Ledinsko Razpotje - Gradišče (above Spodnja Idrija) (steep path)

Access to starting point:
A) From Železniki, Kranj or Medvode we drive to Škofja Loka, and from there we continue driving in the direction of Gorenja vas in the Poljanska dolina valley and Žiri. In Žiri or at the end of Žiri (Stare Žiri), we leave the main road towards Rovte and Logatec and continue right in the direction of Idrija. After approximately 6 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we arrive at Ledinsko razpotje, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it hiking signposts. We park about 50 m ahead in the direction of Idrija, on a somewhat larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
B) From Horjul or Polhov Gradec we drive to Šentjošt above Horjul, and from there we continue driving towards Smrečje. When we reach the main road Podlipa - Žiri, we follow it to the right, and we drive along it to Žiri. When in Žiri, we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, and we drive along it past the parish church and the inn and pizzeria Lenger. After the inn we arrive at a crossroad, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and continue driving in the direction of Idrija. After approximately 6 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we arrive at Ledinsko razpotje, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it hiking signposts. We park about 50 m ahead in the direction of Idrija, on a somewhat larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
C) From the highway Ljubljana - Koper we take the exit Vrhnika, and when we reach the old road Ljubljana - Logatec, we continue in the direction of Logatec, but only for a short time, since already at the next crossroad we continue right in the direction of Horjul. The road ahead leads us through Vrhnika for a short time, later through the outskirts of Stara Vrhnika, and then we soon leave the road towards Horjul and continue driving slightly left in the direction of Smrečje. After Smrečje the road starts descending towards Račeva and Žiri. When in Žiri, we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, and we drive along it past the parish church and the inn and pizzeria Lenger. After the inn we arrive at a crossroad, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and continue driving in the direction of Idrija. After approximately 6 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we arrive at Ledinsko razpotje, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it hiking signposts. We park about 50 m ahead in the direction of Idrija, on a somewhat larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
D) From the highway Koper - Ljubljana we take the exit Logatec, and when we reach the old road Logatec - Vrhnika we follow it to the right (first exit from the roundabout), along which we drive only for a short time, since then signs for Rovte and Žiri direct us to the left. After Rovte the road starts descending towards Žiri, and when we reach the mentioned settlement, we soon turn left in the direction of Idrija. After approximately 6 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we arrive at Ledinsko razpotje, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it hiking signposts. We park about 50 m ahead in the direction of Idrija, on a somewhat larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
E) From the road Idrija - Spodnja Idrija, immediately after the end of Idrija we turn right (if coming from the direction of Spodnja Idrija, still before Idrija we turn left) over the bridge across the river Idrijca towards the Eurospin store. On the other side of the bridge we arrive in the settlement Mokraška vas, and we stick to the main road which leads towards Ledinsko Razpotje and Žiri. Higher up the road leads us through a few hairpin turns, and then we arrive in the settlement Ledinsko Razpotje, where at the first crossroad we turn right and park on a somewhat larger parking lot. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.

Route description:
From the starting point, we continue on the main road towards Žiri, and we walk along it for good 50 m, or to the crossroad, where the road to Ledine branches off to the left. From the mentioned crossroad, we continue left and then immediately right in the direction of the marked path towards Sivka. After the nearby house, the road temporarily loses its asphalt surface, and then in a moderate ascent it joins a somewhat wider road, which we only cross and continue straight in the direction of Pečnik or ICPP (left downwards Ledinsko razpotje, right Sivka and Ledine). The path ahead leads us along a narrower asphalt road, which takes us past individual houses and initially still with nice views on the surrounding hills. Further on, the road brings us to a part of the village where the houses are closer together, and in the last part of the hamlet we continue left past the yard of the nearby house. A little further, we reach another road, which we follow straight ahead, along which we walk to the place where a macadam road branches off slightly to the right, next to which we notice the blazes. We also soon leave the macadam road as the blazes direct us right onto a cart track, which leads onto the slope of Gradišče. The cart track soon turns slightly right from an indistinct ridge and further crosses the slopes of the mentioned summit, and we continue along an unmarked path (worse cart track), which continues along and beside an indistinct ridge. A little before the cart track ends, we notice on the left the continuation of a beaten path, which leads towards the summit of Gradišče. Higher, we reach another cart track, which we follow to the right, and then join a wider cart track, along which we continue the ascent. From the cart track that leads to the summit we soon once again continue left onto a beaten but in the last part steeper path, along which we ascend to the summit, on which there is a transformer tower.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (August).

Along the route: Pečnik (800m)

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