Cerkno - Porezen (steep path)

Access to starting point:
A) From the regional road Idrija - Tolmin, at the settlement Straža in the hamlet Želin at the traffic-light junction, we turn right in the direction of Cerkno (if coming from the direction of Tolmin, we turn left). We continue driving through the valley of the river Cerknica, past the Petrol gas station all the way to Cerkno, where at the junction behind the church of St. Jernej (by the church there is also a cemetery and parking lot) we continue left in the direction of Železniki, Cerkno ski slope, Franja hospital and Cerkno center. At the next marked junction we continue left in the direction of the settlements Zakojca and Gorje. If we have not parked already before at the church, we can do so a little further from the NOB monument on one of the parking lots in Cerkno.
B) From the road Škofja Loka - Žiri, behind the settlement Trebija we turn right in the direction of Sovodenj and Cerkno (from the direction of Žiri, still before Trebija we turn left), from where we first drive to Sovodenj, from there over the pass Kladje (the pass is located in the settlement Podlanišče) we begin descending towards Cerkno. In Cerkno at the first larger junction we continue straight (to the right we reach the town center and the church of St. Anne), then at the second, about 300 m further, we turn right in the direction of Železniki, Cerkno ski slope, Franja hospital and Cerkno center. At the next marked junction we continue left in the direction of the settlements Zakojca and Gorje and then park on one of the parking lots in Cerkno.
C) From the road Škofja Loka - Podbrdo, at the place Zali Log we continue left in the direction of Davča and Cerkno ski slope (if coming from the direction of Podbrdo or Soriška planina, at the end of the settlement we continue right). The road ahead first ascends to Davča, from there it begins descending towards Cerkno. In the center of Cerkno, at the post office we turn right, then a little behind the NOB monument we park at a suitable spot.

Route description:
From the starting point we continue on the asphalt road, which continues along the Zapoška stream and first leads us past the ETA E.G.O. factory. The fairly undulating road then continues past several houses, then brings us to a smaller junction, where we continue right over the bridge (straight to Okrepčevalnica pr Padkejc). After the bridge the road begins to ascend more noticeably, then quickly takes us to the settlement Trebenče, where we keep to the main road. At the end of the settlement the road bypasses a larger cliff on the left side, on the top of which stands the church of St. Jošt. From here we continue on the main road for a few more minutes, then arrive at a sort of picnic area, by which there is a grassy sports field (volleyball, small football, playgrounds, trampoline...).
Right at the log cabin a narrower macadam road branches off to the right (straight Poče, Gorje, Jesenica...), along which we continue the ascent. The road soon enters the forest, where it makes a longer left bend. At the bend a path branches off to the right towards the church of St. Jošt, which is a good 5 minutes' walk away, while we continue further on the asphalt road, which past the transformer brings us to a smaller junction near two houses.
The asphalt road continues right towards the house, while we go straight on the poorer macadam road. At the first junction some 10 m ahead we continue left, then partly through the forest and partly across meadows we arrive at the asphalt road, which we reach at the NOB monument and the fire station.
From the fire station, where there is also a turning area for buses, we continue on the ascending road through the village Poče. In the middle of the village we notice the first markers, a few steps further the first hiking signposts.
From the center of Poče we continue left in the direction of Porezen (right Porezen via Labinjske lehe), where we first walk past a few houses, then the asphalt ends and we continue the path on the macadam road. The road a little further approaches yet another house, but still before the house (the path turn-off is at the hayrack) we continue left onto the path, which ascends across the hay meadow to the forest road a few minutes away. When we reach the road we follow it to the left, walking along it in the direction of Porezen. Occasionally we get some views of the Cerkljansko hribovje, then we already arrive at a smaller junction, from where we continue straight on the footpath, which continues between both roads. After a short ascent we return to the right branch of the road, which is increasingly similar to a cart track (widening of the cart track 2014). The path further leads us past a smaller waterfall, then we arrive at a partly marked junction, where the signs for Porezen direct us sharply right (straight Porezen - gentle path (turn-off not marked)).
From the junction we walk along the cart track only a few 10 steps further, then the marked footpath continues left uphill. After a short ascent we approach the end of one cart track, while we continue on the relatively steep path through the forest. Higher up the forest temporarily ends, and the path forks into two parts. The officially marked right path leads us towards the panoramic slope, then near the hunting observation post returns to the forest and turns sharply left (the turn-off is marked). This is followed by a gentle traverse ascent to the left and from the left the previously mentioned path joins us, which is somewhat shorter but officially unmarked. Further we ascend diagonally through forest, scrub and overgrown meadows, the path also leading past a memorial plaque among other things. With occasional views of the pre-alpine hills we arrive at the point where the path to the hunting hut on Šaš branches off to the right. Behind the junction a nice view towards Porezen soon opens up for us, and just a little further we step onto the saddle between Porezen on the left and the lesser-known peak Medrce on the right.
At the junction the path via Labinjske lehe, the path from Franja hospital and paths from the Davča area join us from the right, while we continue left in the direction of Porezen. A little further the gentle path from Poče also joins from the left, a few steps further another path from Davča (if we continue here in the direction of Davča we quickly reach the road, along which we can reach Dom na Poreznu).
The path ahead continues along the only occasionally steeper but increasingly panoramic ridge of Porezen. With views of the Kamniško-Savinjske Alpe, Karavanke, ever larger part of the Julian Alps as well as Škofjeloško and Cerkljansko hribovje and Trnovski gozd, we then reach the summit without major difficulties, where there is a logbook box, NOB monument and viewing board.
From the summit we can descend in a few minutes to the nearby mountain hut.
Cerkno - Poče 1:15, Poče - Porezen 2:30.

Along the route: Trebenče (453m), Poče (653m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Poreznu

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