Begunje (Krpin) - Smokuški vrh (by road)
Starting point: Begunje (Krpin) (585 m)
Lat/Lon: | 46,3821°N 14,203°E |
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Name of path: by road
Time of walking: 1 h 35 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Altitude difference: 537 m
Altitude difference po putu: 537 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1:50.000
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Access to the starting point:
Exit the Gorenjska motorway at exit Radovljica or Lesce, then follow the signs for Begunje na Gorenjskem. When you arrive at Begunje na Gorenjskem, first follow the signs for Tržič and Draga, then turn left after the hospital in the direction of the Krpin Recreation Centre, which you will reach after about 100 metres of further driving. Park in the large parking lot next to the recreation centre.
Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the asphalt road, which climbs easily and leads past the signpost to the Mravlinc waterworks in a few minutes, where parking is also possible. Here, cross the bridge on the asphalt road and climb up to the last house, where the road becomes macadam and turns right. Just a little further on, we reach a crossroads where the path leading to St Peter's Church branches off to the left, and we continue straight on, passing the water reservoir to the next crossroads, where we take a sharp left in the direction of St Peter's Church and Sankaška koča (the straight road leading to the Blatnice gorge).
There is a steep climb up a dirt road, which makes some serpentines higher up, and after a while it splits and you continue slightly to the right (the left road leads to St. Peter's Church).
The road turns into cart track just a little further on, and we follow it straight on at the crossroads or keep to the slight right forks. All the forks reach a marked path higher up, and we follow it to the right, climbing up to the fork where the path to Smokuški vrh branches off to the left (the tree says S. V. ).
From the marked path, continue left in the direction of S. V. and follow the path along the slightly narrower cart track. At a nearby crossroads, choose the lower cart track, followed by a shorter traverse. When the crossing is finished, cart track becomes a forest path, and in a few minutes you will climb to the summit of the lookout.
The description refers to the situation in August and September 2019.
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