Kandrše (Trata) - Limbarska gora

Access to starting point:
A) We leave the Štajerska motorway at the Krtina exit, then follow the signs for Moravče and Zagorje ob Savi. Shortly after the road sign marking the beginning of the settlement Kandrše, we arrive at the saddle by the hamlet Trata, where we turn left and park on the macadam parking lot opposite the company Strip's, elektrotehnika - elektronika, d.o.o.
B) We drive to Izlake (to here from Trojane or Zagorje ob Savi), then continue driving in the direction of Moravče. In the settlement Kandrše, at the company Strip's, elektrotehnika - elektronika, d.o.o., we turn right and park on the macadam parking lot next to the hiking signposts.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the road towards Limbarska gora, Golčaj and Vrh pri Mlinšah. Initially we walk along an undulating asphalt road that leads us across a meadow; at the hamlet with a few houses, the blazes direct us onto the left side road, from which we immediately turn left again (straight marked path to Limbarska gora) and ascend to the nearby church of St. Lenart, from which a beautiful view opens up, reaching all the way to Zasavska Sveta gora.
From the church, we quickly return to the marked path, then continue on the macadam road, which ascends to the saddle between Jerščeva gorica (586 m) on the left and Kandrški grič on the right. At the saddle, we leave the road leading to the nearby homestead and continue slightly right onto a marked cart track that descends through the forest. The path soon flattens, then past a cross and an older chapel we arrive at an asphalt road, which we follow northwards. We quickly arrive at a settlement with a few houses, where at the chapel we go left downhill to the nearby church, which we have already seen for a few minutes from our path. After a short descent, we arrive at the church of St. Mihael, which was renovated in 2015.
From the church, we return to the chapel, then arrive at the settlement Dolgo Brdo Kandrše - del, where at the junctions we follow the blazes. In the upper part of the settlement, we turn left from the main road, where asphalt is quickly replaced by a cart track. For a few minutes we ascend the cart track with occasional views, then reach the settlement Vrh pri Mlinšah, where we initially continue ascending, and at the end of the settlement slightly descend.
A longer walk follows on an initially still scenic macadam road, which mostly continues through the forest, and here and there beautiful views open up. At a poorly marked junction located somewhat before the quarry, which we can already sense left below us, we continue along the slightly left upper road. The road briefly leads above the quarry, from where a beautiful view opens up, then we gradually arrive at the settlement Tlačnica, where there is a marked junction.
We continue in the direction of Golčaj, Kal and Limbarska gora (left downhill to Peče and Zgornje Koseze) and continue walking along the forest road, which initially ascends gently to moderately, then flattens and occasionally descends slightly. When we leave the forest, we arrive at the first houses or holiday cottages in the hamlet Kal. Here the road becomes asphalted, but at the end of the settlement we leave it and at the hayrack continue right as directed by the blazes. Just a few dozen steps further the path ends, and we continue left downhill, descending across a meadow to the edge of the forest, where the marked path reappears. A steeper descent through the forest follows, and lower at the edge of a meadow we reach a marked junction, where a marked path from Golčaj joins from the right, and at the same time the blazes of the European footpath E6 join us.
We continue towards Limbarska gora, initially walking along a wide cart track; when we reach the asphalt road leading to Limbarska gora, we follow it right.
We continue along the mentioned road for some time, then at a smaller hamlet the blazes direct us right downhill onto a macadam road. A short descent follows, then the road first turns left and then right, bringing us in a moderate ascent to the next hamlet. Here we pass through a few courtyards, then the blazes direct us onto a grassy cart track, along which we return to the asphalt road across a scenic slope. A short gentle ascent follows, and the path brings us to the inn and church on the summit of Limbarska gora.
Trata - St. Lenart 0:08, St. Lenart - St. Mihael 0:17, St. Mihael - Vrh pri Mlinšah 0:30, Vrh pri Mlinšah - Tlačnica 0:55, Tlačnica - Kal 0:30, Kal - Limbarska gora 0:45.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2019 (December).

On the way: Sveti Lenart (Kandrše) (508m), Sveti Mihael (Križate) (491m), Vrh pri Mlinšah (641m), Tlačnica (703m), Kal (725m)