Ledinsko Razpotje - Medvedje Brdo (west 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 slightly larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several mountain 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 to Žiri. When in Žiri, we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, past the parish church and 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 slightly larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several mountain 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 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, past the parish church and 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 slightly larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several mountain 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), but we drive along it only for a short time, since then signs for Rovte and Žiri direct us 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 slightly larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several mountain 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 store Eurospin. 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 slightly larger parking lot. The parking lot is located right next to several mountain signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.

Path description:
From the starting point we head on the road in the direction of Idršek - Gore, Zagodov vrh and Idrija and continue along the Idrijsko - Cerkljanska planinska pot (ICPP). The path first leads past Kmečki hram Fortuna, where a marked footpath branches off to the right towards Idrija, and we walk along the asphalt road to the nearby crossroad, where we continue on the slightly right road (slightly left Idršek and east path). The road a little higher passes into the forest, through which it starts to ascend more steeply. Higher the asphalt temporarily ends, and the road brings us out of the forest onto occasionally panoramic slopes of Cajnega vrh, from where a nice view opens up on the Idrijsko hribovje. Next follows traversing of the mentioned peak, and then the road again becomes asphalted, gradually passing onto the slopes of Marutnik. A gentle descent follows, and then we arrive at the spot where the east path joins us (paths join southeast of Marutnik).
We continue on the asphalt road, which first slightly descends, and then with nice panoramic views slightly ascends to the settlement Gore. When we reach the mentioned settlement we walk through the village, where at the smaller crossroad a road branches off to the right, on which we can ascend to the church of St. Mary Magdalene in 2 to 3 minutes.
From the mentioned crossroad we continue straight and quickly leave the central part of the settlement. When the houses along the road end the path splits into two parts.
The left marked path leads us along the edge of the meadows, and then brings us to the hamlet Tabor, after which we return to the main road, then follow it to the left.
If we continue on the right driving road, then at the crossroad in the hamlet Rebro we continue straight in the direction of the settlement Dole.
After approximately 20 minutes both paths join, and we continue the path on the asphalt road, which continues with a few shorter ascents and descents. Further on the path leads us through the longer but sparsely populated settlement Dole, and behind it at the smaller crossroad straight (slightly left Zavratec). After a longer walk on more plateau-like terrain, and then after a shorter ascent we step onto the indistinct and panoramic ridge of Medvedje Brdo. At the hamlet Trate we continue slightly left (right Godovič), and then we start mostly gently descending, and the descent ends at the spot where the marked path from Rovte joins us from the left.
Further we walk on the asphalt road, which runs along a panoramic ridge, then past the fire station on Medvedje Brdo brings us to the crossroad by the chapel. Here we continue right, at the next crossroad left in the direction of the open-door farm Šinkovc. A short ascent follows and we already step onto the summit of Medvedje Brdo, where on the left we notice military objects of the former JLA, and on the right side the viewpoint panel on Medvedje Brdo.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (January).

On the way: Gore (830m), Dole (790m)

Trip can be extended to: Sveti Urh (Zavratec)