Branček - Sveta Katarina above Novokračine
Starting point: Branček (607 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 45,4989°N 14,2902°E |
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Time of walking: 30 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 68 m
Altitude difference po putu: 80 m
Map: Snežnik 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter):
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Access to the starting point:
First drive to Ilirska Bistrica, then continue to Border crossing Jelšane. After Jelšane, leave the main road towards Croatia and turn left towards Novokračine. After a drive of just over 1. 5 km on an asphalted and ascending road, you will come to a small pass where you will see signs for Sv. Katarina and a suitable parking place on the left side of the road.
Path description:
From the parking lot, first cross the road and then take the initially asphalt road towards St. Katarina. At the ramp, the asphalt ends, and we reach the first station of the Stations of the Cross just a few steps further. We continue up the forest road, accompanied by the aforementioned Stations of the Cross. Between the tenth and the eleventh station, an unmarked path from Novokračine (in the description, the starting point of the Brown bg) joins us from the right, and we continue slightly to the left, along the road that leads us slightly further out of the forest. A slightly more sloping and partly scenic path follows, which quickly leads us to a hunting lodge.
From the hunting lodge, it is only a short climb up the road or along a nearby path and you reach the Chapel of St Catherine, which is located on the lookout point.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2014 (September).
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