Tičnica - Šmarjetna gora (letna trasa)

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Medvode, then continue along the old road to Kranj, where at the first traffic light we turn left towards Stražišče and Šmarjetna gora. From the roundabout where the road to Šmarjetna gora branches off to the right, we continue straight (second exit). We then drive along the Škofjeloška road, and at a somewhat larger intersection we turn right towards Sv. Jošt nad Kranjem and Čepulj. When Kranj ends, we park at the marked parking lot under the high-voltage power line.
b) From the Jesenice - Ljubljana motorway we head to the Kranj west exit, then continue along the old road towards Ljubljana. Near the end of Kranj at the last traffic light we turn right towards Stražišče. From the roundabout where the road to Šmarjetna gora branches off to the right, we continue straight (second exit). We then drive along the Škofjeloška road, and at a somewhat larger intersection we turn right towards Sv. Jošt nad Kranjem and Čepulj. When Kranj ends, we park at the marked parking lot under the high-voltage power line.
c) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway we head to the Kranj east exit, then follow the signs for Škofja Loka. We leave the road towards Škofja Loka at the point where the signs for Stražišče and Šmarjetna gora direct us to the right. We then drive along the Škofjeloška road, which we leave at a somewhat larger intersection and continue left towards Sv. Jošt nad Kranjem and Čepulj (road signs are only from the opposite direction). When Kranj ends, we park at the marked parking lot under the high-voltage power line.
d) We drive to Škofja Loka, then continue towards Kranj. When the settlement Zgornje Bitnje ends, we continue left towards Stražišče and Šmarjetna gora. We then drive along the Škofjeloška road, which we leave at a somewhat larger intersection and continue left towards Sv. Jošt nad Kranjem and Čepulj (road signs are only from the opposite direction). When Kranj ends, we park at the marked parking lot under the high-voltage power line.

Route description:
From the end of the parking lot we continue slightly to the right on an unmarked path (straight ahead Sv. Jošt), which a little further crosses the route of the high-voltage power line. On the other side of the power line the path returns to the forest, where we choose the path slightly to the left. A little higher on the left side we also bypass a hayrack and a homestead. The path then turns even more to the left, after which it ascends lightly to the left for some time. When we join the path from Rakovica, the path turns right and begins to ascend more steeply. This is followed by some more ascent through the forest, after which we join a gravel road and soon after also an asphalt road, along which we continue the ascent to the nearby summit of Šmarjetna gora.

The description and photos refer to the year 2026, the month of July.

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