Kopačnica - Škofje (via valley of Podkovščica)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Gorenja vas in Poljanska dolina (to here from Škofja Loka, new bypass road which bypasses Škofja Loka, Horjul or Polhov Gradec), and then we continue driving towards Žiri and Cerkno. When we get to Hotavlje, we turn right in the direction of the village Leskovica and ski resort Cerkno. The road then soon brings us to Kopačnica, where we notice signs for Ermanovec, which direct us to the left over a bridge. Because at the starting point there are no appropriate parking spots, it is better to drive the car a little upwards on the narrower road which through the hamlet Kopačnica brings us into the ravine of the stream Podkovščica. We park above the village on an appropriate place by the road.
B) We drive to Žiri (to here from Vrhnika or Logatec), and then we continue driving towards Škofja Loka. When we get to Hotavlje, we turn left in the direction of the village Leskovica and ski resort Cerkno. The road then soon brings us to Kopačnica, where we notice signs for Ermanovec, which direct us to the left over a bridge. Because at the starting point there are no appropriate parking spots, it is better to drive the car a little upwards on the narrower road which through the hamlet Kopačnica brings us into the ravine of the stream Podkovščica. We park above the village on an appropriate place by the road.

Route description:
Above the village, the road along which we have parked gradually changes into a cart track which moderately ascends along the stream Podkovščica. The cart track along which we walk crosses the mentioned stream several times, then at the partially filled end of the ravine, turns sharply to the left, where it also ascends a little steeper. The path ahead ascends diagonally for a few minutes, then brings us to a wide indistinct ridge, where it again turns to the right. Further we follow the blazes, and the path in a moderate ascent through the forest brings us to the nearby forest road, which we follow to the right (at the spot where we step onto the road there are no blazes).
We continue the ascent along the increasingly panoramic road, which with nice views on Blegoš and the surrounding hills brings us to the homestead Erženovše. Above the farm, macadam replaces asphalt, and after 3 minutes of further walking we arrive at a marked crossroads, beside which we notice a larger chapel.
From the crossroads, which is located in the main ridge of the 1005 m high Štor, we continue right (left Koča na Ermanovcu - 5 minutes) along a fairly panoramic asphalt road, along which in a few minutes we arrive at the information board of the Rapallo border and the renovated border stone from 1920.
A few steps further, the signs for Franja hospital direct us right onto a macadam road which leads us through the yard of the nearby house. On the other side of the house we continue left onto a cart track, along which over a grassy slope we enter the forest. Through the forest at several junctions we follow the blazes, and the path after the building from the time of the Rapallo border begins to descend visibly. Lower, the path brings us out of the forest, from where a nice view of Škofje opens up. A few more steps lower, at the hamlet of a few houses, we step onto the asphalt road which leads from Koča na Ermanovcu towards the pass Kladje, which we follow briefly to the right, then the next signs for Franja hospital direct us right onto a cart track which continues descending. A descent follows, first through the forest, then across a panoramic hayfield to the next well-marked junction, where the path from the pass Kladje joins from the left.
We continue straight ahead (right Jeram - ICPP stamp) along the gentle cart track which crosses a strip of forest, then without major changes in elevation brings us in a few minutes to the next marked junction. At the junction we just cross the asphalt road (left downhill Cerkno and Franja hospital) and continue the path across a short grassy slope into the forest (we continue on the footpath and not on the nearby cart track). Further we ascend along the edge of the forest, and the path leads right beside the extensive grassy slope of Škofje. Higher, the path brings us out of the forest onto a panoramic grassy ridge, where it turns right and continues ascending along the increasingly panoramic ridge. A gentle and very panoramic walk follows along the grassy ridge (nice view of Kojca and Porezen), then the path enters the forest and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to the summit of Škofje.
We descend along the ascent path, or along a somewhat shorter but unmarked path (road) through the valley of Podplečica.

Along the route: Vrata (831m)

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