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Goshawk apparently really doesn't attack. That's why I definitely think it wasn't a Goshawk but a young Sparrowhawk. Both can be light brown. Unlike Goshawk, Sparrowhawk attacks humans when defending nest. (Source: http://www.gnezdilnice.si/index.php?path=kragulj)
It went after me zig-zag or left-right, with attacks from behind from tall trees.
Until it started flying over me I wasn't aware I was near the nest. I didn't see the nest, didn't suspect it was there and still don't know which tree it hid it in, because it chased me at least 600 m.
Motocross riders (near Šentvid near Stična) will surely have some trouble with it, since it has settled on their terrain.

Goshawk is a bird of prey from the hawks family (from Wikipedia).
A Goshawk also chased me today in the forest at the Motocross near Šentvid near Stična (near Ivančna Gorica). A local told me it's a Goshawk and it can chase but he hasn't heard of it actually attacking anyone. Maybe it wasn't really an attack since it really didn't injure or touch me, but it effectively chased, followed and flew over me.
Because of this I suspect it might not have been a Goshawk but a Sparrowhawk, which can attack humans when defending the nest(http://www.gnezdilnice.si/index.php?path=kragulj). More precisely, if it was a Sparrowhawk then it was a young Sparrowhawk, light brown color, older ones gray. Goshawk can also be light brown.

During the flyovers the Goshawk/sparrowhawk was screaming and very loud all the time. It was very persistent and by my estimate followed me around 1.5 km, flew low over me around 700 m so I had to duck. When I walked or ran forward it flew over me from tree on left side to tree on right side. Flew over me from behind and then again in front of me once on left then on right. Zig-zag flyover it used for a long time persistently. True, it didn't attack me in the end, but with its persistent zig-zag flyovers it convinced me it would be ready to attack too. Wonder how to react if it happens to me again? Because of this I wouldn't give up my walks in the nearby forest.