Dolenji Novaki - Dom na Poreznu

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Cerkno (to here from the road Idrija - Most na Soči, or over the mountain pass Kladje), and then we continue driving in the direction of the ski centre Cerkno. Further, we drive past the inn Gačnik (inn in Logu), after which soon signs for the hospital Franja direct us to the left onto a somewhat narrower and ascending asphalt road, which we then follow to the parking lot by bar Pasice.
B) From Poljanska Valley we drive to Hotavlje, and then we follow the signs for the ski centre Cerkno. We follow the signs for the ski centre Cerkno only to Kopačnica, where from the crossroads, where the road continues to the right towards the ski centre and Leskovica, we continue straight ahead onto the road that continues along the stream Podplečica. At the homestead Joškovec, where there is the next confluence, we continue right, after which on a partly macadam road we start to ascend more steeply. At the homestead Mrovlje the road swings to the Primorska side, after some descent we join the main road that leads from Cerkno towards the ski centre Cerkno. We follow the road left downhill, and when we notice signs for the hospital Franja, we continue right and ascend on a somewhat narrower road to the parking lot by bar Pasice.
C) From Selška Valley we ascend to Davča, and then we follow the signs for the ski centre Cerkno and later signs for Cerkno. When we have already descended to the Primorska side, at the end of the settlement Dolenji Novaki we turn right in the direction of the hospital Franja. A shorter ascent follows and we arrive at bar Pasice, where we park.

Path description:
From the starting point by bar Pasice we continue in the direction of Porezen and at first we walk on the path that also leads towards the hospital Franja. After a few tens of meters of walking, the path towards the gorge Pasice turns slightly right, and we continue left and along the road walk to the homestead Podnjivč, where the path leads among houses. Behind the homestead over the footbridge we cross a stream, and then we continue on a wide cart track, which at the junctions we follow in the direction of the blazes. Next follows traversing the hill Drnova (1004 m), where the path leads with some shorter ascents and descents. When we arrive at the southwest slopes, the path descends somewhat more and brings us to the village Poljane, where there is a marked junction.
From the junction we continue right towards Porezen (straight to Cerkno and Labinje), where we first ascend across a hay meadow, then the path enters the forest through which it starts to ascend more steeply. At first we ascend near the scenic stream Trševka, then the path distances itself somewhat from the stream. Higher we cross a few more cart tracks and a forest road, at an altitude of 960 meters we reach a marked junction, where the path from Cerkno and one of the paths from Poče join us.
We continue straight across the road on the hay meadows Labinjske lehe, from where a nice view opens up onto Cerkljansko, and the view extends all the way to Krim, Snežnik and Trnovski gozd.
On the upper part of the hay meadow the path turns slightly left and passes onto the slopes named Počanska gora. A light to moderate traversing ascent to the left follows, and we walk on a nicely arranged path, which on a short steep section is also well secured and undemanding when dry.
After the secured section the path splits, and we continue on the lower path (right winter route), which continues to ascend traversely. Later the slope becomes steeper, and the path with the help of log steps steeply ascends for a stretch. The path quickly levels out and we reach the ridge Homa, where the path from the ski centre Cerkno joins us from the right.
We continue in the direction of Porezen and quickly descend to the saddle Velbnik, where on the left we notice the hunting hut on Šašu.
From the saddle Velbnik, where a forest road leading to the Dom na Poreznu hut approaches quite closely, we ascend through a narrow strip of forest, then at the crossing of the pasture fence the path splits.
We continue on the path that ascends (the left path bypasses the summit Medrce and is not marked), along it in 10 minutes we ascend to the panoramic summit Medrce, from where a nice view opens up onto Porezen.
From the summit we descend along a poorly visible trail that descends towards the northwest and after 5 minutes of descent brings us to a marked junction, where from the left the previously mentioned unmarked path and the steep path from Poče join us. A little further the gentle path from Poče also joins from the left, and from the right the path from Davča.
We continue in the direction of Porezen and in the continuation ascend along the increasingly panoramic southeast ridge. We then follow this path to the summit of Porezen, from which an even nicer view opens up onto the Julian Alps.
From the summit we continue right and along the path that from the ridge passes onto the slope, in less than 5 minutes we descend to the mountain hut.
Bar Pasice - Poljane 0:35, Poljane - Labinjske lehe 1:15, Labinjske lehe - Velbnik 1:15, Velbnik - Medrce 0:10, Medrce - Porezen 0:45, Porezen - Dom na Poreznu 0:05.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2018 (October).

On the way: Bar Pasice (494m), Poljane (503m), Labinjske lehe (960m), Velbnik (1331m), Medrce (1410m), Porezen (1630m)