Polhov Gradec (Blagaj Castle) - Mali vrh

Access to starting point:
A) From Dobrove, Horjul or Gorenja vas we drive to Polhov Gradec, there from the main crossroads we continue in the direction of Črni Vrh. After a short ascent we arrive at Polhograjska Manor, where the road leads us through the enclosure, then behind the enclosure we turn left and park at an appropriate place by the road, where there are also hiking signposts (a smaller parking lot is also before the enclosure of Polhograjska Manor).
B) From Črni Vrh we descend to Polhov Gradec, there before the enclosure we turn right and park at an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on a narrower asphalt road in the direction of the ski jumps (right Čebelarski dom and Sv. Lovrenc), which leads us along the edge of the nicely arranged castle park. After a few minutes, we arrive at a marked junction, where to the right branches off the path to Sv. Lovrenc (Polhograjska gora) - the path past the castle water intake, and we continue straight ahead, still on the asphalt road. Some 10 steps ahead, at the smaller junction we continue right, then we walk past a few more houses, behind them the asphalt slowly ends. The macadam road then ascends across panoramic slopes, from which a nice view opens up on Polhov Gradec and surrounding hills, a little ahead we arrive at a smaller junction, where we continue on the lower road (right Sv. Lovrenc).
After the junction, the road enters the forest and then crosses the stream Ilov graben. After the stream the road ascends more steeply, then brings us out of the forest, where it leads us past a shrine (cross), beside which there is a bench and table. A shorter descent follows, then we arrive at the first houses in Praproče, where we step on asphalt again. After some houses, at the stop sign we continue right, then a few steps ahead, at the crossing of a torrent we go left on the asphalt road (straight marked path to Sv. Lovrenc). On the asphalt road we ascend past a chapel, which is situated on a panoramic knoll, behind the chapel we gradually begin to ascend to the central part of Praproče, where another path branches off to the right to Sv. Lovrenc.
We continue straight, then past another smaller chapel we arrive at a marked junction, where we take the initially still asphalted road in the direction of Mali vrh. The road first slightly descends, then brings us onto a panoramic grassy ridge, from which a nice view opens up towards Koreno and Črni vrh. We continue on the ascending road, which past a hamlet of a few houses brings us to the edge of the forest.
After a few minutes of further walking, the road splits into two parts. The right one leads towards Setnik, we continue on the slightly left one, which after a short ascent brings us to a water supply structure, behind which an unmarked path from the church of sv. Martin joins us.
We continue right and continue the ascent on the often quite muddy cart track, which we follow to the summit grassy slope of Mali vrh. When we step out of the forest, only a short walk on the increasingly scenic path separates us from the summit.
Starting point - Praproče 45 minutes, Praproče - Mali vrh 35 minutes.

On the way: Sveti Jurij (Praproče) (552m)