Dragonoš (Krpesovka) - Japetić

Access to starting point:
We leave the Dolenjska motorway at the Slovenska vas exit, which is just before the Obrežje border crossing (MP Obrežje). We continue driving to the centre of Obrežje, where we turn left at the intersection, then through the Bregana border crossing settlement (MP Bregana) and the bridge over the Bregana river we arrive in Croatia. Immediately after the border we continue sharply right towards Jastrebarsko and continue to the village of Grdanjci, where in the village centre we notice a sign on the left for Jarušje, Višnjevac and Noršić Selo. We take this road and continue on a narrower asphalted road through Breganica and after approximately 7.5 km of driving we arrive at an intersection, where we continue left towards Jarušje and Dragonoš, right to Noršić Selo. When we arrive in Dragonoš, at the intersection we continue left on the main road towards Japetić. The narrow asphalt road leads us to the saddle, where we park by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point we continue along the gravel road, which leads us across a small scenic meadow, then along the marked shortcut we cut the bend. The road takes us under a small power line and rises and falls. The road enters the forest and then across a small meadow we reach the junction to Japetić. The area is called Katin krč. We continue left. Straight ahead along the road to Planinski dom Žitnica. The path is initially gentle. After a few minutes we arrive at a small valley, where in spring there is plenty of wild garlic. Straight ahead the marked path continues, but we turn left here and in a few minutes of steep ascent reach the summit of Japetić, where there is a lookout tower. The HPO stamp is located on the tower pillar. For the view, we must climb the lookout tower.
Description and photos refer to the condition in May 2025.