Križe - Zavetišče v Gozdu

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana–Jesenice highway, take the Naklo exit, then continue driving towards the settlements Žeje, Spodnje and Zgornje Duplje to the settlement Retnje, where you turn right towards the settlement Križe. Further on, drive past the NOB monument, Križe sports field to the parking lot by the cemetery and the parish church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.
B) From the Jesenice–Ljubljana highway, take the Podbrezje exit, then continue driving towards Ljubelj and Tržič. Before the Petrol gas station in Bistrica pri Tržiču, turn right and then drive into Tržič. When the road descends into the valley, continue sharply right towards Pristava and Križe, further on drive along the main road leading towards Zgornje and Spodnje Duplje; leave the mentioned main road at the settlement Retnje, where you continue left towards the settlements Križe and Golnik. Further on, drive past the NOB monument, Križe sports field to the parking lot by the cemetery and the parish church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue on the road towards the east, where the path first leads past the church, then past the post office, inn Pr Benk and bakery to the crossroads at the chapel, where continue left towards Pristava. The road then leads past the store Tušek market Markič, then we already notice the first mountain markers for Gozd, Kriška gora and Storžič, which lead right onto Planinska pot street. At crossroads through the settlement, follow the blazes, then the road loses its asphalt surface and enters the forest. A few minutes higher, at the crossroads of macadam roads, continue right, then gradually arrive out of the forest, from where a nice view opens towards Gorenjska. After the scenic section, the road becomes asphalt and brings us to the place where we join the road leading towards Gozd. Follow the road left, walking on it only briefly, as the blazes lead right onto a cart track.
Leave the road at the small information board informing about the openness of Zavetišče v Gozdu. From the cart track, continue immediately twice left, so that the ascent continues on the forest path, which soon joins another cart track, on which we return to the asphalt road in a few minutes. Walk a few steps on the road, then a path from Tržič joins from the left, while right the footpath or cart track towards Zavetišče v Gozdu continues (straight along the road Koča na Kriški gori - steep path).
Continue on the right path (cart track), which initially runs parallel to the road and leads past a water trough. A little further, leave the cart track, as the blazes lead left onto a temporarily somewhat steeper path, which soon returns to the cart track, and then to the asphalt road. Follow the road right, walking on it for a few more minutes, or until we notice the large parking lot on the right side and beside it Zavetišče v Gozdu.

Trip can be extended to: Planica (airfield Gozd) ( 5 min) , Mala Poljana (2 h) , Velika Poljana (2 h 15 min) , Koča na Kriški gori , Tolsti vrh , Storžič