Gornje Sitno - Planinsko zavetišče Ljubljan (via Klančac)
Starting point: Gornje Sitno (620 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 43.5194°N 16.60377°E 
Path name: via Klančac
Time of walking: 3 h 15 min
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way, easy pathless terrain
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 460 m
Altitude difference (by path): 460 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
Leave the A1 motorway at the Split exit. Continue on the expressway to Split, where we continue on the Adriatic Highway to the town of Stobreč. Here we pay attention to the marked and traffic-light-controlled left turn just after the bridge over the Žrnovnica River. We drive through Žrnovnica to the marked intersection, where we continue left towards Donje Sitno and Gornje Sitno. When we arrive at the intersection above Donje Sitno, we continue left. Shortly after the Church of Saint Luke, we turn slightly left towards Gornje Sitno. We drive through the village to the parking lot at the end of the village.
Path description:
The described path is very poorly marked, difficult to follow and overgrown with thorns. We must also watch out for snakes.
From the starting point, continue along the road past the turn-off to the Umberto Girometta mountain hut to its end. Then look for the trail that goes up the steep slope. The path winds in steep zigzags with the help of occasional steps towards the visible chapel on Strmica (723 m). We arrive at a small saddle between Volujak and Strmica, where an invisible path branches left towards the chapel. The path descends into a small valley. In between, a rope helps us over a short rock slab. There is a lot of thorns on the path. When we start ascending, we reach a visible junction, where we continue straight ahead. Left to Žrnovnica and the Lugarnica mountain hut, from where it is also possible to reach Ljubljan; right to the Umberto Girometta mountain hut and Ljubljan via the upper path. The path steeply ascends to the edge and levels out. We walk through the valley between sinkholes behind Mekinjo glavica (857 m) and after half an hour of walking with intermediate short descents, mostly along a dry stone wall, we arrive at the junction at Klančac. Here we turn right onto the overgrown trail; straight to the Lugarnica mountain hut. If the path is too overgrown, we can continue straight and later right. The path first steeply descends into a sinkhole, then unevenly ascends through the forest. The path is very poorly trodden, so we must follow the not very frequent markers very carefully. In between, we encounter small meadows over which the path is not traceable. It leads us through numerous thorny sections. After about 45 minutes of walking, we arrive at a barely noticeable junction, where a somewhat better-trodden path joins from the left past the Lugarnica mountain hut. We continue right in the direction of Ljubljan. The path becomes steep and somewhat overgrown. After about 20 minutes, we arrive at a small clearing and junction, where we continue straight towards the Ljubljan bivouac; right to Ljubljan and Vickov stup. Soon the path becomes untraceable. We carefully follow the fairly dense markers. The path slightly descends into a small sinkhole, where the path is full of thorns. Then the path crosses the slope of Ljubljan to the saddle, from where we can already see the red container, which is our goal. Here the path turns left into a more rocky terrain. Then we have another 10 minutes of crossing the slope of Ljubljan and we are at the bivouac. We must be very careful with the markers, especially in the last section.
The description and photos refer to the condition in August 2023.
On the way: Klančac (840m)
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