Škofja Loka - Archangel Gabriel (Planica)

Access to starting point:
A) From Gorenja vas, Ljubljana or Kranj we drive to Škofja Loka, and then we continue driving towards Železniki. At the end of Škofja Loka, more precisely at the settlement Podlubnik, we will get to a crossroad, where a road towards Trnje branches off to the right. We park on one of the parking lots nearby; at the apartment buildings parking is allowed only for residents, and in front of the Mercator store we can park when it is closed.
B) We drive to Železniki, and then we continue driving towards Škofja Loka. At the beginning of Škofja Loka, at the settlement Podlubnik, we will get to a crossroad, where a road branches off to the left towards Trnje. We park on one of the parking lots nearby; at the apartment buildings parking is allowed only for residents, and in front of the Mercator store we can park when it is closed.

Path description:
From the main road, we continue towards the settlement Trnje and through the mentioned settlement we walk on a somewhat narrower asphalt road. After a few minutes, the road splits into two parts, and we continue slightly to the right, on the one which slightly descends. A little further, we get to a marked junction, where signposts for Križna gora point us to the left on a cart track which continues along the Virloški potok stream. Further on, we ascend for a few minutes barely noticeably through a smaller grassy valley, then we cross the stream and start to ascend more steeply through the forest. After approximately 15 minutes of ascent, the path flattens and brings us to the hamlet Cavrn, where we step onto an asphalt road. The road first leads past a few houses, then at the cross it turns right. At the cross, that is, at the spot where the road turns right, we continue straight on a cart track, on which with nice views we ascend to the nearby forest. In the forest, the cart track splits into two parts; we choose the slightly left marked one, which a little higher starts ascending diagonally to the right. During the traverse, a nice view opens up towards the church of Sv. Križ on Križna gora and the Kamnik-Savinja Alps.
The path quickly returns into the forest, which ends before a smaller saddle, where the path splits again.
To the left, we can reach the hunting cottage on Križna gora in a few dozen steps, which is open Saturdays, Sundays and holidays; we continue to the right and in one minute of walking ascend to the church of sv. Križ, from which a beautiful view opens up. Behind the church, we continue on a gently sloping path, on which in a few minutes we descend to the nearby road, which we follow to the right. Along the road we arrive at the settlement Križna Gora, where from the crossroads we go left (right Moškrin); after a short ascent, a marked path from Praprotno also joins from the left.
We continue straight and quickly arrive at the arranged parking lot, which is located on the edge of Križna Gora.
From the parking lot, we continue along the asphalt road further north; it leads us in a gentle ascent across initially panoramic terrain. Behind the nearest last house, the road enters the forest and past the NOB monument brings us to the bus turning point. A short easy descent follows, then we continue slightly right onto a wide cart track, from which a few dozen steps further slightly left onto the marked mountain path. Ahead, the path gently to moderately ascends through the forest for some time, then brings us out of the forest, where it flattens or even slightly descends. A traverse of a panoramic grassy slope follows, from which a nice view opens onto part of the Škofjeloško hribovje. After the panoramic section, the path returns to the forest and begins ascending along an ever-widening cart track. When the cart track flattens after a few minutes, we step onto an asphalt road, along which, past a solitary house, we ascend to the summit of Planica, where the church of sv. Archangel Gabriel stands.
Škofja Loka - Sv. Križ 1:10, Sv. Križ - Križna Gora 0:15, Križna Gora - Planica 0:40.

On the way: Trnje (383m), Cavrn (545m), Sveti Križ (Križna Gora) (680m), Križna Gora (681m)