Spodnje Bitnje - Sveti Jošt above Kranj (through the valley of stream Suha)
Starting point: Spodnje Bitnje (380 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.20896°N 14.33061°E 
Path name: through the valley of stream Suha
Time of walking: 2 h
Difficulty: easy pathless terrain
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 465 m
Altitude difference (by path): 465 m
Map: Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Kranj, and then we continue driving in the direction of Škofja Loka. In the settlement Spodnje Bitnje, opposite of the church of St. Miklavž we turn right and then we drive on a narrower road which leads us through the settlement, where we follow the main road. The road soon turns a little to the right and a little ahead it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of company Mlinar d.o.o. When the dense part of the settlement ends, we will on the right side notice a sports field, where on a parking lot before the sports field we park.
B) We drive to Škofja Loka, and then we continue driving towards Kranj. In the settlement Spodnje Bitnje, at the church of St. Miklavž we turn left and then we drive on a narrower road which leads us through the settlement, where we follow the main road. The road soon turns a little to the right and a little ahead it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of company Mlinar d.o.o. When the dense part of the settlement ends, we will on the right side notice a sports field, where on a parking lot before the sports field we park.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the asphalt road which on the left side bypasses football field, and at the hamlet of few houses on the right we notice a map with drawn paths. Only few steps ahead we go right, on the road in the direction of wood processing Mlinar. In few minutes we get to religious symbol in front of the mentioned company, and we continue slightly right on a macadam road which gradually passes into a valley of the stream Suha. The path ahead for some time leads by the left bank of the stream and when we over the bridge pass on the other side of the stream, from the nearby crossroad we continue to the right, on a little worse road. The road ahead is for some time gently ascending, after the larger clearing, where there are hunting observatory and a bee house, the road changes into a cart track, and the latter further few times crosses the stream Suha. If there is a high water level we may have some problems at the crossing, otherwise we can jump over the stream. Further, we follow the stream and at confluence of the streams we choose the right path which continues along the stream. Worse cart track further has few more crossings, and we stick to the path which still leads by the stream, for some time on left and for some time on the right side of the stream. Higher the footpath by the stream few times entirely vanishes, and when it again appears we leave the riverbed of the stream so we go right and we ascend above the left bank. Cart track on which we continue is at first quite overgrown, and at the smaller crossing, we go right. Above the crossing, the cart track gradually expands, and when we reach a wider path we follow it to the left, and there we short time continue without large changes in altitude, and after a right hairpin turn we considerably ascend and few minutes higher we join the macadam path.
When we reach the mentioned road, we quickly ascend out of the forest, where we get to the first houses. Here we go left and further we are ascending diagonally past individual houses and holiday cottages. The path which is at the first houses became asphalted few minutes higher brings us to the main road, and we follow it to the right, where we go past the sign, which marks the end of the settlement Javornik and past a hayrack. At the recycling spot we leave the road and we go left on stairs, where we soon notice first blazes. Few minutes of ascent through the forest follows, and then we reach an asphalt road which leads towards the summit Sveti Jošt above Kranj. We follow the road to the right, and from the left soon also a marked path from Čepulje joins.
From here to the first turn we still walk on the road, and then we continue straight in the forest, through which continues a marked path. Further at first we are gently ascending, and after few crossings, where we follow the blazes, we ascend even a little steeper. The steep ascent cuts an asphalt road which leads towards the summit, and we continue straight across the road, on the path which continues on the more and more panoramic grassy slope. After further shorter ascent we reach the mountain hut Dom na Joštu, and few 10 strides ahead also church of St. Jošt.
Description refers to condition in the year 2019 (December), and pictures are from various periods.
On the way: Javornik (650m)
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