Podkraj - Javornik above Črni vrh

Access to starting point:
From Logatec we drive towards Idrija. Only a little after the village Kalce we will notice a road which turns left in the direction of the villages Podkraj and Col. We turn onto this quite winding road and follow it to the village Podkraj. We park on a smaller parking lot by the road right next to the sign for the end of the village Podkraj (by the parking lot there are also hiking signposts).
From Primorska we first drive to Col, and then we continue driving in the direction of the village Podkraj. When the road brings us to the beginning of the village we don't continue right into the village, but we continue on the left upper road which bypasses the center of the village. Near the sign for the beginning of Podkraj we park on a smaller parking lot by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we head onto an ascending cart track in the direction of Sveti Duh and Javornik. The cart track already after a few steps turns right and then ascends transversely across a grassy slope. Higher, we pass through a short stretch of forest, after which the path brings us to a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Javornik (left Sv. Duh and Križna gora). The path ahead ascends gently along the edge of the forest, then brings us to Izakova koča (smaller emergency bivouac), which is located somewhat left of the path.
A little above the bivouac we come to a junction of several cart tracks. We continue straight (direction Javornik) on a partly rocky cart track and follow it for a few minutes, then at a smaller junction (marked) we continue slightly right on a grassy cart track, which leads us past an old military bunker. We bypass the bunker on the left side, then the path brings us to the edge of a pasture fence. For some time we continue along the pasture fence, then the path makes an orientation loop. The path turns right downward, virtually in the direction from which we came, then after a short descent left into the forest. Further we pass into dense forest and for some time moderately ascend on a quite overgrown cart track. A short descent follows and the path brings us to a macadam road, which we follow to the left. The road soon brings us out of the forest onto expansive grassy slopes, in the middle of which we come to a marked junction.
We continue right in the direction of Javornik, on a footpath which first gently ascends past a smaller sign on a tree, then begins to ascend more steeply across relatively panoramic grassy slopes. Higher, the path levels out and brings us to a larger plain south of Streliški vrh. We continue slightly left on the marked footpath, which descends to a smaller torrent bed, after which we come upon a pleasant bench. Crossing the eastern slopes of the already mentioned peak follows, then the path brings us to a smaller saddle, where on the right side we notice a larger hunting stand.
Here at the saddle there is a marked junction, where the path to Streliški vrh branches off to the left, while we continue straight downward in the direction of Javornik. The path goes immediately into dense forest, and on the descent we carefully follow the blazes so as not to miss the right path at the numerous junctions. Lower, the path levels out and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to a macadam road, which we follow right upward. After a short ascent we come to a junction of several roads, and we continue left toward Javornik. The road continues ascending through the forest for some time, then levels out and brings us to a panoramic slope. The path then crosses a short stretch of forest and brings us to a smaller junction, where the road to Smučarska koča Javornik branches off to the right. Here we continue on the left lower road, along which we quickly arrive at an abandoned house. Right before the house, the mountaineering signs direct us right onto a footpath, along which we ascend to Pirnatova koča on Javornik in a few minutes.
From the hut we walk to the nearby direction signs, then head onto the path toward Javornik and the tower. After a few tens of meters of walking the path enters the forest, where it ascends moderately. When we emerge from the forest we cross a shorter panoramic slope, then just a little below the summit the path re-enters the forest. A gentle ascent through the forest follows and the path brings us to the summit where we notice a lookout tower. If we wish for a view, we ascend on our own responsibility to the top of the tower as well, from which a nice view opens up.

On the way: Pirnatova koča na Javorniku mountain hut (1156m)