Kropa (Slovenska peč) - Razpok (upper part on the road)

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; 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 towards Kropa. The road ahead leads past the village Jamnik, then we begin steeply descending towards Kropa. Behind 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 past the village Jamnik, then we begin steeply descending towards Kropa. Behind Slovenska peč, we will soon notice a larger macadam area on the left, where we park.

Route description:
From the starting point, along the road that runs by 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 an NOB monument; behind the smelter, signs for Vodice direct us right onto a worse road, which a little further, at the bridge over Kroparica, turns into a marked footpath.
On the other side of the bridge, the path enters the forest and begins to ascend steeply. After about 25 minutes of steep ascent, we reach the ridge (sign Vreteno), where another path from Kropa joins from the right.
We continue towards Vodice, passing a small cross; the path remains quite steep further on. Higher up, the path leads past a small spring, above which some views open up briefly. Follows a short fenced section of the path, 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 short walk across the pasture follows, and we arrive at Partizanski dom na Vodiški planini.
We bypass the hut on the left side, immediately behind it go right, and continue walking along the macadam road. The road quickly enters the forest, through which it first continues without major elevation changes, then begins to descend gently; at intersections we continue straight, larger intersections are marked, and there we keep the direction for Planinski dom Goška Ravan. We follow this road, which runs through the forest all the way to Razpok, to the huts at Razpok, where from the edge of the plateau a nice view opens onto the Karavanke.
Slovenska peč - Vodiška planina 1:30, Vodiška planina - Razpok 1:15.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2019 (May).

Along the route: Slovenska peč v Dnu nad Kropo (583m), Partizanski dom na Vodiški planini (1108m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Planinski dom Goška ravan ( 40 min), Ažmanov rovt ( 30 min)

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