Ambrož pod Krvavcem - Dom na Krvavcu

Access to the starting point:
On 11. 11. 2007 I went to KRVAVEC from the village of AMBROŽ POD KRVAVCEM. Let's look at the whole route by car from the route of Ljubljana. We are driving on the highway from Ljubljana towards Gorenjska. At the exit VODICE we leave the motorway (from here on I measure the distance) and at the end of the exit at the crossroads we turn right towards Vodice. Then you will reach a semaphorised junction (600 metres from the motorway exit) and at this junction turn left for the route CERKLJE, BRNIK. Pass through Vodice and arrive in SPODNJI BRNIK, where you reach a crossroads again (5. 7 km from the exit from the AC), where you turn left in the route KRANJ, KRVAVEC and after 100 metres turn right in the route CERKLJE, KRVAVEC (5. 8 km from the exit from the AC). Follow the main road through SPODNJI BRNIK and arrive in CERKLJE. Follow the main road through SPODNJI BRNIK. In this village you will come to a crossroads again, where you will have to follow the route KRVAVEC (9,1 km from the exit from the AC). This will take you to the village GRAD, where at the end of the village you will have to turn right off the main road and uphill for the route AMBROŽ POD KRVAVCEM, ŠENTURŠKA GORA (10,3 km from the exit from the AC). Go uphill for 2 km and you will come to a crossroads where you turn left from the main road for the route AMBROŽ POD KRVAVCEM, STIŠKA VAS (12,3 km from the AC exit). From this junction, drive uphill on the main road and after 6 kilometres you will reach the Tourist Farm Pr' Ambružarju (18. 4 km from the AC exit). Here you will see a blue signpost indicating the parking area and underneath it is the inscription "For the guests of the Tourist Farm Pr' Ambružarju" ("For the guests of the Tourist Farm Pr' Ambružarju"). I parked in their parking lot anyway, as there was only one vehicle parked there. I went around the house a little to ask for a parking permit, but I did not find anyone.

Let's skip the walk to Krvavec and back, and let me say that on my way back to the parking lot I saw even more parked vehicles. I loked for the owner, Simona (go to the balcony on the first flor and open the first balcony dor; there is a bar). I ordered a beer from the owner, which cost EUR 1,70, and I left EUR 2 with her, explaining that she should count it as a parking fee. I then asked the owner if they were angry because mountain climbers were parking in their parking lot. The owner said that they were not and that they mostly come to ask for permission and also to have a drink. The problem is only in winter when they have more guests and so there are not enough parking spaces. My advice; when you park, go and find the owner and ask her for advice. The problem could arise if perhaps on the day you park, a large group of guests arrive at the farm and then they don't have a parking space.

Path description:
From the parking lot at the tourist farm, walk back to the main road and then follow the main road uphill for 20 metres and, directly above the parking lot, turn steeply into the forest. If you want to avoid the slope at the start of the walk, continue on the tarmac uphill, you will come to a sharp bend to the left and so continue on the tarmac again and you will soon see a "crossroads" with the mountain path I took.

