Nova Štifta - Dom na Travni Gori

Access to starting point:
We drive on a regional road from Ljubljana towards Kočevje or vice versa. At the village Žlebič, we will notice signs for Nova Štifta and Sodražica, which direct us to the right (from Kočevje and Ribnica to the left). We then drive to the village Lipovščica, where a sign for Nova Štifta directs us left uphill on an ascending road. We follow this road to the parking lot near the church in Nova Štifta.

Path description:
From the parking lot near the church we continue on the road in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Travni gori. Already after a few dozen steps of walking, the road brings us to the first crossroad, where we continue straight (left downwards, village Ravni Dol). We continue walking on a gently sloping macadam road, which past the quarry brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight on a footpath (the footpath is situated between the two roads). The path ahead first ascends moderately, then relatively steeply through a dense forest. The path higher crosses a forest road and after a shorter ascent again joins it. Here we continue left on the road, which we leave after a few dozen steps because the blazes direct us left on a cart track. The cart track at first gently ascends over a partly overgrown meadow, and then brings us to the chapel and NOB monument. Next follows a short gentle descent and the path again brings us to a macadam road, which we follow to the left. Only a little further, the road splits, and we continue left on the lower road, which brings us to the mountain hut Dom na Travni Gori in two minutes of walking.

Trip can be extended to: Koča na Kamnem griču ( 50 min)