Žiri - Krog (Ledinski grič)

Access to starting point:
A) From Železniki, Kranj or Medvode we drive to Škofja Loka, and from there we continue driving in the direction of Gorenja vas in Poljanska dolina and Žiri. From Žiri we continue towards Logatec, and then still before the end of the settlement we get to the inn Gostilna Lenger and some 10 m further also to the crossroad, where the main road towards Logatec turns left, and straight ahead the road continues towards Idrija. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad. A large parking lot is by the inn Gostilna Lenger, but it is polite to ask the employees beforehand whether we may park on the mentioned parking lot.
B) From Horjul or Polhov Gradec we drive to Šentjošt above Horjul, and from there we continue driving towards Smrečje. When we reach the main road Podlipa - Žiri, we follow it to the right, and we drive along it to Žiri. When in Žiri we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, and we drive along it past the parish church and inn and pizzeria Lenger to the crossroad, where the main road towards Logatec turns left, and straight ahead the road continues towards Idrija. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad. A large parking lot is by the inn Gostilna Lenger, but it is polite to ask the employees beforehand whether we may park on the mentioned parking lot.
C) From the highway Ljubljana - Koper we go to the exit Vrhnika, and when we reach the old road Ljubljana - Logatec, we continue in the direction of Logatec, but only for a short time, since already at the next crossroad we continue right in the direction of Horjul. The road ahead leads us for a short time still through Vrhnika, later through the periphery of Stara Vrhnika, and then we soon leave the road towards Horjul and continue driving slightly left in the direction of Smrečje. After Smrečje the road starts descending towards Račeva and Žiri. When in Žiri we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, and we drive along it past the parish church and inn and pizzeria Lenger to the crossroad, where the main road towards Logatec turns left, and straight ahead the road continues towards Idrija. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad. A large parking lot is by the inn Gostilna Lenger, but it is polite to ask the employees beforehand whether we may park on the mentioned parking lot.
D) From the highway Koper - Ljubljana we go to the exit Logatec, and when we reach the old road Logatec - Vrhnika we follow it to the right (first exit from the roundabout), and along it we drive only for a short time, since then signs for Rovte and Žiri direct us to the left. After Rovte the road starts descending towards Žiri, and when we reach the mentioned settlement, a road towards Idrija branches off to the left. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad. A large parking lot is by the inn Gostilna Lenger (the inn is located some 10 m ahead from the crossroad in the direction of the centre of Žiri), but it is polite to ask the employees beforehand whether we may park on the mentioned parking lot.
E) From the road Idrija - Spodnja Idrija, immediately after the end of Idrija we turn right (if coming from the direction of Spodnja Idrija, still before Idrija we turn left) over the bridge across the river Idrijca towards the store Eurospin. On the other side of the bridge we arrive in the settlement Mokraška vas, and we stick to the main road which leads towards Ledinsko razpotje and Žiri. Higher up the road leads us through some hairpin turns, and then we arrive in the settlement Ledinsko razpotje, where the road gradually flattens. After the neighbouring settlement Govejk the road starts descending towards Žiri, after some kilometres of descent we arrive in Žiri and a little further also to the crossroad, where we reach the main road Žiri - Logatec. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad. A large parking lot is by the inn Gostilna Lenger (the inn is located some 10 m ahead from the crossroad in the direction of the centre of Žiri), but it is polite to ask the employees beforehand whether we may park on the mentioned parking lot.

Path description:
From Žiri we continue along the main road towards Idrija and Logatec, and we follow it to the chapel by the crossroad of roads. Here we continue right onto a side road, along which after a few metres on a power line pole we notice signs for Breznica and Mrzli vrh, which direct us left onto a cart track that steeply ascends between houses. Higher we temporarily step onto the road, from which a nice view of Žiri opens up, and then we continue the path along the cart track. The cart track quickly brings us to a smaller hamlet, after which we continue right onto a marked footpath, along which we ascend to a smaller saddle. From the saddle, by which there is a sign and a bench, we continue left and after a few steps we arrive at a macadam road, which we only cross. The path ahead enters the forest, through which it steeply ascends for a short time, then flattens and brings us to panoramic grassy slopes. There follows a few-minute ascent along the cart track and the path brings us to Breznica pri Žireh, where we also step onto the asphalt road. Through the village we follow the marks, and the road past the village church of St. Kancijan, in a gentle descent brings us to a crossroad, from which we continue right in the direction of Mrzli Vrh. Here the road temporarily gently ascends, then starts descending to the next crossroad, where we again continue right (left Korita). From the crossroad onwards the road loses its asphalt surface, and we follow the macadam road across a larger meadow.
When the road returns to the forest, signs for Mrzli Vrh direct us left onto a marked footpath, which further moderately ascends through the forest. Further we ascend through the forest for some time, then the path brings us to a grassy ridge, from which a nice view opens up on Blegoš and surrounding peaks. Here we walk along the road for a short time, then signs for Mrzli Vrh direct us slightly right onto an ascending path, which higher flattens and gradually passes to the right side of the ridge. There follows a short traverse and the panoramic path brings us to a sign that marks Mrzli vrh (the sign is located a little below the summit).
We continue along the marked path, which starts gently descending towards the nearby road. When we step onto the road we continue sharply right in the direction of Ledinica (slightly left Sivka and Planinska koča Mrzlk) and descend along the road to the next marked junction, which is located on a smaller pass.
Here the asphalt road descends right downwards, and we continue slightly left to a hiking direction sign a few steps away, where the path splits once again. Slightly left the marked path towards Ledinica continues, and we continue along the unmarked path, which continues along an indistinct ridge. The path ahead leads us past the hut Na Krog, and behind it we quickly ascend to the summit of Krog.
Žiri - Breznica pri Žireh 0:50, Breznica pri Žireh 0:50 - below Mrzli vrh 0:15, below Mrzli vrh - Krog 0:15.

On the way: Loncmanova Sivka (Mrzli Vrh) (987m)