Hudi Graben - Dobrča (via Lešanska planina)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, at the Podtabor junction we continue in the direction of Ljubelj and Tržič. We continue driving on the fast road towards Ljubelj, then just before the gas station we turn right in the direction of Tržič and Begunje. The road then starts to descend, and at the first crossroads we continue left (direction Begunje) into the underpass, through which we arrive in Bistrica pri Tržiču. A little further on, a sign for Begunje directs us right onto a narrower and ascending road, which we then follow through Brezje pri Tržiču to the village of Hudi Graben, where at the end of the village we park in a suitable spot next to the hiking signposts.
B) We drive to Begunje na Gorenjskem, then we follow the signs for Tržič. When we arrive at the settlement Hudi Graben, a little further past the road sign that marks the beginning of the settlement, we park in a suitable spot by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point we continue about 10 strides towards Begunje, then the hiking signposts for Dobrča direct us right onto a steep cart track that leads to the nearby house. At the house the cart track turns left, and from the cart track we go a little higher once again left onto a somewhat overgrown passage footpath. We ascend along the footpath to a smaller saddle, where on the left we notice a smaller house, and we step onto the cart track, along which we begin the ascent. When walking on the cart track we follow the blazes; when the marked path from the cart track turns left into the forest, we leave the blazes and continue further along the cart track. The cart track soon splits, and we choose the right one, along which we step out of the forest onto an already somewhat overgrown clearing. A few more junctions follow, and we follow the wider cart track. The cart track then ascends transversely to the right; when it turns left, we leave it and continue straight along the beaten footpath. Further on we ascend along the footpath, which soon crosses a torrent ditch, then we ascend mostly through the forest. The footpath, which during and after rain is more like a stream, higher turns left and ascends to the Dobrča take-off site, where we reach the marked path from Brezje pri Tržiču.
From the take-off site, where Poldetova klopca bench is located and from where a beautiful view opens up, we continue slightly right in the direction of Lešanska planina (left Dobrča and Koča na Dobrči, right Brezje pri Tržiču). The path ahead first leads along a poor road, after a minute or two we arrive at a marked junction, where the path past Bistriška planina joins from the right.
We continue slightly left and continue the ascent along a steep cart track that ascends transversely to the right. During the ascent a nice view towards the east opens up briefly, then the path returns to the forest for a short time. Crossing a pasture fence follows, after which we reach the lower edge of Lešanska planina.
At the junction in the middle of the pasture, where a shepherd's hut also stands, which is open during the grazing season, we continue right (left Koča na Dobrči) and briefly continue along a gentle cart track, from which we soon go slightly left onto a steep footpath that ascends back onto the cart track across the pasture (the cart track makes a longer loop). A shorter transverse ascent to the left follows, and with ever better views we join the usual marked path that leads to Dobrča (there are no blazes on the section from the shepherd's hut to the mentioned junction).
Here we continue sharply right and in about 5 minutes of ascent we reach the summit of Dobrča.
Hudi Graben - Dobrča take-off site 1:25, Dobrča take-off site - Lešanska planina 40 minutes, Lešanska planina - Dobrča 30 minutes.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2018 (June).

On the way: Breška gora (1216m), Lešanska planina (1450m)

Trip can be extended to: Šentanski vrh