Prtovč - Planina Klom (via Jesenovec)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Škofja Loka, then we continue driving towards Železniki. When we arrive in Železniki, first at the crossroads where the road towards Kropa, Dražgoše and Rudno branches off to the right, we continue straight, then a little after the Mercator store, or opposite the company Niko d.o.o., we continue right in the direction of Podlonk and Prtovč. We continue on the mentioned road, which starts to ascend more steeply, and we follow the asphalt road entirely to the parking lot on Prtovč, which is located near the church of Marija Pomočnica.
B) From Cerkno, Podbrdo or Sorica we drive to Zali Log, then we continue driving towards Škofja Loka. When we arrive in Železniki we leave the main road and continue driving left in the direction of Podlonk and Prtovč. We continue on the mentioned road, which starts to ascend more steeply, and we follow the asphalt road entirely to the parking lot on Prtovč, which is located near the church of Marija Pomočnica.

Path description:
From the starting point, we walk to the nearby NOB monument, which is located at the beginning of the village Prtovč, and from the mentioned crossroads we continue on the right road in the direction of the hunting cottage Na Toli. The path first leads along a panoramic road, from which a nice view opens towards Dražgoše and surrounding hills, then it passes into the forest, through which it ascends transversely. Soon a short road branches off to the right to the previously mentioned hunting cottage, and we continue straight and further continue the path in a transverse ascent to the right. Higher, or after approximately 45 minutes of walking from the starting point, we arrive at the ridge, where beside the road we notice a small marker, and to the right side some view opens towards Železniki. Here the road stops ascending, and we reach the marked path Raztovka - Ratitovec, which we follow left into the forest. After a short ascent we reach the cart track, along it we quickly arrive at the marked junction, where we continue slightly right (slightly left Kosmati vrh). After the junction we step out of the dense forest, then we ascend across the pasture to the forest road, which we reach just a few steps further from the feeding site for wildlife. We follow the road to the left, at the nearby crossroads we go right. Further we follow the marked path, which for some time continues along the road, for some time leads us along marked shortcuts. Higher we leave the road, at several junctions we follow the signs for Ratitovec or mountain pasture Klom. When higher the path levels out, only a short descent awaits us to the shepherd's hut on mountain pasture Klom.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2016 (July).

Trip can be extended to: Krekova koča na Ratitovcu , Kosmati vrh (Ratitovec) ( 30 min) , Gladki vrh (Ratitovec)