Vešter - Archangel Gabriel (Planica)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Škofja Loka, then continue driving towards Železniki. Just before the road sign marking the end of Škofja Loka, we will notice a shrine on the right side, behind it the company Modri val, where the described path begins. At the starting point, there are no arranged parking spots for hikers.
B) We drive to Železniki, then follow the main road towards Škofja Loka. When we arrive in Škofja Loka, we will notice the company Modri val on the left side of the road, where the described path begins. At the starting point, there are no arranged parking spots for hikers.

Path description:
From the store, car bodywork and car painting Modri val, we continue on the local road which runs through the Vešter settlement. A little further, at the smaller intersection we continue left, so that we bypass the newer apartments on the left side. After the parking lot, where parking is allowed only for residents at the address Vešter 20a and 20b, the asphalt ends, and the macadam road a little further on the right side bypasses the last house. When we are to the right of the mentioned house we continue on the left cart track, which continues through a small valley, after the transformer we go slightly left again, onto an even narrower cart track. From the mentioned cart track, which crosses the hay meadow, after a few steps we go sharply left onto a trodden unmarked path which leads into the forest. For a few minutes we ascend on the forested path, then we reach the cart track, which we follow to the left. A little further we go from the cart track slightly right onto a trodden path, which further ascends transversely, and leads us also under some shorter overhangs. Higher there follow a few more junctions, where we follow the better trodden path; when the path levels out, we temporarily join a worse road, which we follow to the left. From the road already after a few steps, at the woodpile we go right, at the first junction after the woodpile we choose the left path. Further we ascend first moderately, then steeply through the forest, at the junctions we still follow the better trodden path. Higher the path levels out and forks.
We continue straight (left Vrh soteske) and for a few minutes walk on a fairly level path. A little further a path joins us from the left, which leads over Vrh soteske, we continue straight and along the cart track we begin to descend visibly. A few minutes of mostly moderate descent follow and the path brings us to the hunting cottage on Križna gora.
From the hunting cottage we continue straight and leave the forest, then walk across a scenic meadow to the nearby church of the Holy Cross.
Behind the church we continue on a level path, along which in a few minutes we descend to the nearby road, which we follow to the right. Along the road we arrive at the Križna Gora settlement, where at the intersection we go left (right Moškrin), after a short ascent a marked path from Praprotno joins from the left.
We continue straight and quickly arrive at the arranged parking lot, located on the edge of Križna Gora.
From the parking lot we continue on the asphalt road further towards the north, which leads us in a gentle ascent across initially scenic terrain. Behind the nearby last house the road enters the forest and brings us past the NOB memorial to the bus turning point. A short easy descent follows, then we continue slightly right onto a wide cart track, from it a few dozen steps further slightly left onto the marked mountain path. The path ahead for some time ascends gently to moderately through the forest, then brings us out of the forest, where it levels out or even descends slightly. Crossing a scenic grassy slope follows, from which a nice view opens onto part of the Škofjeloško hribovje. After the scenic part the path returns to the forest and begins to ascend along an increasingly wide cart track. When the cart track levels out after a few minutes, we step onto the asphalt road, along which, past a solitary house, we ascend to the top of Planica, where the church of St. Archangel Gabriel stands.
Vešter - Sv. Križ 1:25, Sv. Križ - Križna Gora - 0:15, Križna Gora - Planica 0:40.

On the way: Sveti Križ (Križna Gora) (680m), Križna Gora (681m)