Štufna - Veliki Rog

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Zagreb, take the exit Ivančna Gorica and follow the road ahead in the direction of Črnomelj. Soon after the village Obrh (which is located 1 km before the village Podturn pri Dolenjskih toplicah), the road branches off to the right, which will lead us towards our starting point (direction Rog). Further, we ascend on an asphalt road to the next junction, where signs for Rog, Podstenice, graveyard and Pogorelec and Primož point us to the right on a macadam road (straight Resa, Baza 20). We follow the macadam road, which has a few more junctions ahead, in the direction of Rog. When we notice on the left side of the road a forestry cottage and next to it a sign for Štufna, pay attention to the signposts. A little further, we come to a junction, where we notice signposts for Rog 1h. Here we park on the parking lot by the road.
From Novo Mesto, through Dolenjske Toplice drive to the village Podturn. Here we continue right towards Žužemberk, then soon after the village Podturn we turn sharply left in the direction of Rog. Further, follow the above description.
Access is also possible from Kočevje on forest roads.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a worse road in the direction of Rog - summit. We follow this road only a short time, as the blazes direct us left onto a cart track, which starts to ascend steeply through the forest. We follow the cart track for approximately 15 minutes, then the blazes direct us left upwards onto a poorly visible footpath, which higher joins the path from Skavtski dom (Žaga Rog). Here we continue right and continue the ascent on a cart track, which barely ascends noticeably. Further on, we will notice beside the usual blazes also blazes in the shape of a bear's paw. After a few minutes of gentle walking, the cart track ascends more steeply and brings us below the summit slope of Veliki Rog. Here the blazes again direct us left onto a footpath, which ascends steeply and after 5 minutes of further walking brings us to the highest peak of the vast forests of Kočevski Rog. From the top, we can also climb to the lookout tower, from which a nice view opens onto the nearby and distant surroundings.
The ascent to the wooden tower is at one's own responsibility.