Poče - Medrce (steep path)

Access to starting point:
A) From the regional road Idrija - Tolmin, at the settlement Straža in the hamlet Želin at the traffic-light intersection 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 intersection 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, Franja hospital and center of Cerkno. At the next marked intersection we continue left in the direction of the settlement Zakojca and Gorje. Further, we drive through the settlement Trebenče and past a larger picnic area, to a marked intersection, 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 the NOB monument. The beginning of the footpath is a little further in the center of the village. There are some options for parking in the center of the village, or we can ask locals where we can leave a car.
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 mountain pass Kladje (the mountain pass is located in the settlement Podlanišče) we start descending towards Cerkno. In Cerkno at the first larger intersection we continue straight (right we come to the center of the town and to the church of St. Anne), then in the second, about 300 m further we turn right in the direction of Železniki, ski slope Cerkno, Franja hospital and center of Cerkno. At the next marked intersection we continue left in the direction of the settlement Zakojca and Gorje. Further, we drive through the settlement Trebenče and past a larger picnic area, to a marked intersection, 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 the NOB monument. The beginning of the footpath is a little further in the center of the village. There are some options for parking in the center of the village, or we can ask locals where we can leave a car.
C) From the road Škofja Loka - Podbrdo, at the settlement Zali Log we continue left in the direction of Davča and ski slope Cerkno (if we come from the direction of 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 larger picnic area, to a marked intersection, 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 the NOB monument. The beginning of the footpath is a little further in the center of the village. There are some options for parking in the center of the village, or we can ask locals where we can leave a car.

Path description:
From the center of Poče we continue left in the direction of Porezen (right Porezen over Labinjske lehe), where we first walk past a few houses, then the asphalt ends, and we continue on a macadam road. The road a little ahead approaches another house, and still before the house (turn-off of the path is at the hayrack) we continue left on the path which ascends through the hay meadow to a forest road a few minutes distant. When we reach the road we follow it to the left, and we walk on it in the direction of Porezen. Occasionally some views open up on Cerkljansko hribovje, and then we already arrive at a smaller intersection, from where we continue straight on a footpath which continues between both roads. After a short ascent we return to the right branch of the road, which is increasingly similar to a cart track (expansion of cart track 2014). The path ahead leads us past a smaller waterfall, and then we arrive at a partly marked junction, where signs for Porezen direct us sharply to the right (straight Porezen - gentle path (turn-off not marked)).
From the junction we walk on the cart track only a few dozen steps, then the marked footpath continues left uphill. After a short ascent we approach the end of one cart track, and we continue on a relatively steep path through the forest. Higher the forest temporarily ends, and the path splits into two parts. The officially marked right path leads us towards a panoramic slope, then near the hunting observatory it returns to the forest and turns sharply left (turn-off is marked). This is followed by a gentle traversing ascent to the left and from the left the previously mentioned path joins, which is somewhat shorter but officially unmarked. Further we ascend diagonally through the forest, bushes and overgrown meadows, and the path leads us among other things past a memorial. With occasional views on the pre-Alpine hills we arrive at the place where to the right a path to the hunting hut on Šaš branches off. After the junction a nice view towards Porezen soon opens up, and a little further we step onto the saddle between Porezen on the left and the less known peak Medrce on the right.
From the junction we continue right (left Porezen) and on a poorly visible but marked path, in 10 minutes we ascend to the panoramic peak Medrce.

Trip can be extended to: Dom na Poreznu , Porezen (1 h 25 min)