Kropa (Slovenska peč) - Partisan cottage on Vodiška planina

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Kropa, then continue driving towards Železniki and Dražgoše. When Kropa ends, we continue driving along the Kroparica stream, and on the right, just before the left hairpin turn and Slovenska peč, we notice a larger macadam area, where we park.
B) From Besnica (near Kranj) we drive towards Dražgoše, higher above the settlement Podblica we continue in the direction of Kropa. The road ahead leads us past the village Jamnik, then we begin to descend steeply towards Kropa. Past Slovenska peč we will soon notice a larger macadam area on the left, where we park.
C) We drive to Železniki, then follow the signs for Dražgoše and Kropa. The road ahead leads us past the village Jamnik, then we begin to descend steeply towards Kropa. Past Slovenska peč we will soon notice a larger macadam area on the left, where we park.

Path description:
From the starting point along the road that runs along the Kroparica we ascend to Slovenska peč (Slovenska peč is the oldest preserved smelting furnace in Slovenia, built in the 14th century), opposite which stands the NOB monument, behind the furnace the signs for Vodice direct us right onto a worse road, which a little further, at the bridge over the Kroparica, turns into a marked footpath.
On the other side of the bridge the path enters the forest and begins to ascend steeply. After approximately 25 minutes of steep ascent we reach the ridge (on the sign Vreteno), where another path from Kropa joins us from the right.
We continue in the direction of Vodic, passing a smaller cross, and the path is also fairly steep further on. Higher the path leads us past a smaller spring, above it some views open up temporarily. A shorter fenced section of the path follows, then the path levels out and brings us to the edge of Jelovica, a few steps further to the lower part of Vodiška planina. A shorter walk across the mountain pasture follows and we arrive at the Partizanski dom na Vodiški planini.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2019 (May).

On the way: Slovenska peč v Dnu nad Kropo (583m)

Trip can be extended to: Planinski dom Goška ravan (1 h 55 min) , Ažmanov rovt (1 h 45 min) , Razpok (1 h 15 min)