Lom pod Storžičem - Tolsti vrh

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Ljubelj (Tržič), and then we continue driving towards Ljubelj. Just before the gas station in Bistrica pri Tržiču we leave the main road and we continue driving right in the direction of Tržič. Further, we drive through Tržič in the direction of Dolžanova soteska, and then at the end of the town we continue right in the direction of Lom pod Storžičem. When we get to Lom pod Storžičem, we park on a smaller parking lot at the church of St. Katarina Aleksandrijska.

Path description:
From the church, we continue on the road, and after few 10 meters right downwards, on the road on which we quickly descend to yard of the nearby residential house, where almost unnoticeably we cross the stream Lomščica. On the other side of the stream, we ascend on a macadam road which at the nearby football sports field changes into a cart track, and it ascends through a panoramic meadow. When we get by the edge of the forest, cart track turns to the left and only few meters ahead splits into two parts. We choose right, quite a steep cart track, on which we ascend to a mighty torrent ditch. At torrent ditch we continue on the right cart track which in few steps descends to other, less distinct torrent. At other torrent we continue straight in the forest, where we notice a poorly beaten footpath. The footpath, by which we notice some unofficial blazes (red lines, red dots...), at first ascends diagonally towards the right, and then passes on an indistinct ridge. For some time we are steeply ascending on a ridge, then follows a very short descent and a hard to follow path brings us on increasingly steep slopes. Poorly visible, but with some effort all the time relatively easy to follow footpath, continues on steep slopes, which are on many spots dangerous for slipping. With leaves covered and in some parts also wet path soon flattens a little and brings us by the edge of side ridge. Here, if we step on the edge, a nice view opens up towards the valley and surrounding mountains. We continue on the path which ascends a little towards the left and it brings us by the bottom part of the nearby small valley. Here, the footpath turns to the right and again starts ascending over steeper slopes. Higher, the path brings us on a smaller ridge, where gradually flattens. We soon leave mountain pasture Grebenc, because poorly visible footpath turns left on slopes, where crosses slopes towards the left. After a shorter traversing, we step out of the forest on the edge of a meadow, where we notice a hunting observatory and decaying wooden cottage.
Here, the footpath vanishes, and we continue right through the forest, through which we start ascending steeper. Next follows few minutes of ascent on some sort of pathless terrain and "path" brings us on the main ridge of Kriška gora. Here we continue left and with increasingly beautiful views we walk to the nearby mountain hut Koča na Kriški gori.
From the mountain hut Koča na Kriški gori we continue on a marked path towards Tolsti vrh. The path only few meters behind the mountain hut turns slightly to the left (slightly right Gozd) and starts gently ascending over a grassy slope. After three minutes of walking almost unnoticeably path in Grahovše branches off to the left, and we continue on a well-beaten mountain path which continues by the main ridge of Kriška gora. Further, the path few times avoids the ridge on the right side, and a panoramic path mostly leads on grassy slopes. A little further, the path returns on the ridge, which we reach right on distinct notch, where left downwards pathless path in Grahovše branches off (option for a descent on the scree).
The path ahead leads us over a grazing fence, and then on the right side bypasses Vrata (1591 meters). Higher, the path returns on or by ridge and is for some time only gently ascending. After few minutes of crossing, we get to the spot, where the path starts ascending steeply towards the secondary peak of Tolsti vrh. From the secondary peak a nice view opens up on all sides, and the path ahead leads on for a short time narrower ridge. Next follows some descent through the forest and then the path again starts ascending. Higher the forest gets thinner, and an increasingly panoramic path brings us on Tolsti vrh.

On the way: Koča na Kriški gori mountain hut (1471m)