Križovec - Barentaler Kotschna/Struška (by road)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Lipce and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jesenice. When we come to the traffic-light intersection, where we join the old road, we continue right in the direction of Žirovnica. We follow this road only a short time, because at the next slightly larger crossroad (traffic light) we continue left in the direction of Javorniški Rovt. The road then goes through the underpass (railway) and then turns left (right Koroška Bela). We follow the road, which higher up starts to ascend steeply, in the direction of Javorniški Rovt. The road ahead runs past the mountain hut Dom Pristava (the mountain hut is a little above the road) and behind the hut we come to the next (smaller) crossroad, where we go right. Ahead we drive on a macadam road all the way to Križovec, which we recognize by the crossroad of multiple roads (by the crossroad there are a few smaller parking spots and a cross).

Route description:
From the parking lot, we go sharply right (direction of arrival) on the road by which there is a cross. The road then runs past a gate and then ascends gently through the forest. After less than 15 minutes of walking, the marked path from the mountain hut Dom Pristava joins us from the right side. We continue left and the path brings us to the pastures of Pustega Rovta, where we will notice two cottages on the left side.
We continue past the mentioned cottages to the other side of the mountain pasture, where the road turns right and then in a few minutes brings us to the crossroad at the torrent. We head onto the right road, which crosses the cart track towards the saddle Kočna (left Golica). Ahead we again encounter a gate, which we bypass on the left side. Only a few dozen meters ahead, the path is stopped by another gate. The road ahead ascends in a traverse towards the east, mostly through the forest. A few minutes before the mountain pasture, the road emerges from the forest onto the grazing areas of Struška and makes a sharp left turn, from which we have only a few steps to the hut on the mountain pasture.
From the hut, we continue towards the east, initially only slightly upwards. After five minutes of walking from the hut, the path brings us to a less steep gully, where we continue left onto a poorly visible unmarked path (straight to planina Seča).
Further, we ascend along the grass-covered gully, which is surrounded by dwarf pines. The still harder-to-follow footpath at the top of this gully turns right into the expansive world of Struška. The path ahead, in a moderate ascent, crosses the southwestern slopes of Struška, which are partly covered with dwarf pines (because the path is harder to follow, we can quickly stray into the dwarf pines). A little below the summit, the "path" brings us to the ridge, which we follow to the top.
Orientation from the mountain pasture to the top is somewhat harder, in fog very difficult.
Križovec - Svečica 1:30, Svečica - Struška 45 minutes.

Along the route: Pusti Rovt (1300m), Belska planina (Svečica) (1700m)

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