viharnik, we were really enthusiastic about the beautiful Polhograjci and believe they are wonderful in all seasons. We also checked out some slopes and "mused" that one could descend well here also on skis . We'll continue exploring... maybe we'll meet sometime
@Zippo - aha, so they can be seen more often... we were poking around here for the first time and were really very surprised... our first thought was that maybe someone even raises them... but when there was no fence anywhere, we knew it wasn't so... really interesting...
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| skorny20. 01. 2013 10:51:03 |
Osovnik folk, Osolnik geographical
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| LidijaJesih20. 01. 2013 11:39:08 |
Also by pronunciation and accents each is different, depending on which end one comes from. Well, I usually go to Osovnk (stress on long o). By the way, how do you rotate pictures? 
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| GregorC20. 01. 2013 12:28:06 |
Lidija, I also say Osovnk
Pictures are easiest to rotate even before uploading them to the portal.
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| LidijaJesih20. 01. 2013 12:52:52 |
I know that, and in my folder they are right. Here they rotate a bit on their own... maybe something to do with Windows eight.. But I'll only take horizontal ones.
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| viharnik25. 01. 2013 17:39:40 |
Today I took a short walk via Govejek to Gontarska pl. and Osovnik.
The path starts from the first parking lot in Ločnica, turn past the small waterfall and bridge to Micka, then via Govejek to Gontarska pl. and along the ridge to Osovnik.
On this variant it is now a bit trodden down, there is new dry snow over 5 cm, below the southern [slope] is properly frozen, not slippery, so walking is very soft. Under Gontarska pl. avalanches have piled heaps of snow on the pl. track, but they are no longer dangerous. Due to the previous thaw and last snowfall the pines are dressed in white branch sculptures and very nice to look at. The top part of Gontarska pl. was in fog, cold wind from the east, ca. -5°C. In short, a snowy fairytale, which I warmly recommend before tomorrow daytime the sun shakes the white decorations from the pines and spruces. No pics, Cheers!
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| vencelj17. 04. 2013 22:09:27 |
Today we circled in the same area: from Sv. Andrej to Sv. Ožbolt, Tošč, Gontarska planina, Osolnik, Puštal and back to start.Puštalski krog
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| Gora Trma7. 03. 2014 18:24:08 |
For fans of this area, some good news.
Path from Trnovec or Ločnica past power plant to Mihelčičev dom on Govejek is cleared and nicely passable. Hut is of course also open.
Happy trails!
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| Gora Trma10. 04. 2014 11:07:20 |
Even better news for fans of circular paths in this area.
Members of PD Medvode two days ago completely cleared and even marked the mountain path connecting Brunarico Osovnik and Mihelčičev dom on Govejek. It's nicer than before the ice storm
On Govejek they say there will be a bonfire on 30.04.2014 and they look forward to our participation.
Happy trails!
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| viharnik23. 12. 2016 14:01:29 |
After preparing lunch for my mom with a cold, I quickly jumped into the Polh. hills from Ločnica to Gontarska pl.
Below the forest is heavily greened, up at Micke at 650m it has already fully opened. To the top the sun nicely warmed with wonderful views. I returned along the ridge to the saddle under Osovnik and into the valley. Trip for the soul.
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| grega_p2. 04. 2021 19:56:15 |
To not open a new thread, I suggest to exploring souls right here that you can reach all these peaks and pastures also from the west. If starting from Kozjekov graben, countless paths and tracks hide in the forest leading to Gontarska planina. And unexpected stone ruins of once quite large estate hide in the forest somewhere north above Žirovnik farm. There is also a scenic NW extension of the ridge from Iga.
If anyone knows more about this part, I'll be grateful for info.
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