Zalog - Velika Poljana (direct way)

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 on, 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 meters we will see a sign for Zalog, which directs us left onto an ascending road, which we then follow to the mentioned village. In the middle of the village, just before the church, we will notice a road that branches off to the right from the main road. Turn onto this road, where we soon notice the markings. We 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 we continue along the road next to which we parked; it becomes progressively worse and takes us higher to the NOB monument, where we leave it and continue the ascent to the right on the ascending cart track. At the spot where the cart track along which we continue the ascent turns left, we will notice a small path on the right side that starts to climb more steeply through the forest (the beginning is not marked).
The path along which we notice sparse markings then takes us past a small chapel to a poorly marked junction, beside which on a scenic elevation we notice a pleasant bench.
From the viewpoint we continue on the path that climbs slightly to the right (left Mala Poljana) and enters the forest after just a few steps, where it starts to climb steeply. The path soon transitions to a wide overgrown ridge, where it continues for quite some time.
The relatively steep path, which higher up turns somewhat to the right, then brings us after some time to a wide cart track, where we join the path from Povelj.
We continue straight on the ascending cart track, which takes us past the "refreshment point" to the place where a marked footpath branches off to the left from the cart track. We can continue the ascent on the mentioned footpath, which climbs over grassy slopes, or on the cart track that climbs along the edge of the forest. Both paths merge higher up and take us without difficulty to the Koča na Veliki Poljani.

Starting point - Gmajna 0:45, Gmajna - second refreshment point 0:50, second refreshment point - Velika Poljana 0:30.

Along the route: Sevnica (634m), Gmajna (840m), Andrejeva klopca (977m), Druga okrepčevalnica (1198m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Krničarjeva koča na planini Javornik ( 30 min), Grebenc ( 20 min), Dom na Kališču, Storžič

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