Rakov Škocjan (hotel) - Rakov Škocjan (Tkalčeva pot)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Koper we go to the exit Unec and we continue driving towards Unec. On Unec signs for Postojna and Rakov Škocjan point us to the right, on the road which a little further continues directly by the highway. After few kilometers from Unec, we get to a crossroad, where signs for Rakov Škocjan point us to the left on a macadam road, on which we then drive to Hotel Rakov Škocjan.
B) From highway Koper - Ljubljana we go to the exit Postojna, and then we continue driving on the old road towards Logatec. When Postojna ends, at hamlet Ravbarkomanda we turn right in the direction of Unec, Rakek and Rakov Škocjan. After that, when through overpass we cross a railway track, we continue left on the main road, and then through the underpass below the highway we pass on the other side of the highway. For some time we drive by the highway, and then signs for Rakov Škocjan point us to the left on a macadam road, on which we then drive to Hotel Rakov Škocjan.
C) First, we drive to Cerknica, and from there we continue driving towards Unec. In the settlement Podskrajnik we continue left towards Rakov Škocjan, Zelše and industrial zone. In unmarked crossroad in ind. zone we continue straight, and then we quickly get to the settlement Zelše. When the settlement ends, soon ends also asphalt, and the road brings us to a crossroad, where a road branches off to the right towards the hunting lodge Lovski dom LD Cerknica, and we continue straight and we continue driving to Hotel Rakov Škocjan.

Path description:
From the hotel, by which there is on information board nicely shown path Tkalčeva pot, we continue on the road which continues towards Big natural bridge, and after few 10 strides, we leave it and we continue right on a cart track, on which we quickly get to the spot, where we join the path Rakova pot. We follow the mentioned path to the left, and it then leads past more attractions. After sources or in high waters sinkholes, the path Tkalčeva pot passes on the other side of a driving road, where the path leads past another attraction, by which there is information board. We quickly return back on the other side of the road, where the path Tkalčeva pot leads through the forest. When we get very close to the road, the path leads through a meadow, and behind it again through the forest, where in few minutes of additional walking, we get to Big natural bridge, which is from the marked path situated few 10 strides to the right.
At learning board, which is situated in front of Big natural bridge, the path turns left and it ascends to a macadam road which we follow to the right. Few minutes we walk on the road, and then the path leads left, where we quickly get to cave Tkalca jama, where river Rak disappears. To cave we can descend on a secured path, otherwise we continue forward, on the path which it returns on the road. On the road, we ascend on Big natural bridge, from which a nice view opens up towards the valley of river Rak. On the bridge we once again leave the road and we continue slightly left, on the path on which we quickly get to the ruins of the church of St. Kancijan. Next follows some descent and the path returns on the road which we follow to the left, but only to the nearby information boards.
At boards we turn for 180 degrees, and then we continue on the road, on which we continue all the way to hotel, by which we've parked.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2015 (August).