Prtovč - Planina Klom (via Jesenovec)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Škofja Loka, and then we continue driving towards Železniki. When we get to Železniki at first at the crossroad, where the road towards Kropa, Dražgoše and Rudo branches off to the right, we continue straight, and then a little after store Mercator, or opposite of company Niko d.o.o. we continue right in the direction of Podlonk and Prtovč. We continue on the mentioned road which starts ascending steeper, and we follow the asphalt road 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, and then we continue driving towards Škofja Loka. When we get to Železniki we leave the main road and we continue driving left in the direction of Podlonk and Prtovč. We continue on the mentioned road which starts ascending steeper, and we follow the asphalt road 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 situated at the beginning of the village Prtovč, and from the mentioned crossroad we continue on the right road in the direction of the hunting cottage Na Toli. The path at first leads on a panoramic road, from which a nice view opens up towards Dražgoše and surrounding hills, and then it passes into the forest, through which is ascending diagonally. Soon a short road branches off to the right towards the before mentioned hunting cottage, and we go straight and we still continue in a diagonal ascent towards the right. Higher, or after approximately 45 minutes of walking from the starting point, we get to the ridge, where by the road we notice a smaller memorial, and on the right side a view opens up a little towards Železniki. Here the road stops ascending, and we reach a marked path Raztovka - Ratitovec, which we follow left in the forest. After a short ascent, we reach the cart track, and then we quickly get to a marked crossing, where we continue slightly right (slightly left Kosmati vrh). After the crossing, we step out of a dense forest and then through the pasture we ascend to a forest road which we reach only few steps further from feeding site for wild animals. We follow the road to the left, and at the nearby crossroad, we go right. Further, we follow the marked path, which for some time continues on the road, and for some time it leads us on marked shortcuts. Higher, we leave the road, at few crossings we follow the signs for Ratitovec or mountain pasture Klom. When higher the path flattens, to the shepherd cottages on the mountain pasture Klom follows only a short descent.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2016 (July).

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