Rdeči Kal - Hunting lodge Dobrnič (via Velika raven)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Obrežje, we take the exit Trebnje zahod, and then continue driving in the direction of Dobrnič and Žužemberk. In Dobrnič, at the church, we leave the main road which leads towards Žužemberk and continue driving straight towards Artmanja vas. At the end of Artmanja vas we go slightly left (slightly right Korita), and then before we get to Vrbovec once again left, this time in the direction of Mirna Peč. The road a little further ahead ascends more steeply, and then it brings us to the village Rdeči Kal, where by the sign which marks the beginning of the settlement we park on a smaller parking lot at the intersection.
B) First, we drive to Trebnje, and then we continue driving towards Mirna Peč. After the settlement Dolenje Ponikve, we leave the main road towards Mirna Peč and we continue driving right towards Dečja vas and Jordankal. In Jordankal we go right, and then we drive all the way to Rdeči Kal, where we already notice the mountain signs for Ostri vrh. From the sign we drive approximately 100 meters further, and then we park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign which marks the end of the settlement.
C) From the highway Obrežje - Ljubljana we go to the exit Mirna Peč, and then we continue driving to the mentioned place. In Mirna Peč we reach the main road Novo mesto - Trebnje, we only cross it and we continue driving in the direction of Dobrnič. After Mirna Peč the road temporarily ascends more steeply, and then it brings us to a smaller intersection, where the road towards the settlements on Globodolsko polje branches off to the left, and we continue straight and soon get to Jordankal, where we go straight. Towards Dobrnič we drive to the village Rdeči Kal, where we already notice the mountain signs for Ostri vrh. From the sign we drive approximately 100 meters further, and then we park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign which marks the end of the settlement.
D) From Novo mesto, we drive to Mirna Peč, where at the intersection near the church we continue left in the direction of Dobrnič. After Mirna Peč the road temporarily ascends more steeply, and then it brings us to a smaller intersection, where the road towards the settlements on Globodolsko polje branches off to the left, and we continue straight and soon get to Jordankal, where we go straight. Towards Dobrnič we drive to the village Rdeči Kal, where we already notice the mountain signs for Ostri vrh. From the sign we drive approximately 100 meters further, and then we park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign which marks the end of the settlement.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue towards the east, that is, on the asphalt road which leads towards the center of the village. When after approximately 100 meters we get to a smaller intersection, by which we notice a sign (cross), we continue right in the direction of Ostri vrh, to which the nearby red mountain directional sign also directs us. The path ahead ascends past a few more houses, and then we continue left on a macadam road, along which we soon notice blazes. When the road enters the forest, we continue right on a cart track which continues through the forest (straight on the road Ostri vrh over Mali vrh).
Further on, we ascend gently to moderately through the forest, at some junctions we follow the blazes. Higher up the path flattens, and then it continues for some time with some shorter ascents and descents, later it starts ascending again. When the path reaches the slopes of Ostri vrh it temporarily turns more to the left, and for a short time some views also open up. Less beaten but relatively well-marked path then brings us higher to the place where the path from Dom LD Dobrnič joins from the right.
From here only a short ascent follows and the path brings us to the forested Ostri vrh.
From the top we return to the last junction, and then we continue on the slightly left path (looking in the direction of descent from the top), which further descends transversely towards the right. After a few minutes of descent we step onto the road, which we reach in the immediate vicinity of Dom LD Dobrnič.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2015 (November).

On the way: Ostri vrh (nad Globodolom) (523m)

Trip can be extended to: Dom Frata