Star maln - Koča na Planini nad Vrhniko

Access to starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana - Koper motorway we head for the Vrhnika exit, then continue driving along the old road towards Logatec. At the last traffic light in Vrhnika, which we recognize by the fact that a bank and a pharmacy are nearby, we turn right, then at the following intersections we follow the road in the direction of Stari maln. The road soon loses its asphalt surface and leads us further along the valley of Bela. We then follow the relatively gentle road all the way to the parking lot near the hut in Stari Maln.
b) From Logatec we drive along the old road towards Vrhnika. Shortly after the road branches off to the left towards Zaplana, we will reach a less noticeable intersection where the road branches off to the left towards the village of Strmica. In the mentioned village we continue right and then drive along the road that begins to descend more steeply towards the valley of Bela. After a short descent we reach a smaller intersection where the path from Vrhnika joins us from the right. We park in the larger parking lot at the already mentioned intersection.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a gently sloping macadam road, on which past the mill wheel, in less than 5 minutes of walking, we get to the Koča v Starem Malnu.
From the cottage, we continue in the direction of Lintvern and Planina and for a short time, we still continue on the road, and then it changes into a well-maintained footpath which continues along the stream Bela. After that, the path over a small bridge crosses Bela and then starts moderately ascending. We continue the ascent on the right bank of the stream, on a quite slippery path, by which a little higher we get help from a short steel cable (undemanding). The path then returns to the right side of the stream, where then in a few minutes of a diagonal ascent brings us to Lintvern (source of Bela).
At Lintvern, the path turns sharply to the right and after a short ascent, it brings us to a smaller vantage point, where we also step on an indistinct forested ridge. We for some time continue the ascent on the mentioned small ridge and then we cross two successive cart tracks. In both cases we continue in the direction of Planina, on the path which higher a few times quite steeply ascends. Higher, the path slightly flattens and in a few minutes of additional walking brings us to the Zavetišče na Planini nad Vrhniko, by which there is a good 20 m high lookout tower.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in June 2010.

Along the route: Koča v Starem Malnu (400m)

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