Medvodje - Stegovnik (via Pri lojtri)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Podnart (Ljubelj), 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 downhill towards Tržič. Further, we drive through Tržič, following the narrower road towards Dovžanova soteska gorge and then through the villages Dolina and Jelendol to the hamlet Medvodje. Here at the first crossroad, continue right in the direction of Stegovniški slap waterfall (left Košutnik and mountain pasture Dolga njiva), at the second crossroad left along the river Tržiška Bistrica (right Stegovniški slap). Further, we gently ascend along the upper course of Tržiška Bistrica, following the road to the marked parking lot, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a gently sloping road ascending along 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 to ascend along the stream Fevča, leaving it at the first sharp right turn. From the road, which becomes somewhat steeper, we temporarily get a partial view of Košutnikov turn, then it turns left and crosses a belt of forest. The road then brings us, with a view of Dobrča and nearby Stegovnik, to the next crossroad, where we continue straight ahead (the right road circles the nearby Bukov vrh). We continue walking along the road and after a few minutes arrive at the next crossroad. This time we continue left (straight is a connecting road leading towards the slopes below Konjščica, right road circles Bukov vrh) along a gradually increasingly panoramic road that crosses the slopes to the left. At the next crossroad, we continue sharply right and ascend through the forest to the next crossroad, where we continue left. The road then becomes somewhat steeper, and we follow it to the second levelling or widening. Here, slightly to the right, an unmarked cart track branches off, along which we start ascending more steeply. After a few minutes, the wide cart track turns slightly left, and at that point we choose the right one, initially somewhat less followable. Higher up, at a few forks, we choose the left directions and ascend on an increasingly poor path to the saddle Pri lojtri, where we reach the marked path from Jezersko.
Here we continue right towards Stegovnik (slightly right Javornik, sharply left planina Brsnina, slightly left Jezersko) on a path that gradually starts to ascend ever steeper. Further, a very steep path that is especially dangerous for slipping when wet and continues along a decaying wire fence brings us through increasingly sparse forest to the main ridge of Stegovnik. Here the path briefly retreats from the ridge to the right side, where with the help of steel cable we cross an exposed ledge. The path then returns to the ridge, which we follow with ever better views to the summit, reaching it after another good 10 minutes of walking.

On the way: Pri lojtri (1486m)