Križovec - Belska planina (Svečica) (footpath)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Lipce exit 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, as at the next somewhat larger intersection (traffic lights) 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 that higher up starts to ascend steeply in the direction of Javorniški Rovt. The road ahead takes us past the Dom Pristava mountain hut (the hut is a little above the road) and behind the hut we come to the next (smaller) intersection, where we go right. Ahead we drive on a macadam road all the way to Križovec, which we recognize by the intersection of several roads (near the intersection there are a few smaller parking spots and a cross).

Route description:
From Križovec we continue past the cross along the road in the direction of Pusti Rovt. The road at the beginning leads past a gate and then slightly ascends through the forest. After approximately 15 minutes of walking, the road turns left and brings us out of the forest to the lower edge of Pusti Rovt. We continue on the road to which a marked path from the Dom Pristava mountain hut in Javorniški Rovt joins from the right, and after a few dozen steps of further walking it brings us to the shepherd's hut on Pusti Rovt.
From the shepherd's hut we continue on the road, which in the upper part of Pusti Rovt turns right into the forest. Only a little further we come to a marked junction, where we continue slightly right (left Golica) on a moderately steep path, which a few meters higher crosses a relatively new road leading to Belska planina - Svečica. We only cross the mentioned road and continue the ascent on the marked path, which soon emerges from the forest onto panoramic slopes below Sedlo Kočna. We continue the ascent past a smaller hunting hut, behind which we soon reach the watering place for animals. Only a short ascent follows and the path brings us to Sedlo Kočna, from which a nice view opens onto the Austrian side.
On the saddle we continue right in the direction of Struška (left Golica and Ptičji vrh) on a relatively gentle path that continues along the main ridge. After a few minutes the path begins to ascend more steeply and then turns sharply right, where in a traverse ascent it crosses the slopes to the right. Higher up the path brings us from a belt of sparse forest and scrub onto a panoramic ridge, where after a few dozen meters of further ascent we cross a pasture fence.
Immediately after crossing the pasture fence, the trail splits into two parts. We continue on the right lower and marked path (slightly left Struška along the ridge or along and beside the state border), which further crosses the slopes towards the southeast. The path ahead continues for some time through the forest, then passes into a belt of dwarf pines, where it begins to ascend more noticeably again. Higher up the path briefly returns to the forest again, then passes onto the pasture areas of Belska planina - Svečica. Here we continue slightly left and after a few minutes of further walking we arrive at the shepherd's hut on the mentioned pasture.

Along the route: Pusti Rovt (1296m), Sedlo Kočna (1469m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Barentaler Kotschna/Struška

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