Vikrče - Grmada (Pogačnik way)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, we take the exit Ljubljana - Šmartno, then continue driving towards Tacen. In Tacen, just before the road over the bridge crosses the Sava river, we continue slightly right towards Pirniče. Only a little after Ljubljana ends, we arrive in Vikrče, and we follow the road to the inn Kovač, which is located right next to the bus stop. At the starting point, there are no appropriate parking spots.
B) From Šentvid, we drive to Tacen; there, immediately after the bridge over the Sava river, left towards Pirniče. Only a little after Ljubljana ends, we arrive in Vikrče, and we follow the road to the inn Kovač, which is located right next to the bus stop. At the starting point, there are no appropriate parking spots.
C) From Medvode, we drive to Zgornje and then to Spodnje Pirniče, and we follow the road towards Tacen. When we arrive in Vikrče, we join the road which leads from Smlednik towards Tacen; here we continue right and follow the road to the nearby inn Kovač, where the starting point of our path is. At the starting point, there are no appropriate parking spots.
D) We can also arrive at the starting point by LPP bus no. 15.

Path description:
From the inn Kovač, we first walk along the road leading towards Tacen; then, when the main road makes a slight right turn, we continue slightly left onto a narrower local road (at the crossroads there is a sign prohibiting driving, near the sign there is also an information board for the forest educational trail on Šmarnogorska Grmada). Along the narrower asphalt road we walk to a private parking lot, then continue sharply left onto a rougher road that gently ascends among log piles (straight ahead: Grmada via Mazijeva steza and Šmarna gora over Zatrep).
Along the mentioned road we walk some tens of meters, then arrive at the start of the climbing path to Grmada. The path to the start of the climbing path is poorly marked.
Here, the signpost for Pogačnikova pot to Grmada (very demanding path) directs us right upwards. The well-secured path first leads us steeply up a narrow gorge, then the path temporarily flattens somewhat and brings us to a traverse to the right. With the help of safety gear, we quickly manage the traverse, then arrive at the most difficult part of the path. The path ahead climbs vertically up the vertical wall, and in addition to the pegs, a steel cable assists us, to which we can attach a self-belay kit. Once we climb the vertical pegs, the path becomes a grade harder, as it becomes slightly overhanging. After climbing the short overhanging wall, the path gradually enters the forest, and the steepness also gradually decreases. A little higher, Westrova pot joins from the left (we can descend via the mentioned path); we continue right and proceed with the ascent along the forest-covered western ridge of Grmada. We follow this path all the way to the mentioned summit, from which a nice view opens up.

Trip can be extended to: Šmarna gora