I went directly uphill above the tourist farm into the wods and after 15 minutes I came to the tarmac road again. I crossed it and continued in the same direction (north) into the forest and up the hill. Here I started to face the problem of a very poorly or not at all marked trail (there were hardly any mountain markings, so I couldn't help myself; you will only see some yellow/white markings). So a little sense of orientation and you will make it. You will, however, come across a lot of yellow "HIKE" slips on this part of the trail, which someone has stuck on trees. Follow these signs as they are reliable all the way to the mountain pasture LAKE. I walked for a good five minutes from the first crossing of the tarmac road and arrived at the tarmac road again, crossed it again and re-entered the wods. After about 10 minutes of walking, I met the asphalt road again (the third crossing). Here I was in for a "surprise" as I saw an asphalt branch uphill ahead of me, which is not shown on the map. As I approached it, I realised that it was a newly built off-ramp, which was in fact the access road to a newly built house above the tarmac road. Here I was greeted by sheep and a sign saying "NO CROSSING". Don't panic, a few metres in front of this sign is a wooden direction sign with the inscription "PLANINA JEZERCA", which seems to have been erected by the owner of the house, who also erected the "NO CROSSING" sign, and not by PD Komenda. So I followed the route suggested by the route sign and after 10 minutes of walking I arrived at PLANINA JEZERCA. Anyone who wants to avoid walking between my starting point and the mountain pasture of Jezerca can reach this mountain pasture by driving along the road that I crossed several times. At mountain pasture Jezerca there is a fairly large parking lot, which can accommodate more than 20 cars, and you will also find an information board and several direction signs.
From the mountain pasture LAKE I continued uphill and northwards. After a few minutes the hill flattened out and I continued along the "road". Walking along this road, you will see the RTV Slovenia tower on Krvavec in front of you at all times, which should serve as a signpost. In the immediate vicinity of the tower is the Krvavec home, which I climbed on this route. From mountain pasture JEZERCE I walked for another 20 minutes and arrived at KRIŠKA PLANINA, where you will see a large number of "tourist" houses and two cable cars. Here again I had problems finding my way to my home on Krvavec. From this starting point, go uphill towards the RTV transmitter, past the house on the far right. There you will also find a monument with the inscription "FOR FREEDOM TO THE FALLEN PARTIZANS ON KRVAVC, TO THE HOMELANDERS AND FRIENDS OF THESE MOUNTAINS". Walking up the hill, after a few steps you will again reach the mountain path, which will direct you in the direction of the cable car. Walking along it, you will pass under the cable car and soon you will see the home on Krvavec. It took me 20 minutes to get from KRIŠKA PLANINA to Dom na Krvavcu. The lodge was open, and I decided to continue westwards towards the hotel on the ski slope (I don't know the name, but I think it is run by AS). At the beginning I walked along the road, and then I went directly down the steep ski slope towards this hotel. It took me 10 minutes to get from my home in Krvavec to the hotel. Here again I was disappointed by the mountain signs, as the sign for the direction 'KRIŽNA PLANINA' was broken on the ground by the information board.

From the hotel I continued down the road (here you will see the yellow/white mountain markings again) and after 15 minutes I arrived at my home in Gospinac. Surprise again! The hut was closed, and on the front dor there was a sticky note with the message "Dear Visitors. We are loking forward to welcoming you again at the start of the ski season". All this gave me the impression that PD Kranj, which manages the lodge, does not consider mountaineers as their primary visitors, even though the lodge was built in 1977 specifically for mountaineers. Just how many mountaineers will come to this hut during the ski season? Sad, but true. Another problem is that there is a mountain signpost located at the information board at mountain pasture JEZERCA, which clearly and misleadingly reads 'The mountain hut at Gospinci, at the top station of the cable car, is OPEN. PD Kranj".
From my home in Gospinac I continued along the macadam road (the road leading from Ambrož pod Krvavcem past mountain pasture JEZERCA all the way to the upper station of the cable car in Krvavec or to my home in Gospinac) all the way to mountain pasture JEZERCA, where I "tied a sausage" at the information board and returned to the starting point along the arrival route. It took me 25 minutes from my home in Gospinec to mountain pasture JEZERCE, and another 25 minutes from mountain pasture JEZERCE to the starting point.

At the end of this description, I would like to say once again that I was very disappointed with the route I walked, from the perspective of the lack of mountain markings and similar signs and the closure of the home at Gospinec. I hope that this criticism will reach those responsible at PD Komenda and PD Kranj and that they will take it as an idea for improvement and not as an attack on their activities. When (if) you restore the markings, please write it down under comments.

God luck.

On the way: Planina JEZERCA (1425m), Kriška planina (1515m), Dom na Krvavcu mountain hut (1684m), Dom na Gospincu (1491m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Planina Dolga njiva (Krvavec), Krvavec, Veliki Zvoh, Vrh Korena, Kalška gora, Kalški greben

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