Preval - Sveta Katarina (Topol)
Starting point: Preval (380 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.0784°N 14.4327°E 
Time of walking: 1 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 358 m
Altitude difference (by path): 425 m
Map: Ljubljana - okolica 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana ring road take the exit Ljubljana - Podutik, then continue driving in the direction of Podutik. At the traffic light near the parish church in Podutik continue straight, then gradually start ascending towards the Preval saddle, where at the crossroad continue right in the direction of Toško čelo (straight Dobrova). From the crossroad drive a few hundred meters more, then on the right side notice an appropriate parking space, where there is space for around 10 cars.
B) From the Ljubljana - Koper motorway take the exit Brezovica, then continue driving in the direction of Dobrova and Polhov Gradec. At the end of Dobrova signs for Šentvid direct us right onto a narrower road, along which we continue driving. Further on the road leads through Stranska vas, after which it starts ascending towards Preval. At Preval go left (straight Šentvid and Podutik) and drive a few hundred meters more, then on the right side notice an appropriate parking space, where there is space for around 10 cars.
Path description:
By the parking lot we notice the beginning of the marked path, which initially continues parallel with the asphalt road, then turns a little more to the right and ascends a little more steeply. Higher we cross the road, then a little further we join it. We follow the road to the left, and we walk along it to the left bend, from there straight onto a somewhat steeper path, which soon gets completely close to the road. We continue right initially along an indistinct ridge, along a path which continues through the forest. The path further crosses the edge of a meadow, after which we arrive at the hunting cottage on Toško čelo.
Just before the cottage we step onto a narrower asphalt road, which first moderately ascends, then starts descending towards the houses on Toško čelo. When we descend to the main road we continue sharply right in the direction of Katarina (left return to the starting point). We continue the path along a macadam road, which quickly enters the forest, then continues with some shorter ascents and descents. In a few smaller crossroads we continue along the "main" road, which after some time brings us to the quarry, after which the forest starts to thin. After a somewhat longer descent a marked path from Gabrje joins from the left, we along the road walk to the nearby crossroad, by which stands a sign (cross).
Here to the right branches the road towards Slavkov dom on Golem Brdo, straight ahead continues an unmarked footpath which leads directly to the church of sv. Katarina, to the left branches a marked path, which continues along the asphalt road.
Here we continue left (also possible straight along the unmarked shortcut) and along a gentle partly asphalt road ascend to Vaška krčma, by which we notice the next hiking signposts. Here we continue right in the direction of Sveti Jakob and continue the path along a relatively steep road, along which in a few minutes we arrive at a larger chapel.
At the chapel we continue right (left Sveti Jakob) and continue the path along the still asphalted road, which after 5 minutes of further walking brings us to the church of St. Catherine.
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