Zalog - Grebenc

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Kranj west exit and continue following the road towards Golnik. Shortly after the village of Tenetiše, we will notice signs for the village of Goriče, which direct us right onto a local road. A little further ahead, we reach the next junction, where we continue right towards the villages of Trstenik and Preddvor. However, we do not follow this road for long either, as after just a few metres we will notice a sign reading Zalog, directing us left onto an ascending road, which we then follow to the mentioned village. In the middle of the village, slightly before the church, we will notice a road that branches right from the main road. Head onto this road, beside which we soon spot the markings. Follow this road for another approximately 1 km, then park at one of the parking spots along the road.

Route description:
From the starting point, continue along the road where we parked; it becomes progressively worse and leads us higher to the NOB monument, where we leave it and continue the ascent right on the ascending cart track. At the spot where the cart track, on which we continue ascending, turns left, we will notice a small path on the right that begins to climb more steeply through the forest (start not marked).
The path, along which we see occasional markings, then takes us past a small chapel to a poorly marked junction, beside which on a scenic rise we notice a pleasant bench.
From the viewpoint, continue on the path that ascends slightly right (left Mala Poljana) and enters the forest after just a few steps, where it begins to climb steeply. The path soon reaches a wide overgrown ridge, along which it continues for quite some time.
The relatively steep path, which higher up turns somewhat to the right, brings us after a while to a wide cart track, where we join the path from Povelj.
Continue straight on the ascending cart track, which takes us past the "refreshment stand" to the point where a marked hiking path branches left from the cart track. We can continue the ascent on the mentioned hiking path, which climbs over grassy slopes, or on the cart track ascending along the forest edge. Both paths merge higher up and lead us without difficulty to the Koča na Veliki Poljani hut.
From the pasture, continue left towards Koča na Grebencu (hut with green roof), which we reach after 3 minutes of further walking. Behind the hut, at the viewpoint, we will notice a poorly visible path that begins to climb steeply northwards. Head onto this path, which through sparse forest brings us to the summit slope of Grebenc. Follow this occasionally barely visible path, which in the upper part is also dangerous due to slipping, all the way to Grebenc.

Starting point - Gmajna 0:45, Gmajna - second refreshment stand 0:50, second refreshment stand - Velika Poljana 0:30, Velika Poljana - Grebenc 20 minutes.

Along the route: Velika Poljana (634m), Gmajna (840m), Andrejeva klopca (977m), Druga okrepčevalnica (1198m), Velika Poljana (1385m), Koča na Grebencu (1379m)

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