Zagrad - Medvižica (via Ostrič)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Koper motorway we take the Kozina exit and continue on the road towards Rijeka. We drive to the settlement of Obrov, where signs for Golac direct us right onto a narrower road. This is followed by a 4 km drive to the settlement of Golac, from where we continue following signs for the settlement of Zagrad, which is a little more than 1 km away. In Zagrad there are no designated parking spaces, but it is possible to park on some widening on the outskirts of the settlement.
It is more advisable to park already in Golac, which extends the walk by approximately 15 minutes.

Route description:
From the center of the settlement we continue left towards Ostrič (right Mala and Velika Plešivica and Slavnik), where the road leads us southeast (in this section there are some parking possibilities), then mountain signs direct us right onto a cart track that begins to ascend gently at first. Further on the marked cart track begins to ascend moderately through the forest; when we leave the forest we ascend over scenic grassy slopes where only individual trees, mostly pines, stand along the path. Here the path levels out, turns slightly right and brings us to a marked junction.
We continue on the right path towards Ostrič, Razsušica and Slavnik (left Ribnik), which begins to ascend towards an indistinct saddle between Ostrič on the left and the lesser-known Griža on the right. At the saddle we notice a larger sinkhole ahead, where the cart track continues straight; we turn left onto the marked footpath that begins to ascend steeply over the grassy slope of Ostrič. We follow this path all the way to the exceptionally scenic Ostrič a few minutes away.
From Ostrič we continue on the marked path that begins to descend moderately southwards; lower down we reach pleasant meadows called Ovčji pašniki. Here we continue right; from the left a path joins that leads past the previously mentioned Ribnik. Further on the path gradually passes onto the wooded slopes of Griža, which we bypass on its left southern side, then reach the small valley between Razsušica, Medvižica and Griža. We continue through dense forest without major changes in elevation, then the path turns left and ascends to a clearing where a marked junction is located.
We take the right path marked Medvižica (left Razsušica) and immediately after the junction return to the forest; the path leads us to a rocky section where it turns left and begins to ascend steeply over the rocky slope. We follow this path, surrounded by numerous cracks, to the scenic summit of Medvižica.

Zagrad - Silovica 0:45, Silovica - Ostrič 0:20, Ostrič - Ovčji pašniki 0:05, Ovčji pašniki - razpotje pod Medvižico 0:30, razpotje pod Medvižico - Medvižica 0:10.

Along the route: Ostrič (953m), Ostrič (1056m), Ovčji pašniki (1000m), Razpotje pod vrhom Medvižice (1054m)

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