Škofja Loka - Vrh soteske (Križna gora)

Access to starting point:
A) From Gorenje vasi, 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 crossroads, 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 the store 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 crossroads, 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 the store 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 right, on the one which slightly descends. A little further, we arrive at a marked junction, where signposts for Križna gora point us left onto a cart track which continues along the Virloški potok stream. Further on, we ascend barely noticeably for a few minutes through a smaller grassy valley, then cross the stream and start to ascend more steeply through the forest. After approximately 15 minutes of ascent, the path levels out 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 turns right. At the cross, that is, at the spot where the road turns right, we continue straight on a cart track, along 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 transversely to the right. During the traverse, a nice view opens towards the church of the Holy Cross 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.
If we continue right, we will in a minute arrive at the church of the Holy Cross, we however continue left to the nearby hunting cottage, which is open Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
After the hunting cottage we continue on a wide cart track, which continues towards the south. At the junctions we follow the wider cart track, when the cart track descends somewhat, we continue right onto a trodden path, along which in 5 minutes of moderate ascent we ascend to the forested summit.
Škofja Loka - hunting cottage 1:10, hunting cottage - Vrh soteske 0:15.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2019 (April).

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