Kropa (Slovenska peč) - Planinski dom Goška ravan (upper part on the road)

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive to Kropa, then continue driving to Železniki and Dražgoše. When Kropa ends, continue along the Kroparica stream, and before the left serpentine and the Slovensko Poča, you will see a larger gravel area on the right where you can park.

b) From Besnice (near Kranj), drive towards Dražgoše, and continue towards Kropa higher above the village of Podblica. The trail continues past the village of Jamnik, and then starts to descend steeply towards Kropa. After Slovensko pečja, you will soon notice a larger gravel area on the left, where you park.

c) Take the road to Železniki, then follow the signs for Dražgoše and Kropa. The road ahead takes you past the village of Jamnik, then starts to descend steeply towards Kropa. After the Slovenska Poča, you will soon see a larger gravel area on your left, where you park.

Path description:
From the starting point, follow the road that runs along the Kroparica River up to the Slovenian Furnace (the Slovenian Furnace is the oldest preserved smelting furnace in Slovenia, built in the 14th century), opposite which is the National Liberation Monument, and after the smelting furnace, the signs for Vodice direct you to the right onto a worse road, which turns into a marked footpath a little further on, at the bridge over the Kroparica River.

On the other side of the bridge, the path enters the forest and starts to climb steeply. After about 25 minutes of steep ascent, you reach a ridge (on the Vreteno sign) where another path from Kropa joins from the right.

Continue in the direction of Vodice, where you pass a small cross, and the path continues to be quite steep. Higher up, the path leads us past a small spring, and above it we get some transient views. There is a short fenced part of the path, and then the path is laid and leads us to the edge of Jelovica, and a few steps further on to the lower part of the Vodiška mountain pasture. A short walk along mountain pasture and we arrive at the Partisan Home on Vodiška mountain pasture.

Go around the house on the left, immediately after it go right and continue walking on the dirt road. The road quickly turns into a forest, through which it initially continues without any major changes in elevation, then begins to descend gently, and at the crossroads continue straight ahead, the larger crossroads are marked, and there keep to the direction for the Goška Ravan Mountain Lodge. Follow this road through the forest all the way to Razpoku, all the way to the huts at Razpoku, where a beautiful view of Karawanks opens up from the edge of the plateau.
Continue slightly to the left and continue walking along the macadam road that leads along the edge of the plateau. During the slight descent, we occasionally get a nice view of the Karavanke Mountains, and a little further on Julian Alps, where we can see Triglav. The road continues along the edge of Jelovica, retreats slightly to the left and leads us to Ažmanov rovt, where a few cottages stand.
Continue along the main macadam road and pass the hunting lodge and in 10 minutes of further walking you will arrive at mountain pasture Goška Ravan, and a little further on to the mountain lodge Goška Ravan, which is located a few steps off the road to the left.

Slovenska peč - Vodiška mountain pasture 1:30, Vodiška mountain pasture - Razpok 1:15, Razpok - Ažmanov rovt 0:30, Ažmanov rovt - Goška Ravan 0:10.

Description and figures refer to the situation in 2019 (May).

On the way: Slovenska peč v Dnu nad Kropo (583m), Partizanski dom na Vodiški planini (1108m), Razpok (1002m), Ažmanov rovt (960m)

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