Rakitnica - Rezinski vrh

Access to starting point:
A) We leave the Ljubljana bypass at the exit Ljubljana - jug, then we continue driving in the direction of Kočevje. A little after Ribnica, more precisely near Dolenja vas, we leave the main road which runs towards Kočevje and we continue driving right towards Gotenica and Kočevska Reka. Soon after we left the main road, we notice signs for Rakitnica, which point us right, but here we still continue straight and towards Rakitnica we turn at the next crossroad, where from the main road we turn sharply to the right (here is a sign for Rakitnica only from the opposite side). Further, we drive past a few houses, and then we notice a macadam road which from asphalt goes slightly to the left. We go on the macadam road, by which we then park in an appropriate place. At the starting point, there is also an information board for Rudeževa cesta and a mountain signpost for Jelenov žleb.
B) From Kočevje we drive towards Ljubljana, and only a little before Dolenja vas we turn left towards Kočevska Reka and Gotenica. Soon after we left the main road, we notice signs for Rakitnica, which point us right, but here we still continue straight and towards Rakitnica we turn at the next crossroad, where from the main road we turn sharply to the right (here is a sign for Rakitnica only from the opposite side). Further, we drive past a few houses, and then we notice a macadam road which from asphalt goes slightly to the left. We go on the macadam road, by which we then park in an appropriate place. At the starting point, there is also an information board for Rudeževa cesta and a mountain signpost for Jelenov žleb.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on the road Rudeževa cesta, by which we also notice signs for Jelenov žleb. The road quickly goes into the forest, through which it moderately ascends to the first crossroad. Here we continue slightly right and we still continue the path in the direction of Jelenov žleb. The road ahead starts ascending steeply, and at the sharp right turn, from the left a marked path from Grčarice and Grčarske Ravne joins us. We continue the path for a few more minutes on the "main" road, then in the sharp left turn we continue straight on a somewhat narrower road (the turn-off is not marked). Further, we ascend gently to moderately on a macadam road, which higher turns to the left and changes into a wide cart track. At the spot where the road becomes a cart track, slightly to the right, or straight (we leave the road at a smaller left turn), a marked cart track branches off, which after a few meters turns even a bit more to the right and then ascends transversely to another forest road. We follow the mentioned road to the right, which already after a few meters splits into two parts. This time we continue on the left upper road (the lower road leads towards Zadoljam), which we follow in a gentle to moderate ascent to its end.
Just a few meters before the end of the road, a marked cart track branches off to the left, on which we ascend in approximately 15 minutes to the next road, which we reach right at the NOB monument.
At the monument there is a marked junction, where we continue right in the direction of Sten. We walk on the road only some 10 m, then the signs for Stene direct us right downwards, where after a minute of further walking we arrive at the registration box.
From the registration box, we can descend on an exposed path also to the nearby vantage point.
From Stene we return to the marked junction at the monument, then we continue the ascent on the marked path in the direction of Rezinski vrh. The path ahead steeply ascends on a narrower cart track, then flattens and slowly starts to disappear. We continue the ascent on a poorly visible but well-marked path, which turns slightly to the left and starts steeply ascending towards Rezinski vrh. A little above the "klini" (memorial marker), the path flattens and then brings us in a few minutes to the forest-covered Rezinski vrh.

On the way: Bela stena (1122m)

Trip can be extended to: Turn ( 20 min)