Dolenji Novaki (Pod Kovkom) - Škofje

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), then we continue driving in the direction of the Cerkno ski slope. Further on, we drive past the inn Gostišče Gačnik (inn Gostilna v Logu) and past the turn-off of the road towards hospital Franja. A few hundred meters ahead, we will notice red mountain signposts for hospital Franja and Ermanovec on the right side of the road. We park at an appropriate place near the mountain signposts.

b) From Poljanska Valley we drive to Hotavlje, then we follow the signs for the Cerkno ski slope. We follow the signs for the Cerkno ski slope only to Kopačnica, where from the crossroads, where the road to the right continues towards the ski slope and Leskovica, we continue straight on the road that continues along the Podplečica stream. At the Joškovec homestead, where there is the next confluence, we continue right, then on the partly macadam road we start ascending more steeply. At the Mrovlje homestead the road swings to the Primorska side, after some descent we join the main road which leads from Cerkno towards the Cerkno ski slope. We follow the road left downhill, when on the left side of the road we notice red mountain signposts for hospital Franja and Ermanovec. We park at an appropriate place near the mountain signposts.

c) From Selška Valley we ascend to Davča, then we follow the signs for the Cerkno ski slope and later the signs for Cerkno. When we have already descended to the Primorska side, at the end of the settlement Dolenji Novaki on the left we notice red mountain signposts for hospital Franja and Ermanovec, where we park at an appropriate place.

Route description:
From the main road, we descend in the direction of the Cerknica stream, at the fork we choose the right road, which behind the bridge ends on a meadow. On the other side of the bridge we continue left towards Ermanovec and initially walk along Cerknica, when walking along the mentioned stream is blocked by a side stream, we continue right and ascend along the mentioned stream. Before the path enters the forest a cart track appears, along which we steeply ascend for some time. Higher up, the path leads past a few smaller forks, where we follow the rare blazes; otherwise the direction is quite clear, as it runs all the time along the torrent stream. Higher the cart track turns right and partly becomes more overgrown. A few minutes of ascent through the forest follow, then we reach the macadam road, which we follow to the right. The path further leads us along the macadam road for quite some time, which mostly ascends gently to moderately, mainly crossing the northwestern slopes of Škofje through the forest. After a short descent, the road brings us to the western ridge of Škofje, where it turns sharply to the left.
Here a steep unmarked path branches off to the left, we continue along the road, which passes to the southwestern slopes. Some slight descent follows and then an easy ascent to a marked junction, where we join the marked path from Cerkno.
We continue left onto the footpath and after a short steep ascent we step onto the asphalt road, along which we walk to the next marked junction.
At the junction we continue left (right Ermanovec and Lajše) and continue across a short grassy slope into the forest (continue on the footpath and not along the nearby cart track). Further we ascend along the edge of the forest, the path leads right along the extensive grassy slope of Škofje. Higher the path brings us out of the forest onto a scenic grassy ridge, where it turns right and continues ascending along an increasingly scenic ridge. A gentle and very scenic walk along the grassy ridge follows (nice view of Kojca, Porezen and the surrounding hills), then the path enters the forest and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to the summit of Škofje.

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