Poče - Porezen (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 crossroads we turn right in the direction of Cerkno (if coming from the direction of Tolmin we turn left). Further on, we drive through the valley of the river Cerknica, past the Petrol gas station all the way to Cerkno, where at the crossroads behind the church of St. Jernej (by the church there is also a cemetery and parking lot) we continue left in the direction of Železniki, Cerkno ski slope, Franja hospital and Cerkno center. At the next marked crossroads we continue left in the direction of the settlement Zakojca and Gorje. Further on, we drive through the settlement Trebenče and past a larger picnic area, to the marked crossroads, where we turn right in the direction of the village Poče (left Gorje). After a further short ascent we reach the fire station at the beginning of the village Poče, where there is a bus turning point and next to it the NOB monument. The start of the footpath is a little further ahead in the center of the village. There are some parking options in the center of the village, or we can ask the locals where we can leave the vehicle.
B) From the road Škofja Loka - Žiri, behind the settlement Trebija we turn right in the direction of Sovodenj and Cerkno (from the direction of 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 begin to descend towards Cerkno. In Cerkno at the first larger crossroads we continue straight ahead (to the right we reach the town center and the church of St. Ana), then at the second one, about 300 m further, we turn right in the direction of Železniki, Cerkno ski slope, Franja hospital and Cerkno center. At the next marked crossroads we continue left in the direction of the settlement Zakojca and Gorje. Further on, we drive through the settlement Trebenče and past a larger picnic area, to the marked crossroads, where we turn right in the direction of the village Poče (left Gorje). After a further short ascent we reach the fire station at the beginning of the village Poče, where there is a bus turning point and next to it the NOB monument. The start of the footpath is a little further ahead in the center of the village. There are some parking options in the center of the village, or we can ask the 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 Cerkno ski slope (if coming 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 on, we drive through the settlement Trebenče and past a larger picnic area, to the marked crossroads, where we turn right in the direction of the village Poče (left Gorje). After a further short ascent we reach the fire station at the beginning of the village Poče, where there is a bus turning point and next to it the NOB monument. The start of the footpath is a little further ahead in the center of the village. There are some parking options in the center of the village, or we can ask the locals where we can leave the vehicle.

Route description:
From the center of Poče we continue right in the direction of Labinjske lehe (left gentle and steep path to Porezen), through the village we follow the blazes. When we reach a wider cart track we ascend along it above the village, where we also arrive at a smaller hamlet, where two paths branch off to the left towards Porezen, both joining the gentle or steep path.
At the newer house, still unfinished at the time of the description (July 2020), we go slightly left onto the cart track, which then ascends transversely across a panoramic hayfield. When somewhat above the nearby homestead located below the path, the path leads us into the forest and at numerous junctions we follow the blazes. Higher up, where the path from Cerkno joins us, we temporarily step onto the road, 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 Labinjske lehe meadows, from where a nice view opens onto Cerkljansko, extending all the way to Krim, Snežnik and Trnovski gozd.
On the upper part of the meadow the path turns slightly left and transitions to the slopes named Počanska gora. A gentle to moderate transverse ascent to the left follows, we walk along a nicely arranged path, which on a short steep section is also well protected and undemanding in dry conditions.
After the protected section the path forks, we continue on the lower path (right winter route), which continues to ascend transversely. Later the slope becomes steeper, the path steeply ascends for a section with the aid of log steps. The path soon levels out and we reach the Hom ridge, where the path from the Cerkno ski slope joins us from the right.
We continue in the direction of Porezen and quickly descend to the Velbnik saddle, where on the left we notice the hunting hut on Šašu.
From the Velbnik saddle, where a forest road leading to Dom na Poreznu comes quite close, we ascend through a narrow strip of forest, then at the crossing of the pasture fence the path forks.
We continue on the ascending path (the left path bypasses the Medrce summit and is unmarked, but slightly shorter), along it in 10 minutes we ascend to the panoramic Medrce summit, from where a nice view opens onto Porezen.
From the summit we descend along a poorly visible trail descending towards the northwest, which 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. A little further the gentle path from Poče also joins 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 follow this path to the summit of Porezen, from which an even nicer view opens onto the Julian Alps.
Poče - Labinjske lehe 1:05, Labinjske lehe - Velbnik 1:15, Velbnik - Medrce 0:10, Medrce - Porezen 0:45.
The description refers to the situation in July 2020, the photos are from July 2020 and October 2018.

Along the route: Labinjske lehe (962m), Velbnik (1331m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Poreznu

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