Žiri - Sveti Janez Krstnik (Goropeke)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Škofja Loka, then continue driving towards Poljanska dolina. When we arrive in Žiri, we continue through the settlement on the main road, driving to the primary school Žiri, or the inn Obuti Maček. We park somewhere nearby; the beginning of the described path is near the inn Obuti Maček.
B) We drive to Vrhnika, then follow the signs for Smrečje and Žiri. When we arrive in Žiri, we join the main road through Poljanska dolina and follow it to the left, driving to the primary school Žiri, or the inn Obuti Maček. We park on a suitable parking lot nearby; the beginning of the described path is near the inn Obuti Maček.
C) From Logatec we drive towards Rovte and then to Žiri. Through Žiri we drive past the parish church of St. Martin, then we arrive at the inn Obuti Maček, near which the described path begins. We park at a suitable place nearby.
D) 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) across the bridge over the river Idrijca towards the Eurospin store. On the other side of the bridge we arrive in the settlement Mokraška vas, sticking to the main road which leads towards Ledinsko razpotje and Žiri. Higher up, the road leads through a few hairpin turns, then we arrive in the settlement Ledinsko razpotje, where the road gradually flattens. After the neighbouring settlement Govejk, the road starts to descend towards Žiri; after a few kilometres of descent we arrive in Žiri and a little further to the crossroads, where we reach the main road Žiri - Logatec. We continue left in the direction of Škofja Loka and drive through Žiri. Soon after the parish church of St. Martin we arrive at the inn Obuti Maček, near which the described path begins. We park at a suitable place nearby.

Route description:
Some 10 steps to the north (direction towards Škofja Loka) from the inn Obuti Maček, we will notice blazes which from the main road direct us southeast to the road that leads past a few more houses. The road soon ends, then we continue on the marked path which climbs above Žiri. At first some views open towards Žiri, then the path enters the forest, through which we ascend for some time, following the blazes at junctions. Higher we emerge from the forest onto panoramic meadows; a little further, at the end of a smaller forest island, on the right we notice a bench and beside it the logbook on Goropeški grič.
The path ahead leads along a gentle cart track, along which in a few minutes we arrive at the edge of the settlement Goropeke, where first along the lower right side we bypass the company Žakelj (seating sets, furniture, beds...), then we reach the asphalt road, which we follow to the right. We continue through the village and quickly arrive at the church of St. John the Baptist.
Žiri - Goropeški grič 0:30, Goropeški grič - Sveti Janez Krstnik 0:10.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2019 (January).

Along the route: Goropeški grič (Pikrej) (672m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Dom na Goropekah ( 10 min), Koča na Vrhu Svetih Treh Kraljev (1 h 40 min), Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev (1 h 50 min)

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