Dolenji Novaki (Pod Kovkom) - Štor

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 slope Cerkno. Further, we drive past the inn Gostišče Gačnik (inn in Logu) and past the turn-off of the road towards the hospital Franja. A few 100 meters ahead, we will notice on the right side of the road the red mountain signposts for the hospital Franja and Ermanovec. We park at a suitable place near the mountain signposts.
B) From Poljanska dolina we drive to Hotavelj, and then we follow the signs for the ski slope Cerkno. We follow the signs for the ski slope Cerkno only to Kopačnica, where from the crossroads, where the road continues to the right towards the ski slope and Leskovica, we continue straight on the road that continues along the stream Podplečica. At the homestead Joškovec, where there is the next confluence, we continue right, and then on the partly macadam road we begin to ascend more steeply. At the homestead Mrovlje the road turns to the Primorska side, and after some descent we join the main road which leads from Cerkno towards the ski slope Cerkno. We follow the road left downhill, when we notice on the left side of the road the red mountain signposts for the hospital Franja and Ermanovec. We park at a suitable place near the mountain signposts.
C) From Selška dolina we ascend to Davča, and then we follow the signs for the ski slope Cerkno 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 the red mountain signposts for the hospital Franja and Ermanovec, where we park at a suitable place.

Path description:
From the main road, we descend in the direction of the stream Cerknica, and 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, but 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 ascend steeply for some time. Higher up the path leads us 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 in places 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 ahead leads us along the macadam road for quite some time, which mostly ascends gently to moderately, mainly crossing through the forest the northwestern slopes of Škofja. After a short descent the road brings us to the western ridge of Škofja, where it turns sharply to the left.
Here to the left branches an unmarked steep path, but we continue on the road, which passes to the southwestern slopes. Some more slight descent follows, and after it an easy ascent to the marked fork, 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 fork.
At the fork we continue right towards Ermanovec (left Škofje), where we soon arrive at the next marked fork, where we continue straight across the asphalt road onto the footpath in the direction towards Ermanovec (left Jeram - stamp ICPP, right pass Kladje). We continue the ascent for some time along the edge of a panoramic ridge, from which a nice view of Škofje opens up, then the path passes onto the slope and a bit further into the forest. Through the forest we ascend moderately along the cart track, higher up we reach the asphalt road that leads from the pass Kladje towards Ermanovec.
We walk along the asphalt road for a short time, then at a small hamlet we continue slightly left onto the road in the direction of the footpath to Ermanovec. Along the macadam road we ascend in a few 10 steps onto the panoramic ridge, where the signs for Ermanovec direct us slightly right onto the cart track, along which we quickly ascend to the forest. We continue through the forest, where at forks we follow the blazes, and the path brings us to the fortifications of the former Rapallo border, where the path levels out. A little further we step out of the forest, then in a gentle descent we walk to the asphalt road which we left some time ago, reaching it through the yard of the nearby house.
When we step onto the road we continue in the direction of Ermanovec, and the path first leads us past the information board (Trail along the Rapallo border), and a little further also past an old chapel, behind which a marked path from Kopačnica joins from the left.
We continue straight, and then in a few minutes we arrive at the Koča na Ermanovcu.
Behind the hut we notice the mountain signpost for Štor, which directs us slightly to the left onto the footpath that steeply ascends through the forest. The path soon levels out and brings us from the forest onto a panoramic meadow, where the blazes end. Here we continue right into the dense forest and continue the ascent along a gently sloping unmarked path, along which in 2 minutes of further walking we arrive at the indistinct and forest-covered summit.
Starting point - Koča na Ermanovcu 2:55, Koča na Ermanovcu - Štor 0:05.

On the way: Koča na Ermanovcu mountain hut (968m)