Železniki - Prtovč (via Draoboslovica)

Access to starting point:
We drive to the parish church of St. Anton in Železniki, where we park on a marked asphalt parking lot between the church and the main road. The church is located a few 100 meters further ahead from the company Domel, in the direction towards Zali Log.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head towards the entrance to the church; slightly to the left of the church we notice stairs next to which there is a sign "Antonov vrtec" (kindergarten). We ascend the stairs, and at the top of the stairs we go right. We bypass the kindergarten and some houses on the left side, while we ascend along the cart track to the junction at the hunting observatory.
From the junction we go right (left path along the cart track, along which it is also possible to reach Prtovč), a little further we notice the next blaze. On the hay meadow the path completely disappears, and on a tree somewhat higher we notice the next blaze, from which we continue uphill, first along the edge of the forest, then through the forest, where a footpath reappears, along which we quickly reach a somewhat wider footpath. Follows the ascent along the mentioned path, which rises quite steeply through the forest. Higher up the path flattens and takes us to a cart track, where it splits.
We continue right in the direction of Draboslovica (on some maps Droboslovica) and for some time continue along the gentle and wide cart track.
When we reach Draboslovica, we bypass the house on the left side; the cart track along which we ascend we leave after the nearby hayrack and continue right onto the marked cart track. Here the path flattens again and leads us around Draboslovski grič (884 m). On the other side of the hill we temporarily step out of the forest, where the path leads us along the right edge of the hay meadow, then with occasional views of Ratitovec we begin to descend gently. The path further takes us to a macadam road, along which in a few steps we descend to the asphalt road leading towards the village Prtovč. In continuation we ascend the northern slopes of Štedel vrh (1145 m); when we reach the ridge, a marked path from Jesenovec joins from the left, as well as other paths from our starting point. Only a short scenic walk remains, and we reach the village Prtovč, where there stands a church and some houses.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2018 (May).

Along the route: Draboslovica (780m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Krekova koča na Ratitovcu, Gladki vrh (Ratitovec)

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