Želimlje - Planinski dom na Kureščku

Access to starting point:
A) From Ljubljana or Grosuplje we drive to Škofljica, and from there we continue driving towards Kočevje. In the settlement Pijava Gorica signs for Želimlje point us to the right. When after a few kilometers we get to Želimlje, in some sort of triangular crossroad, in the middle of which is a chapel, we continue straight in the direction of Turjak. When a few 100 meters further on the right we notice an old quarry, and a few meters before the left turn also signposts for Kurešček, we are at the beginning of the described path. At the starting point, there are no appropriate parking spots.
B) First, we drive to Turjak, and there we go on the road which leads past the castle. Near the castle the road starts descending steeply and lower it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue right (left Ščurki, Četež pri Turjaku, Prazniki). Further, we drive along Želimeljščica, and then the valley widens and the road brings us into Želimlje. Through Želimlje we drive to the spot where we notice signposts for Kurešček. At the starting point, there are no appropriate parking spots.
C) First, we drive to Ig, and from there we continue driving towards Škofljica. When a little before the end of Ig the main road turns left, we continue straight on a somewhat narrower asphalt road which quickly brings us to Kremenica. Through the mentioned settlement we continue straight and also in a few smaller crossroads after the settlement we continue straight. Later we join the road which leads from Pijava Gorica towards Želimlje, and we follow it to the right. When after a few kilometers we get to Želimlje, in some sort of triangular crossroad, in the middle of which is a chapel, we continue straight in the direction of Turjak. When a few 100 meters further on the right we notice an old quarry, and a few meters before the left turn also signposts for Kurešček, we are at the beginning of the described path. At the starting point, there are no appropriate parking spots.

Path description:
From the road signs for Kurešček point us onto an initially almost unnoticeable footpath which ascends steeply by the hedge. When after a shorter steep ascent we step into the forest, the footpath becomes more distinct, above the quarry it turns left and quickly brings us onto a cart track which we reach near the junction.
We continue on an ascending cart track which turns slightly to the left, then ascends transversely. On the cart track we ascend quite steeply mostly through the forest, only on one part a little view opens up onto the surrounding hills. Higher the cart track temporarily descends slightly, and we follow it to its end, from where temporarily again a little view opens up.
From the end of the cart track we continue straight on a marked path, which leads onto steeper slopes. A little further steel cables also help us (the passage is undemanding, also in wet there is no significant danger, more caution is needed only if there is ice), which with a few gaps accompany us all the way to the forested ridge, where a short unmarked footpath branches off to the left towards Stari grad, and to the right continues the marked path towards Kurešček.
At the mentioned junction we go right and continue the path beside and later along the ridge, from which at a few spots a view opens up on the other side of Benšetov graben towards the church of St. Marjeta na Golem. A little further the path from the ridge leads onto the meadows of the nearby village Rogatec nad Želimljami, which we quite quickly reach.
Before the first house we continue right, then along the macadam road we quickly reach an asphalt road, which we follow right in the direction of Kurešček. After the settlement the road returns into the forest and then leads us past a few individual houses of the neighbouring settlement Visoko. At two smaller crossroads we continue right, then a little higher we arrive at a somewhat larger crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Kurešček.
From the crossroad we walk a few more minutes along the asphalt road, then from the left bend we turn straight onto a footpath which begins to ascend through the forest. Through the forest we follow the blazes, which bring us all the way to the Planinski dom na Kureščku.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2015 (May).

On the way: Rogatec nad Želimljami (614m)

Trip can be extended to: Kurešček ( 10 min)