Spodnja Idrija - Jelenk (via Kendove robe)

Access to starting point:
From Logatec we drive towards Tolmin or vice versa. When we come to Spodnja Idrija, we turn left (from the direction of Tolmin, right) in the direction of the village Kanomlja. Already after just over 100 meters of driving along the road we notice a sign for Jelenk. Near the sign there is also a large parking lot, on which we can park only on work-free days (the parking lot is intended for employees in the nearby company).

Route description:
From the parking lot, over the bridge we cross the river Kanomljica and on the other side we continue straight on the asphalt road to the junction, where we continue on the right road, which climbs past the houses. After a short ascent, the signs for Jelenk direct us left across the meadow upwards. In the middle of the meadow we leave the cart track and continue the ascent left on the footpath upwards (the path is marked). The path then goes into the forest, where it ascends quite steeply. A little higher we reach a lonely farm, where we also step onto the road. We only cross the road because then the markings direct us back onto the footpath, which initially ascends along the slopes of the forest. Already after a few steps of further walking the path goes back into the forest, where it brings us to a path junction. At the junction we continue right and an easy path through the forest soon brings us to a wide ridge. Here the path turns left and ascends along the ridge for some time, then withdraws to the right side of the ridge. The slope that we cross on a narrow path becomes increasingly steep and increasingly beautiful views of the surrounding hills begin to open up. Such a path soon brings us to the first fixed safety gear. Instead of with ordinary steel cables, the path is secured with a thick cable. Further on the path turns left and an almost vertical ascent with the help of fixed safety gear follows. Then follow a few shorter traverses and ascents along the fixed safety gear and we are already before the most demanding part of the path, where there is also the logbook box. Here with the help of fixed safety gear we ascend almost vertically upwards. The path on this part is also slightly crumbly, so we must be especially careful. Further on follow some short traverses, then one very short almost vertical ascent. The path then gradually becomes less demanding and soon brings us to a viewpoint, where the fixed safety gear ends. Further the path runs through increasingly dense forest and brings us to the high-mountain farm Kenda. As soon as we come out of the forest we first descend a few tens of meters along the road, then continue right onto the cart track, which leads past the farm. We continue further on the cart track, which through the forest soon brings us to another high-mountain farm, where an easier path joins from the left side. Here we continue left on the road (poorly marked) to the next house, behind which we continue right upwards. Further we ascend on the cart track, which across the increasingly less vegetated slope brings us below the summit of Jelenk. A little below the summit we notice signs for Jelenk, which direct us right upwards. We follow this path, which brings us to the summit in a few steps.

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