Poče - Dom na Poreznu (via Labinjske lehe)

Access to starting point:
A) From the regional road Idrija - Tolmin, at the settlement Straža in the hamlet Želin at the traffic-light crossroad we turn right in the direction of Cerkno (if we come from the direction of Tolmin we turn left). Further, we drive through the valley of the river Cerknica, past the Petrol gas station all the way to Cerkno, where at the crossroad behind the church of St. Jernej (by the church there is also a cemetery and a parking lot) we continue left in the direction of Železniki, ski slope Cerkno, hospital Franja and the center of Cerkno. At the next marked crossroad we continue left in the direction of the settlement Zakojca and Gorje. Further, we drive through the settlement Trebenče and past a bigger picnic area, to a marked crossroad, where we turn right in the direction of the village Poče (left Gorje). After a further shorter ascent we reach the fire station at the beginning of the village Poče, where there is a turning point for buses and by it an NOB monument. The beginning of the footpath is a little further in the center of the village. Some options for parking are in the center of the village, or we can ask locals where we can leave the vehicle.
B) From the road Škofja Loka - Žiri, after the settlement Trebija we turn right in the direction of Sovodenj and Cerkno (from the direction Žiri still before Trebija we turn left), from where we first drive to Sovodenj, and from there over the pass Kladje (the pass is located in the settlement Podlanišče) we start descending towards Cerkno. In Cerkno at the first larger crossroad we continue straight (right we come to the center of the town and to the church of St. Ana), then in the second, about 300 m further, we turn right in the direction of Železniki, ski slope Cerkno, hospital Franja and the center of Cerkno. At the next marked crossroad we continue left in the direction of the settlement Zakojca and Gorje. Further, we drive through the settlement Trebenče and past a bigger picnic area, to a marked crossroad, where we turn right in the direction of the village Poče (left Gorje). After a further shorter ascent we reach the fire station at the beginning of the village Poče, where there is a turning point for buses and by it an NOB monument. The beginning of the footpath is a little further in the center of the village. Some options for parking are in the center of the village, or we can ask locals where we can leave the vehicle.
C) From the road Škofja Loka - Podbrdo, at the place Zali Log we continue left in the direction of Davča and ski slope Cerkno (if we come from the direction Podbrdo or Soriška planina, at the end of the settlement we continue right). The road ahead first ascends to Davča, and from there it starts descending towards Cerkno. In the center of Cerkno, at the post office we turn right towards Zakojca and Gorje. Further, we drive through the settlement Trebenče and past a bigger picnic area, to a marked crossroad, where we turn right in the direction of the village Poče (left Gorje). After a further shorter ascent we reach the fire station at the beginning of the village Poče, where there is a turning point for buses and by it an NOB monument. The beginning of the footpath is a little further in the center of the village. Some options for parking are in the center of the village, or we can ask locals where we can leave the vehicle.

Path description:
From the center of Poče we continue right in the direction of Labinjske lehe (left - gentle and steep path to Porezen), and through the village we follow the blazes. When we reach a wider cart track we ascend along it above the village, where we also get to a smaller hamlet, where two paths branch off to the left towards Porezen, and both join the gentle or steep path.
At the newer, in the time of the description (July 2020) still unfinished house we go slightly left onto the cart track, which then ascends diagonally across a panoramic hayfield. When somewhat above the nearby homestead, which is located below the path, the path brings us into the forest and at numerous junctions we follow the blazes. Higher, where the path from Cerkno joins us, we briefly step onto the road, and from it we go just a few steps further, at the junction where the path from Dolenji Novaki joins us, left in the direction of Porezen.
After the junction we immediately leave the forest and arrive at the hayfields of Labinjske lehe, from where a nice view opens up on Cerkljansko, and the view reaches all the way to Krim, Snežnik and Trnovski gozd.
On the upper part of the hayfield the path turns slightly left and passes onto the slopes named Počanska gora. A light to moderate diagonal ascent to the left follows, and we walk along a nicely maintained path, which on a short steep section is also well secured and undemanding in dry conditions.
After the secured section the path splits, and we continue on the lower path (right - winter route), which continues to ascend diagonally. Later the slope becomes steeper, and the path with the help of log steps steeply ascends for a while. The path quickly flattens and we reach the ridge Homa, where the path from the ski slope Cerkno joins us from the right.
We continue in the direction of Porezen and quickly descend to the saddle Velbnik, where on the left we notice the hunting hut on Šaš.
From the saddle Velbnik, where the forest road leading to Dom na Poreznu gets quite close, we ascend through a narrow belt of forest, and then at the crossing of the pasture fence the path splits.
We continue on the path that ascends (the left path bypasses the summit Medrce and is not marked, but it is slightly shorter), along it in 10 minutes we ascend to the panoramic summit Medrce, from where a nice view opens up on Porezen.
From the summit we descend along a poorly visible trail that descends towards the northwest and after 5 minutes of descent brings us to a marked junction, where from the left the previously mentioned unmarked path and the steep path from Poče join us. A little further the gentle path from Poče also joins us from the left, and from the right the path from Davča.
We continue in the direction of Porezen and further ascend along the increasingly panoramic southeast ridge. We then follow this path to the summit of Porezen, from which a nice view also opens up on the Julian Alps.
From the summit we continue right and along the path which from the ridge passes onto the slope, in less than 5 minutes we descend to the mountain hut.
Poče - Labinjske lehe 1:05, Labinjske lehe - Velbnik 1:15, Velbnik - Medrce 0:10, Medrce - Porezen 0:45, Porezen - Dom na Poreznu 0:05.
Description refers to the condition in July 2020, and pictures are from July 2020 and October 2018.

On the way: Labinjske lehe (962m), Velbnik (1331m), Medrce (1410m), Porezen (1630m)