Dolenji Novaki - Sveti Duh (Labinje)

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Cerkno (to get here from the road Idrija - Most na Soči, or via the pass Kladje), then continue driving in the direction of the ski resort Cerkno. Continue past the Gačnik Guesthouse (the inn in Log), then soon the signs for the Franja Hospital direct you left onto a slightly narrower and ascending asphalt road, which you then follow to the parking area next to the Pasice Bar.
b) From the Poljane valley, drive to Hotavlje, then follow the signs for the Cerkno ski resort. Follow the signs for the ski resort Cerkno only as far as Kopačnica, where from the crossroads where the road to the ski resort and Leskovica continues to the right, continue straight ahead on the road that continues along the Podplečica stream. At the homestead Joškovec, where the next confluence is, continue right and then start climbing steeply on the partly macadam road. At the homestead Mrovlje, the road switches to the coastal side and after some downhill you join the main road leading from Cerkno to the ski resort Cerkno. Follow the road down to the left, and when you see the signs for the Franja Hospital, continue right and climb a slightly narrower road to the parking area next to the Pasice bar.
c) From the Selška valley, ascend to Davča, then follow the signs for the ski resort Cerkno and later the signs for Cerkno. Once on the coastal side, turn right at the end of Dolenji Novaki towards Franja Hospital. There is a short climb and you arrive at the Pasice bar, where you park.

Path description:
From the starting point at the Pasice bar, continue towards Porezno, initially walking along the path that also leads to the Franja Hospital. After a 10 metre walk, the path towards the Pasice gorge turns slightly right, and we continue to the left and walk along the road to the Podnjivč homestead, where the path leads us between the houses. After the homestead, cross a small stream over a footbridge, then follow the wide cart track, which you follow at crossroads in the direction of the markings. Then cross Drnova Hill (1004 m), where the path leads with some short ascents and descents. When we reach the south-western slopes, the path descends a little more and leads us to the village Poljane, where there is a marked crossroads.
From the crossroads, continue straight ahead in the direction of Cerkno and Labinje (Porezen on the right) and continue for a short distance along the wider cart track, and from the turning point onwards along the slightly narrower and occasionally rough cart track, which climbs steeply at first and then gradually levels out. The forest is quickly abandoned and the path then leads along the gently sloping cart track, which leads through hay meadows and between apple trees. The marked path reaches the outskirts of the village of Labinje, where you reach an asphalt road between the houses.
Continue climbing through the village, and when you reach a crossroads where an unmarked road branches off the marked road, sharp right, continue along the unmarked road, and within a few minutes you reach the Church of the Holy Spirit.
Starting point - Poljane 0:35, Poljane - Labinje 0:20, Labinje - Holy Spirit 0:05.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (October).

On the way: Bar Pasice (494m), Poljane (503m), Labinje (628m)

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