Jablanica - Koča na Kozleku

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana–Koper, take the Postojna exit and continue along the road towards Reka and Ilirska Bistrica. At the end of Ilirska Bistrica, turn left towards the villages Vrbovo, Jablanica and Trpčane. Continue past the villages Jasen, Vrbovo and Vrbica. Immediately after the village Vrbica, turn left onto a macadam road, which after 30 meters brings us to the village road, where we continue right. Drive only a few dozen meters to the parking lot by the road, which is located before a smaller bridge.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we cross a small bridge and by the road notice signposts for the castle and Kozlek. The blazes lead us left onto a cart track, which soon has an unmarked junction, where we continue right into the forest. The path along which we soon notice blazes leads us past the ruins of the former church, where we again notice signs for the castle and Kozlek. Further, we continue on a fainter footpath, which a little higher brings us to a cart track, which we follow to the ruins of the former castle. Further, the cart track soon turns into a footpath that ascends more steeply over partly panoramic slopes. A little higher, we join the path from Vrbiški dol. Here we continue right on the path, which moderately ascends along a forest-covered ridge. Soon we come to panoramic slopes, from which a beautiful view opens up towards the south, and towards the east we already see the panoramic Srednji vrh, which is the forepeak of Kozjek. Here the path descends for a short time, then in a moderate ascent through the forest brings us to Srednji vrh.
From Srednji vrh, the path slowly descends to the saddle between both peaks and then starts ascending again, first over an unvegetated slope and higher through the forest. When we reach the mountain hut Koča na Kozleku, a view opens up towards the south and east. From the hut to the summit is only a few steps of easy walking.

On the way: Srednji vrh pri Kozleku (923m)