Spodnja Kokra - Cjanovca

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Kranj - east exit and continue following the road towards Jezersko. Just a few kilometres after the turn-off for Preddvor, on the right side of the road we will spot a transformer and a parking lot next to it, where we park. There are also signposts for the Čemšenik hut here.

Route description:
From the parking lot, first carefully cross the road, then head to the footpath towards the Čemšenik hut. The wide path ascends barely noticeably to the Polajnar farmstead, where we join the road, which we follow to the right.
The road steeply ascends right behind the house, but slightly higher it loses the asphalt surface. Further ahead, the road levels out and turns slightly to the left, approaching the Čemšeniški stream closely. A bit further, we cross the mentioned stream and right after it reach a marked junction, where we continue on the left road towards the Čemšenik hut. The road then begins to ascend more steeply again and after less than 30 minutes of further walking brings us to the Čemšenik hut.
From the Čemšenik hut, continue towards Javorov vrh (signposted Javorjev vrh) on the path that enters the forest after just a few metres. The initially moderately steep path soon leads us to a torrent gully, along which it ascends for some time. Higher up, the path turns right and ascends even more steeply. We follow this relatively steep path, which runs through dense forest all the way, to the junction at the saddle between Potoška gora on the left and Javorov vrh on the right.
Continue right (left to Potoška gora and Sveti Jakob) on the moderately steep path, which after a short ascent brings us to the southwest ridge of Javorov vrh, from which we get some views towards Cjanovca. The path soon re-enters the dense forest, where we reach the next well-marked junction.
Here, continue left towards Srednji vrh, Kališče and Storžič (straight to Javorov vrh 15 minutes) on the path that after a few more steps leads to a pleasant spring. This is followed by a half-hour traverse of the slopes below Javorov vrh, ending at the saddle between the mentioned peak and Cjanovca.
Continue straight towards Cjanovca and Srednji vrh (left to Hudičev boršt, sharply right to Javorov vrh) on the path that begins to ascend more steeply along and beside the eastern ridge of Cjanovca. Higher up, the path leads us out of the forest onto slopes covered with dwarf pines, and we continue on an increasingly steep and in places very scenic path. The path, offering beautiful views of Kočna, Grintovec, Kalški greben and Gorenjska, gradually turns slightly to the left. We follow this increasingly scenic and relatively steep path all the way to the summit of Cjanovca, where there is a bench and a small cairn.

Starting point - Čemšenik Hut 0:50, Čemšenik Hut - Baba 0:45, Baba - Volčje jame 0:25, Volčje jame - junction below Javorov vrh 0:10, junction below Javorov vrh - Saddle above Skodovnjek 0:15, Saddle above Skodovnjek - Skodovnjek junction 0:10, Skodovnjek junction - Cjanovca 1:15.

Along the route: Dom Čemšenik (835m), Volčje jame (1245m), Razpotje na grebenu Javorovega vrha (1291m), Izvir pod Javorovim vrhom (1332m), Sedlo nad Skodovnjekom (1336m), Razpotje Skodovnjek (1348m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Srednji vrh

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