Preska - Sveti Jakob (via Jeterbenk)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Ljubljana, then continue along Celovška cesta towards Medvode. When we arrive in Medvode, at the first traffic light we turn left across the railway track in the direction of Golo Brdo, Žleb and Preska. After the railway track we continue right on the main road towards Preska; we drive along the main road to the first junction on the left. We then drive through the settlement, and when we spot the sports ground of the nearby primary school on the right side, we turn left onto Cesta v Žlebeh. When the residential houses on the right side of the road end, we arrive at a well-maintained parking lot, where we park.
B) From Škofja Loka, Kranj or Vodice we drive to Medvode, from there we continue driving towards Ljubljana. At the last traffic light in Medvode, which is located about 100 m ahead of the Hofer store, we turn right across the railway track in the direction of Golo Brdo, Žleb and Preska. After the railway track we continue right on the main road towards Preska; we drive along the main road to the first junction on the left. We then drive through the settlement, and when we spot the sports ground of the nearby primary school on the right side, we turn left onto Cesta v Žlebeh. When the residential houses on the right side of the road end, we arrive at a well-maintained parking lot, where we park.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot there is a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Jeterbenk and Katarina (left Slavkov dom on Golo Brdo). The path first leads along a macadam road, which after a smaller house changes into a cart track, from which we continue left into the forest, where we first cross a stream. We then ascend gently along an occasionally overgrown path, which leads us past several smaller junctions, following the blazes. After a few minutes of gentle ascent the path turns slightly to the left and gradually descends to a forest road, which we only cross. A little descent follows, then we reach an asphalt road and follow it to the right, but walk on it only briefly, as the red mountain signposts direct us left to the nearby fruit press.
We bypass the fruit press pri Andrej on the left side, then behind it continue across a small bridge into the forest. In the forest we first continue right and ascend to a cart track in a few minutes, on which we exit the forest. The path ahead leads along the mentioned cart track, first past a house, then with nice views on Polhograjsko hribovje. After a short descent we reach an asphalt road, which we only cross, as the path continues along a macadam road. The road soon splits into two parts, and we continue along the lower left one, on which we soon reach a left bend, next to which there is the marked parking lot Žlebe.
From the parking lot we continue along a cart track in the direction of Katarina, Jeterbenk and sv. Marjeta (left Petelinc), which continues on the left side of the stream. After a few dozen steps we leave the mentioned cart track and continue right into the forest, where we first descend to the stream and cross it. On the other side we ascend gently for a short time, then the path turns right and ascends more steeply. Slightly higher we arrive at a marked junction, where we continue left (right church of sv. Marjete 3 minutes) and at the next nearby one again left. A little further the path splits into two parts, and we continue along the lower left (right Jeterbenk čez Turnice), which for some time ahead is unmarked, but marked at most junctions.
From the unmarked junction we first descend lightly to a smaller gully, then ascend gently to a cart track, which we follow to the left, walking on it to the place where the "Petelinc" signs direct us right onto a steeper path, on which we arrive at a hayfield in a few minutes (a bench is located at the edge of the hayfield), across which we ascend steeply. The path ahead returns to the forest and takes us past ruins to a marked junction, where we join the marked path from Slavkov dom on Golo Brdo.
Here we continue right and begin to ascend along the ridge of Jeterbenk, from which we occasionally get a partial view towards the south. Higher we reach a kind of forepeak, from which we descend to a minor saddle, where we join the path from Katarina. Here we continue straight and reach the summit in a few steps, in the middle of which stands a large cross.
From the junction a few steps below the summit we continue in the direction of Katarina and first descend steeply through the forest, then arrive at a weekend cottage, where the path levels out and takes us to the road. We continue along the road, which soon brings us to a junction at the chapel.
From the mentioned junction, located at the edge of the forest, we continue straight (sharply left Jeterbenk, left Slavkov dom on Golem Brdu) along a scenic road, along which we soon reach the next junction, from which we continue straight onto a footpath that continues between two roads (left road leads towards Katarina, right towards the farm Kozomer). The path ahead rises quickly to a bench and table, then continues briefly along the edge of the forest, where a nice view opens up. Higher the path enters the forest and takes us to a forepeak, from which it descends past a hut to a cart track. We ascend the cart track only briefly, then at the point where the cart track turns slightly right, we continue straight uphill on a well-trodden trail that begins to ascend steeply across a hayfield. Higher the path enters the forest, where it ascends even more steeply. When we step out of the forest slightly higher, we are already at the summit of Rog next to a large wooden cross.
From the summit we continue along a pleasant ridge path that leads along a scenic ridge, then the path crosses a belt of forest, after which we arrive at a junction. At the junction the path to the church of sv. Katarina branches left, and we continue slightly right along a somewhat less pronounced but still easily followable trail, which continues across a hayfield for a while longer, then enters the forest and descends to a narrower macadam road that leads from Topola towards the hamlet Brezovica. We walk along the road briefly, following it to the right, then arrive at a well-marked junction located at the edge of a smaller hamlet.
The marked path bypasses the hamlet on the right side, then continues along a wide cart track, from which a nice view opens onto our goal and, in fine weather, also onto the Kamnik and Savinja Alps and Posavsko hribovje. On the other side of the scenic meadow the path approaches the forest, where the path from Sora and Preska joins us. Here too we continue left; we walk along the cart track only a few dozen more steps, as the blazes then lead us right onto a relatively steep path that continues along the edge of the forest (even if we continue along the cart track we will reach the summit). During the ascent a nice view opens towards Polhograjska Grmada, and from the summit, which we reach after a few minutes, also towards the other peaks of Polhograjsko hribovje.

On the way: Sveta Marjeta under Jeterbenk (482m), Jeterbenk (774m), Rog (798m)