Pirman - Kurešček

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Škofljica (to here from Ljubljana or Grosuplje), and then we continue driving in the direction of Velike Lašče, Ribnica and Kočevje. When we get to Pijava Gorica, we leave the main road and we continue right in the direction of the settlement Želimlje. When we get to a hamlet Podreber we continue straight (right Želimlje) and further we drive through the valley of Želimeljščica. Few kilometers ahead a road branches off to the left, which ascends on Turjak, and we still continue through the valley and we follow the road to Pirman, by which there is a crossroad, where the road branches off to the right towards Četež, Javorje and Kurešček, and in the direction of straight the road continues towards Prazniki. We park on an appropriate place near the crossroad, by Pirman where there are hiking signposts there aren't any appropriate parking spots.
B) To the starting point, we can get to also from the direction of Turjak, namely on a narrower road which leads past the castle. Near the castle the road starts descending steeply and lower it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue left. From the spot, when we get into a valley we drive on the road only about 200 to 300 meters and the road brings us to Pirman, where we park near the crossroad.

Path description:
From Pirman we continue in the direction of Kurešček, on the road which crosses the stream of Granjevca and which few 10 strides ahead brings us to the next crossroad. Again we continue right in the direction of Kurešček and Četež (slightly left Škamevec and Javorje), this time on the road which passes into the forest. Still before the road turns to the right, signs for Path of couriers and connectors (Pot vezistov in kurirjev) point us to the right on a cart track. For a short time, we are ascending on a cart track, and then otherwise rare blazes point us to the left on a footpath which a little ahead brings us to the edge of the forest, and few steps higher it crosses the road which we left few minutes ago. On the other side of the road, we continue on an old cart track which quickly passes out of the forest on grassy slopes, from which a nice view opens up towards the castle Turjak. Cart track higher turns right, and after a further shorter ascent it brings us in the village Četež pri Turjaku.
Here we continue past few houses, and then we return on an asphalt road. We follow the road to the left, and past the chapel it brings us to the spot, where asphalt and settlement end. We continue on the macadam road, from which beautiful views opening up on surrounding hills and nearby meadows. At first still quite steep road soon flattens and passes on more plateau terrain, on which it is gently to moderately ascending. Higher, we reach the settlement Zapotok, where the road again becomes asphalted, and at the first crossroad we continue left in the direction of Kurešček. Only a little further, at the sign for water protection area we continue right, after that few steps ahead, on a poorly marked crossing slightly left on the upper road. We continue past few more houses, and then right in the direction of Kurešček (signs for Brinov Grič are in the reverse direction of our arrival). Further, the road leads us also past the water storage, and asphalt a little ahead ends, and at the smaller crossroad, we continue straight on a worse road which leads us also past the "last" house. The road only a little further changes into a pleasant footpath which brings us to a bench, which is situated by a larger clearing. At the bench the path turns right, and few 10 strides higher it passes into the forest. Few minutes we are ascending through the forest and then we step on a cart track which we follow to the right, and then we quickly get to an asphalt road which we reach by the nearby cemetery.
We follow the road to the left (straight mountain hut Dom na Kureščku), and from there immediately Way of the cross branches off slightly to the right. We can continue on the road, on which in approximately 3 minutes of additional walking, we get to the top of Kurešček, or on the Way of the cross. The latter path is a little longer, but it doesn't run on the road.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2015 (May).

On the way: Četež pri Turjaku (514m), Zapotok (632m)