Medvodje - Ruš (via Pri lojtri)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway we take the Podnart (Ljubelj) exit, then continue driving on the fast road towards Ljubelj and Tržič. When the fast road ends, we will notice a gas station on the right side, in front of which we turn right downwards towards Tržič. Further, we drive through Tržič, and we follow the narrower road towards Dovžanova soteska and then through the villages Dolina and Jelendol to the hamlet Medvodje. Here at the first crossroad we continue right in the direction of Stegovniški slap (left Košutnik and mountain pasture Dolga njiva), and in the second crossroad left by the river Tržiška Bistrica (right Stegovniški slap). Further, we gently ascend by the upper course of Tržiška Bistrica, and we follow the road to the marked parking lot, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a gently sloping road which ascends by the river Tržiška Bistrica. Soon we arrive at a gate, behind which we step onto an unmarked crossroad. Here we continue on the right road which starts ascending by the stream Fevča, which we leave at the first sharp right turn. From the road which becomes a little steeper, temporarily some views open up on Košutnikov turn, then it turns left and crosses a belt of forest. The road then, with a view on Dobrča and nearby Stegovnik, brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight (the right road ends in nearby forests). We still walk on the road and after a few minutes arrive at the next crossroad. This time we continue left (straight connecting road which leads towards the slopes below Konjščica, right road quickly ends) on a gradually more panoramic road which crosses slopes towards the left. At the next crossroad we continue sharply right and through the forest ascend to the next crossroad, where we continue left. The road then becomes a little steeper, and we walk on it to the second leveling or widening. Here slightly to the right an unmarked cart track branches off, on which we start ascending more steeply. After a few minutes, the wide cart track turns slightly to the left, and at this spot we choose the right one, initially somewhat less followable. Higher at a few forks we choose left directions and ascend on a worsening path to the saddle Pri lojtri, where we reach the marked path from Jezersko.
Here we continue left in the direction of Brsnina (slightly left Jezersko, slightly right Javornik, right Stegovnik) on a marked path, which first moderately ascends through dense forest, then flattens and brings us to a cart track, which the marked path only crosses, and we follow it to the right. On the cart track we first walk to a smaller panoramic saddle, from there continue slightly left on a poorer path to the nearby southwestern ridge of Ruš. We continue the ascent on a poorer but nicely followable path which continues on and beside the already mentioned ridge. Higher the path ascends over a short very steep slope, where especially when wet there is a risk of slipping. At the top of this steep part we step onto a forepeak, from which a short descent follows and then an ascent to the main peak of Ruš.

On the way: Pri lojtri (1486m)