Matizovec - Planina Ilovica

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana–Jesenice motorway we take the Ljubelj exit and follow the road towards the border crossing. We leave the main road at the point where signs for Podljubelj and the camp direct us right. After a few meters we reach a junction where we continue left towards Kofc. We drive through the village on a slightly ascending road, then turn right towards Matizovec and Kofc. We follow this at times slightly narrower road all the way to the arranged, paid parking lot, which is located approximately 150 meters in elevation below the Matizovec farm. The road is now fully asphalted all the way to the arranged parking lot. In September 2026 the parking fee was 4 EUR.

Route description:
From the large free parking lot we continue on a macadam road, along which in approximately 20 minutes we arrive at the farm Matizovec.
From Matizovec we continue on a rougher road in the direction of Dom na Kofcah, where at several successive junctions we carefully follow the blazes. After a few minutes of walking on the rougher road or cart track, the blazes direct us onto a steep footpath, which first ascends transversely to the left, then transitions onto a forested ridge, where it turns slightly to the right. Further, we ascend along a steep mountain path, which higher crosses a cart track and gradually flattens behind it. Just a little further ahead, the forest thins out, the marked path turns right into the forest and a little higher joins the cart track, which ascends transversely to the right. The cart track higher up turns left, and from the right the marked path from Kal also joins.
From the junction onwards the forest ends, and the increasingly scenic path brings us to the Dom na Kofcah in 5 minutes of further walking.
From Dom na Kofcah we continue right in the direction of the mountain pasture Šija. The path first crosses the slopes in a gentle descent towards the east, then joins a wide cart track, which leads us out of the forest onto the mountain pasture Ilovica.

Along the route: Matizovec (1072m), Dom na Kofcah mountain hut (1488m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Planina Spodnja Dolga njiva (2 h 55 min), Tegoška planina, Planina Pungrat ( 45 min), Zavetišče na planini Šija ( 10 min), Planina Zgornja Dolga njiva (3 h 20 min), Mala Košuta (3 h 50 min)

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