Rakitna (Rakiško jezero) - Rakitna (Forest and archaeological learning trail Rimski zid - Rakitna)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana–Koper highway, take the Brezovica exit, then continue driving in the direction of Podpeči (Podpeči can also be reached from Črna vas or Ig). In Podpeči, continue in the direction of Borovnica, Krim and Rakitna, and continue driving for a short time along the edge of the Ljubljana Marsh, then the signs for Rakitna direct us left onto a steep ascending road. The road then leads us through Preserje, where it also starts to descend. After a short descent, we continue left in the direction of Krim and Rakitna, and then we follow the mostly ascending road to Rakitna (after the turn-off for Krim the road starts descending), where we park on the parking lot by Rakiško jezero (the parking lot is payable).
B) First, drive to Cerknica, then continue driving in the direction of Begunje; when we arrive in Begunje, follow the signs for Rakitna. When we arrive at Rakitna, park on the parking lot by Rakiško jezero (the parking lot is payable).

Route description:
The forest and archaeological learning trail Rimski zid - Rakitna starts on the eastern side of the lake, i.e., where there is access to Hotel Rakitna. At the beginning of the trail stands an information board with a map showing all 22 learning boards. Initially, we walk along the lake, where we already notice the first blazes; the trail quickly turns to the south side of the lake, where we first cross a wetland, then walk to the asphalt road, which we follow to the left. We walk along the road only briefly, then at the left bend continue slightly right onto a cart track along which the learning trail continues. We continue along the right edge of the meadow; with a gentle ascent we quickly reach information board no. 6, where the trail splits into two parts.
We continue left across the upper edge of the meadow; once we enter the forest, the footpath reappears. Through the forest we first ascend moderately, then step onto the next hay meadow, where the footpath starts to disappear. The trail first turns left, leading us past a bench, then slowly starts turning right in a semicircle. On this section it is somewhat harder to follow the correct trail, but if we carefully follow the path drawn on the map and the occasional blazes, we will go right. When the trail becomes easier to follow again, it leads us past a boulder and then across another meadow to learning board no. 10, after which we enter the forest. Through the forest we ascend noticeably for a short time, then the trail turns right and takes us past boards no. 11 to 13 to the "animal tracks" in concrete. A little farther we reach the macadam road, which we follow left to the left bend. From the mentioned bend at board no. 15 we continue straight onto a cart track along which a small stream usually flows; after a few steps from it we go left into the forest. Through the forest we ascend quite steeply for a few minutes, then, when the trail levels out, the blazes direct us right, where we quickly reach board no. 17 (Schengen system from the 3rd century). Here the trail first turns left, then turns right in a semicircle and brings us to a cart track along which a stream usually flows. Down the mentioned cart track we descend back to board no. 15, where we step onto the road we already walked on; we follow it all the way to the place where we reached the road heading "upward," then along the footpath to board no. 14, where behind the bench we turn left and descend to the meadow at board no. 6, from where along the "ascent" trail we descend back to the starting point.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (July).

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