Kočevje - Slovenski vrh

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Kočevje, then we look for Podgorska ulica (which branches off to the right from the main road - direction of travel towards Delnice). At the end of the mentioned street we will notice mountain signposts and beside them a nicely arranged parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road which continues towards the foot of the hill, at the smaller crossroad we continue on the right road (left - ski slope). Just a few steps ahead we arrive at a marked junction of mountain paths, and we choose the right one, Kalanovo pot, which continues for some 10 steps on the asphalt road, then the signs for the mentioned path direct us to the left, onto a trail that begins to ascend through the forest. Once in the forest we quickly reach a cart track, then further we follow a wide and well-trodden path which begins to ascend more steeply, and during the ascent it crosses the forest road several times.
From the path ascending through the forest, views towards Kočevje open up only rarely, and higher up the path brings us to the place where a path branches off to the right to Jama treh bratov, and we continue straight ahead on the path which levels out. A few minutes of easy walking follow, then we arrive at the next forest road, which we follow slightly to the right (slightly left Koča pri Jelenovem studencu - 5 minutes).
We continue towards Ledenik, first on the road which rises moderately, then descends to the nearby crossroad, where we continue slightly right, or straight (sharply left - parking lot above Koča pri Jelenovem studencu).
From the crossroad we walk a few more minutes on the road, then the signs for Ledenik direct us left downwards onto a footpath which continues through the forest. The path quickly levels out, then in a short ascent brings us to another forest road which we follow to the left. Two successive crossroads follow, and both times we continue on the right road, at the second crossroad there are signs for Eleonorina jama. Some 100 meters further the blazes from the road leading towards Eleonorina jama direct us right onto a cart track which continues through the forest, at the junctions we follow the blazes. After a few minutes the blazes from the cart track direct us right onto the path which begins to ascend towards the summit of Ledenik, which we reach after approximately 10 minutes of further walking.
From Ledenik we continue further on the Kočevje mountain trail, which first descends along the ridge, then levels out temporarily. Some descent follows where we follow the blazes, then we reach the end of the forest road along which we continue the descent. When the road turns right, we continue left onto the marked path which continues through the forest. Somewhat lower we reach one of the forest roads again, right at the stump with a shelter. Here we continue left, then before the forestry cottage Bivaki the road turns right and begins to turn semicircularly to the left. After the semicircle around the forestry cottage the road turns slightly right, and the blazes lead us right onto the path which continues without major changes in elevation. Somewhat further we reach a cart track down which we descend to the turning area of the next forest road. Further on we walk a few minutes on the road, from which views occasionally open up towards the southwest where we see Goteniška gora. After a few minutes we go from the road right again, then after a gentle ascent we reach another road which we just cross. A few minutes of moderate ascent follow, then we arrive below Slovenski vrh where the path ascends more steeply. The steep ascent ends quickly as the path quickly brings us to Slovenski vrh.
Kočevje - Ledenik 2:15, Ledenik - Slovenski vrh 1:45.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (September).

On the way: Ledenik (1072m)