Divje jezero - Koča na Hleviški planini (via Prižnica)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Logatec, and then we continue driving towards Idrija. When the most winding part of the road towards Idrija ends, we arrive at the hamlet Podroteja, where we leave the main road and continue left in the direction of Divje jezero and Idrijska Bela. We drive a few more 100 m along the road, then park on the parking lot by the information boards for the nearby Divje jezero.
B) From Most na Soči or Podbrdo we drive to the settlement Bača pri Modreju, and then we continue driving towards Idrija and further towards Logatec. At the end of Idrija, more precisely at the hamlet Podroteja, we leave the main road and continue right in the direction of Divje jezero and Idrijska Bela. We drive a few more 100 m along the road, then park on the parking lot by the information boards for the nearby Divje jezero.

Route description:
From the parking lot by Divje jezero we continue on the road, but we walk on it only a few 10 m, then signs for the path ob Rakah direct us right onto the footbridge, over which we cross to the other side of Idrijca. On the other side of Idrijca we reach a walking path, which we follow to the left (right Idrija). We continue on a gentle path which continues along the channel through which water flows. The channel was built for the needs of the mine pump. At the dam, which we reach after a few minutes, the channel ends, and we continue on a wide path which continues along the river Idrijca. Further on we cross fairly steep slopes, but because the path is wide enough it causes us no problems in dry conditions. A little further we arrive at a marked junction, where the path to the summit Struga branches off to the right, and we continue in the same direction. A little further from the left another path from the road joins us, by which we parked lower down (the mentioned path is part of ICPP and further leads towards Zadlog - access via the mentioned path is impossible due to the closed footbridge (March 2012)), and we continue straight here too and follow the transverse path to the nearby bench, by which there are direction signs.
Here we continue right and begin first moderately, then steeply to ascend through the forest. Higher the path flattens and turns left, where it continues over rubbly terrain surrounded by sparse shrubbery (area named Modrasovše). We continue the transverse ascent to the left and the path brings us to a nice vantage point on Prižnica (as written on the rock, the real Prižnica is supposed to be somewhat higher and a little distant from the mountain path), from which a beautiful view opens up over the landscape park Zgornja Idrijca and deep below on the river Idrijca.
We continue past the bench and continue on the path which gradually begins to descend transversely. After a short gentle descent we reach a cart track, where the blazes direct us sharply right. We continue the ascent on the cart track, which then moderately ascends through the forest, higher approaching a rocky edge which is somewhat distant from the path (if we have the will we can walk to the edge "Prižnica", from which a nice and precipitous view opens up). Higher the marked path bypasses the nearby hayfields on the right side, then ascends to the farm Zagrebenc.
From the farm we continue slightly right and over the meadow ascend to the 763 m high Zagrebenc (on maps also Čekovnik).
From Zagrebenc, from which a nice view opens towards Golaki, we first descend to a grassy saddle, then ascend to another less distinct peak. Here we first cross a short strip of forest, then with a view on Hleviška planina begin descending towards the nearby asphalt road, which we only cross. For a short time we continue on the macadam road which leads to the nearby residential house, and we soon continue slightly left on a relatively steep path, which higher flattens and brings us to a marked junction. We continue straight in the direction towards Hlevišam and only a little higher cross another macadam road. The path ahead transversely ascends through the forest for some time, then brings us to grassy slopes, over which we ascend to Koča na Hleviški planini in a few minutes.

Along the route: Zagrebenc (763m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Hleviška planina, Vojsko

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