Dragonoš (Krpesovka) - Veliki Lovnik

Access to starting point:
We leave the Dolenjska motorway at the Slovenska vas exit, which is just before the Obrežje border crossing. We continue to the centre of Obrežje, where we turn left at the intersection, then through the Bregana border crossing settlement and the bridge over the Bregana river we arrive in Croatia. Immediately after the border, we turn 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 about 7.5 km we reach an intersection, where we go left towards Jarušje and Dragonoš, right to Noršić Selo. Upon arriving in Dragonoš, at the intersection we continue left on the main road towards Japetić. The narrow asphalted road leads us to a saddle, where we park by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point we continue along the asphalt road towards Samobor. The road gently descends and is an unmarked section of the path. After 5 minutes of walking we reach the branch for Veliki Lovnik, where we turn left. The path first leads through the forest and ascends. After about 5 minutes of walking we arrive at a larger meadow, where there is a junction on the other side. From the left, the path from the village of Dragonoš joins. To the right one reaches the summit by road. We continue straight along the path, which begins to descend. Soon we turn right onto a wide path that crosses the slope of the nearby Beli grič. After a short ascent we reach the road. We continue left along the road, which after a short descent brings us to a junction, where we continue ahead along the road. To the right a path branches off via Mali Lovnik to Slani dol. The marked path leaves the road and we continue right. The path that cuts the bend quickly returns to the road, then cuts the road bend once more; when we return to the road, we can already see Gostinjac Sv. Bernard among the trees, to which only one short marked shortcut and a few steps along the road separate us. There is a chapel by the inn.
To the right of the inn the path to Veliki Lovnik continues. The path leads past the stations of the Way of the Cross and ascends to a small plain. The path becomes steeper and soon turns right, and in a few steps we reach the viewless summit of Veliki Lovnik, where there is a cross and two chapels.
Description and photos refer to the condition in May 2025.

On the way: Gostinjac Sv. Bernard (700m)