Kranj (Kalvarija) - Šmarjetna gora (partly on footpath)

Access to starting point:
A) From Medvode or Škofja Loka, we drive along the old road to Kranj, then descend the slope to the roundabout, where the main road continues with the first exit right and then over the bridge across the Sava, while we take the second exit in the direction of Besnica and Šmarjetna gora. This is followed by driving through the underpass and a sharp right turn, then at the nearby intersection we continue sharply left in the direction of Šmarjetna gora. Further on, the road ascends more steeply, then at the next intersection we continue right, again in the direction of Šmarjetna gora, and park in a suitable place by the road.
B) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, we take the Kranj - east exit, then at all subsequent intersections continue driving in the direction of Škofja Loka. When approaching the underpass, where the road to Škofja Loka passes under the old Ljubljana - Kranj road, we continue right in the direction of Jesenice and Kranj and, after a short ascent, join the mentioned old road, along which we continue towards Jesenice, then descend the slope to the roundabout, where the main road continues with the first exit right and then over the bridge across the Sava, while we take the second exit in the direction of Besnica and Šmarjetna gora. This is followed by driving through the underpass and a sharp right turn, then at the nearby intersection we continue sharply left in the direction of Šmarjetna gora. Further on, the road ascends more steeply, then at the next intersection we continue right, again in the direction of Šmarjetna gora, and park in a suitable place by the road.
C) From the Jesenice - Ljubljana motorway, we take the Kranj - west exit, then continue driving towards Kranj and further to Škofja Loka and Ljubljana. After the bridge over the Sava River, at the roundabout we take the first exit right in the direction of Besnica and Šmarjetna gora. This is followed by driving through the underpass and a sharp right turn, then at the nearby intersection we continue sharply left in the direction of Šmarjetna gora. Further on, the road ascends more steeply, then at the next intersection we continue right, again in the direction of Šmarjetna gora, and park in a suitable place by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the asphalt road which starts ascending on the slope named Kalvarija. The asphalt road, which makes a few hairpin turns and from which we occasionally get views towards Kranj and the Alps, takes us higher below a small saddle, where the path splits.
We continue left upwards on a cart track, which after a few dozen steps brings us to a junction, where the path from Stražišče joins from the left, and we continue right on the path which runs parallel to the asphalt road. A little further, we return to the road for a few steps, then continue left upwards on a macadam path, along which we then ascend moderately. Higher up, the path brings us out of the forest, where we bypass a utility building on the lower side, then soon reach the asphalt road, along which with fine views we ascend to the summit of Šmarjetna gora, where stand the church of St. Marjeta and the Hotel Bellevue.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (October).