Cerkno - Porezen (steep path)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the regional road Idrija - Tolmin, at the village of Straža in the hamlet of Želin, turn right at the semaphore-controlled intersection in the route Cerkno (turn left if coming from the route Tolmin). Continue along the valley of the river Cerkno, past the Petrol station until you reach Cerkno, where at the crossroads behind the Church of St. Jernej (there is also a cemetery and a parking lot next to the church), turn left in the direction of Železniki, the ski resort Cerkno, the Franja Hospital and the centre of Cerkno. At the next marked crossroads, turn left towards Zakojca and Gorje. If you have not parked at the church before, you can park a little further away from the NOB monument in one of the car parks in Cerkno.
b) From the road Škofja Loka - Žiri, after the settlement Trebija turn right in the direction of Sovodnja and Cerkno (from the direction of Žiri turn left before Trebija), from where you first go to Sovodenj, and from there over the pass Kladje (the pass is located in the settlement Podlanišče) start descending towards Cerkno. At the first major crossroads in Cerkno, go straight on (right to reach the point centre and St Anne's Church), and then at the second crossroads, about 300 m further on, turn right in the direction of Železniki, the Cerkno ski resort, Franja Hospital and the centre of Cerkno. Cerkno is the first major crossroads in Cerkno, and the first crossroads in Cerkno is the first crossroads in Cerkno. At the next marked crossroads, turn left towards Zakojca and Gorje and then park in one of the car parks in Cerkno.
c) From the road Škofja Loka - Podbrdo, at Zali Log, turn left in the direction of Davča and the ski resort Cerkno (if coming from Podbrdo or Soriška planina, turn right at the end of the resort). The road continues up to Davča and then starts descending towards Cerkno. In the centre of Cerkno, turn right at the post office, then park in a suitable place a little after the NOB monument.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the asphalt road, which continues along the Zapoška stream and initially leads us past the ETA E. G. O. factory. The rather gently sloping road then continues past several houses, and then leads us to a small crossroads, where we continue to the right across the bridge (straight Okrepčevalnica pr Padkejc). After the bridge, the road starts to climb more visibly, and then quickly takes us to the settlement Trebenče, where we stick to the main road. At the end of the settlement, the road passes a larger cliff on the left, at the top of which is the Church of St. Jost. From here, you continue along the main road for a few minutes, and then you reach a picnic area, next to which there is a grassy sports field (volleyball, small football, playground, trampoline, etc. ).
Just by the log cabin, a narrow macadam road (straight ahead Poče, Gorje, Jesenica. . . ) branches off to the right and you continue climbing. The road soon turns into the forest, where it makes a long left turn. At the bend, a path branches off to the right towards the church of St. Josht, which is a good 5-minute walk away, and we continue along the asphalt road, which leads us past a transformer to a small crossroads near two houses.
The asphalt road continues to the right towards the house, and we continue straight ahead on the worse macadam road. At the first crossroads, continue left for some 10 m, then partly through the woods and partly across meadows to the asphalt road, which you reach at the NOB monument and the firemen's home.
From the fire station, where there is also a turning point for buses, follow the ascending road through the village Poče. In the middle of the village, you will see the first markings and, a few steps further on, the first mountain direction signs.
From the centre of Poč continue left towards Porezno (right Porezen over Labinjske lehe), where you first pass a few houses, then the asphalt ends and we continue on the dirt road. A little further on, the road approaches another house, and before the house (the trail branch is by the goat house) we continue left on the trail, which climbs through hay fields to a forest road a few minutes away. When you reach the road, follow it to the left, and we walk along it in the direction of Porezno. Occasionally we get a view of the Cerkljansko hills, and then we reach a small crossroads, from where we continue straight ahead on a footpath that continues between the two roads. After a short climb, we return to the right-hand side of the road, which is increasingly similar to the cart track (widening of cart track 2014). The way ahead leads us past a small waterfall, and then we arrive at a partially marked crossroads, where the signs for Porezen direct us sharp right (straight ahead Porezen - the lay-by (no signpost)). From the crossroads, walk along cart track for only a few more 10 steps, and then the marked footpath continues uphill to the left. After a short climb, we approach the end of one of the cart track, and we continue on a relatively steep path through the forest. Higher up, the forest ends and the path splits into two parts. The officially marked trail is the right one, which leads us towards the viewing slope, and then, near the hunting observation point, it returns to the forest and turns sharp left (the turn-off is marked). There is a steep ascent to the left, and the above-mentioned path, which is slightly shorter but not officially marked, joins from the left. The trail continues to climb through woods, scrub and overgrown meadows, passing, among other things, a memorial. With occasional views of the foothills, you reach a point where the path to the hunting lodge at Šaš branches off to the right. After the crossroads, we soon have a beautiful view towards Porezn, and we just a little further on, we reach the saddle between Porezn on the left and the lesser-known Medrce peak on the right.
At the crossroads, the path over Labinjske lehe, the path from the Franja Hospital and the path from the vicinity of Davča join us from the right, and we continue to the left in the direction of Porezno. A little further on, the path from Poč joins us from the left, and a few steps further on there is another path from Davča (if you continue in the direction of Davča, you will quickly reach the road that will take you to the Dom na Porezen).
The way forward continues along the only occasionally steeper, but increasingly scenic ridge of Porezno. With views of Kamnik Savinja Alps, Karawanks, the larger and larger part of Julian Alps and Škofjeloško and the Cerkljansko hills and Trnovski gozd, you will reach the top without much difficulty, where there is a registration box, a NOB monument and a viewing platform.
From the top, you can descend in a few minutes to the nearby mountain lodge.
Cerkno - Poče 1:15, Poče - Porezen 2:30.

On the way: Trebenče (453m), Poče (653m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Dom na Poreznu

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