Puštal - Osolnik

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Škofja Loka, and then we continue driving in the direction of Gorenje vasi. Further, we drive through the old part of the town, but only to a crossroad, where a road branches off to the right towards Loški grad. At the mentioned crossroad, we continue left (direction Puštal), and the road then brings us over the Poljanščica river to Puštal. Here a road branches off to the right, which runs into the Hrastnica valley, and we continue left towards the village Sora. Here we will notice on the right side a narrow and steep cart-track road, by which there are mountain signposts for Osolnik, Tošč and Črni Vrh. At the starting point, there are no appropriate parking spots, so it is better to park on one of the organized parking lots in Škofja Loka. This extends the path for approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

Path description:
From the spot where we have parked, we first walk to the starting point, then head onto a wide and steep cart track in the direction of Osolnik, Tošč and Črni Vrh. The path ahead ascends past numerous Stations of the Cross, which lead towards the church of the Holy Cross on Hribec, and we soon notice signposts for Osolnik, which direct us left, at first slightly downhill. After a few steps of descent we come into a smaller valley, and continue on a steep grassy slope, where we ascend along the edge of a grazing fence. The path, from which beautiful views first open up on Škofja Loka and the Kamnik-Savinja Alps in the background, quickly enters the forest, where it then gradually flattens.
The path ahead leads us through dense forest for quite some time, and we walk on the path, which descends more steeply a few times. After a while we step out of the forest onto a panoramic grassy hayfield, where the path temporarily fades slightly. Only a little higher we step onto a cart track and follow it to the right; it quickly brings us to a smaller shrine and NOB monument, where we continue slightly left. Behind the monument the path turns slightly right and brings us a little higher into a strip of forest.
When we step out of the forest again, we will notice a lonely homestead on the left side and a fenced pasture on the right. We continue straight on the path that enters the forest, and it soon brings us to a macadam road, which we follow to the right. There follows a few minutes' walk along the road, then we arrive at an intersection, where we continue straight onto a cart track. We continue on the marked cart track, which soon has several junctions, and we always stick to the blazes. Higher up the cart track turns into a footpath, which begins to ascend steeply along the grazing fence. A little further, a path from the village Sora joins from the left, and we continue right, arriving at the top of Osolnik after a few dozen more steps, where the church of St. Mohor and Fortunat stands.