Gozd - Velika Poljana

Access to starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Kranj - west exit and continue following the road towards Golnik. Just a little after Golnik (more precisely after the settlement of Senično), a steep road branches off to the right uphill towards Zgornji Vetrni and Gozd. After the village of Zgornje Vetrno, the road mostly continues through the forest, and we follow it to the marked parking lot, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the Shelter in Gozd.
b) From the Jesenice - Ljubljana motorway, take the Podbrezje exit, then continue driving towards Ljubelj and Tržič. Before the Petrol petrol station in Bistrica pri Tržiču, turn right and then drive into Tržič. When the road descends into the valley, continue sharply right towards Pristava and Križ, then drive along the main road leading towards Zgornji and Spodnji Duplji, leave the mentioned main road at the settlement of Retnje, where we continue left towards the settlements of Križe and Golnik. Continue towards Golnik, and after the settlement of Križe, we soon arrive at a small intersection where a steep road branches off to the left towards Zgornji Vetrni and Gozd. After the village of Zgornje Vetrno, the road mostly continues through the forest, and we follow it to the marked parking lot, which is located in the immediate vicinity of the Shelter in Gozd.

Route description:
From the Shelter in Gozd, walk to the nearby church of St. Nicholas, then reach a marked junction where the path from Golnik joins from the right. Continue left uphill along the increasingly poor road, which brings us to a junction in a few minutes.
Continue along the right track towards Storžič, Tolsti vrh, and Mala and Velika Poljana (left to Koča na Kriški gori). The track, which ascends transversely towards the east, has a few junctions in the lower part, but they are well marked so there are no major orientation problems. Higher up, the track turns into a gradually steeper footpath, which leads us from the forest to scenic grassy slopes. After a while, the path levels out and brings us to a pleasant viewpoint with a bench, next to which we notice a memorial plaque.
Further on, the path crosses a steep grassy slope (danger of slipping and in winter also avalanche), then enters dense forest, where we reach the next marked junction. Continue straight towards Velika Poljana (left to Tolsti vrh), crossing wooded slopes for a short time, then the forest gradually thins and turns into the steeper slopes of Štajnarica, where it continues with some short ascents and descents, and on the more difficult sections, a few fixed ropes assist us. In the last part of the crossing over Štajnarica, we cross another steep grassy slope, from where we get the first close-up view of Storžič. After the bench, the path enters the forest and then begins to descend transversely towards Mala Poljana, which we reach after a few minutes. When we step out of the forest, we also step onto the track, along which we descend to the Hunting Hut on Mala Poljana.
From Mala Poljana, where the path from Tolsti vrh, Dom pod Storžičem, and Zalog joins us, continue along the left side of the hunting hut, on the path towards Velika Poljana. The path, which further follows the track, quickly enters the forest, where it then ascends transversely. After a few minutes of walking, we reach a scenic slope from which we have a nice view of the surrounding mountains. A little further on, the track turns right and after a short ascent brings us to the upper edge of Velika Poljana, where there is a marked junction.
Continue right (straight to Storžič) and after a good minute of further walking, arrive at the Koča na Veliki Poljani.

Starting point - St. Nicholas 0:05, St. Nicholas - junction above Gozd 0:10, junction above Gozd - Stajnar junction 1:10, Stajnar junction - Mala Poljana 0:40, Mala Poljana - Velika Poljana 0:15.

Along the route: Mala Poljana (890m), Gozd (890m), Razpotje nad Gozdom (950m), Saškina klopca (1395m), Razpotje Stajnar (1402m), Stajnar (1388m), Mala Poljana (1325m), Sedlo nad Veliko Poljano (1406m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik, Grebenc, Dom na Kališču, Storžič

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