Križovec - Kahlkogel/Golica (via mountain hut)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana–Jesenice highway, take the Lipce exit and follow the road ahead towards Jesenice. When we reach the traffic-light intersection where we join the old road, continue right towards Žirovnica. Follow this road only for a short time, as at the next somewhat larger intersection (traffic lights) we continue left towards Javorniški Rovt. The road then goes through the underpass (railway) and then turns left (right to Koroška Bela). Follow the road, which starts ascending steeply higher up, towards Javorniški Rovt. The road ahead passes Dom Pristava (the hut is a little above the road) and after the hut we reach the next (smaller) intersection, where we turn right. Ahead we drive on a macadam road all the way to Križovec, which we recognise by the intersection of several roads (there are a few smaller parking spots and a cross at the intersection).

Route description:
From Križovec we continue past the cross along the road towards Pusti Rovt. The road at the beginning leads past a ramp and then gently 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 along the road to which a marked path from Dom Pristava na Javorniškem Rovtu joins from the right; this then brings us to the shepherd's hut on Pusti Rovt after a few dozen steps of further walking.
From the shepherd's hut we continue along the road, which in the upper part of Pusti Rovt turns right into the forest. A little further on we reach a marked junction, where we continue left (slightly right Sedlo Kočna and Struška) along the road, which ahead in a gentle ascent crosses the slopes to the left. A little further, a path from Markljev Rovt joins from the left, and the road quickly brings us to Sedlo Suha.
From the saddle we continue briefly along the road, then the signs for Koča na Golici direct us slightly right onto a footpath, which ahead ascends transversely towards the west. The path soon levels out completely, crosses some scenic slopes, and then joins the path from Planina pod Golico in a gentle descent.
We continue towards Golica and continue the ascent along a fairly wide path, which we follow all the way to Koča na Golici, reaching it after a good 10 minutes of further walking.
From the hut we continue along the marked path towards Golica. The path ahead first ascends transversely across the slopes of Krvavka, then turns left, crossing a small valley between the aforementioned peak and Golica. When we reach the western side of the valley, the path begins to ascend more steeply, and then, just a few dozen metres before reaching the ridge, the "ridge" path from Sedlo Suha joins from the right. We continue left and follow the increasingly panoramic path all the way to the summit of Golica, which we reach without major difficulties.

Along the route: Pusti Rovt (1296m), Sedlo Suha (1438m), Koča na Golici mountain hut (1582m)

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