Spodnje Gorje - Planina Obranica

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we take the exit Lipce, where we turn left in the direction of "Blejska Dobrava and Spodnje Gorje". Soon, when we drive into the railway underpass, we are at the next crossroad, where we go to the right - Bled, Kočna. Initially, the serpentine road ascends straight towards the west and soon in the left bend reaches the top or the settlement Kočna. When we drive through it, we drive another 3 km, after which by the road in front of the settlement sign Spodnje Gorje we notice a wooden sign with the inscription Gorje - welcome... Here, nearby, we park.

Path description:
Right before the wooden sign we step onto a grassy path that leads right uphill through a meadow. A little higher we notice a low hunting observation post. Beside it leads a cart track, which we follow; it soon takes us towards the northwest (right) into the forest.
The cart track, which becomes rutted and muddy, first ascends towards the northeast, later for some time also towards the southwest. When the steepness eases, we come to a junction, where we choose the right (or straight ahead) direction. Here we first walk on a slightly overgrown cart track, which ascends ever more steeply and develops a gravelly surface. When the steepness eases, the path first turns slightly left and then sharply right towards the north, where it levels out completely. At the next junction we continue right uphill; later, due to fallen trees, we leave the cart track for a while and walk alongside it on the right. When we return to it, we step out of the forest onto a gently sloping meadow covered with spruces, passing a hovel after which we re-enter the forest after some time. There follows some more ascent in switchbacks, after which we come to a gate with an inscription. We enter the mountain pasture, and after some 10 m we come to a stone ruin, where we first head right uphill to the panoramic summit, and from there on to the shepherd's hut, which is located on the western edge of the mountain pasture.