Govejk - Sveti Tomaž (Vrsnik nad Žirmi)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Železniki, Kranj or Medvode, drive to Škofja Loka, and from there continue in the direction of Gorenje vasi in the Poljanska valley and Žire. In Žire, or at the end of Žire (Stare Žiri), leave the main road towards Rovty and Logatec and turn right towards Idrija. After about 4 km of driving from the crossroads in Žire, you reach the settlement Govejk and a small pass where the road starts to descend. At the pass, the road to Ledine and Ledine Krnice branches off to the right. Park in a suitable place at the crossroads.
b) From Horjul or Polhov Gradec, drive to Šentjošt nad Horjul, and from there continue to Smreč. When you reach the main road Podlipa - Žiri, follow it to the right, and we drive along it to Žiri. When in Žire, reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, follow it to the left, and we drive along it past the parish church and the Lenger Inn and Pizzeria. After the inn we reach a crossroads, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and continue in the direction of Idrija. After about 4 km of driving from the crossroads in Žire, you reach the settlement Govejk and a small pass where the road starts to descend. At the pass, the road to Ledine and Ledine Krnice branches off to the right. Park in a suitable place at the crossroads.
c) From the motorway Ljubljana - Koper take the exit Vrhnika, then when you reach the old road Ljubljana - Logatec, continue in the direction of Logatec, but only for a short time, because at the next junction you will turn right in the direction of Horjul. The road continues for a short time through Vrhnika, then through the outskirts of Stara Vrhnika, and then soon we leave the road towards Horjul and continue slightly left in the direction of Smrečje. After Smrečje the road starts to descend towards Račeva and Žire. Once in Žire, we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, follow it to the left, and we drive along it past the parish church and the Lenger Inn and Pizzeria. After the inn we reach a crossroads, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and continue in the direction of Idrija. After about 4 km of driving from the crossroads in Žire, you reach the settlement Govejk and a small pass where the road starts to descend. At the pass, the road to Ledine and Ledine Krnice branches off to the right. Park in a suitable place at the crossroads. d) From the motorway Koper - Ljubljana take the exit Logatec, and when you reach the old road Logatec - Vrhnika follow it to the right (first exit from the roundabout), and follow it for a short distance, as the signs for Rovte and Žiri then direct you to the left. After Rovte, the road starts to descend towards Žire, and when you reach the above-mentioned place, you will soon turn left in the direction of Idrija. After driving for about 4 km from the crossroads in Žire, you reach the settlement Govejk and a small pass, where the road starts to descend. At the pass, the road to Ledine and Ledine Krnice branches off to the right. Park in a suitable place at the crossroads.
e) From the road Idrija - Spodnja Idrija, just after the end of Idrija, turn right (if coming from Spodnja Idrija, turn left before Idrija) over the bridge over the Idrijca river towards the Eurospin shop. On the other side of the bridge you will reach the village of Mokraška vas, and we stick to the main road leading to Ledinsko Razpotje and Žire. Higher up, the road leads us through some serpentines, and then we arrive at the settlement Ledine Razpotje, and about 2 km further on to the settlement Govejk. Park in a suitable place, by a small pass, where the road to Ledine and Ledine Krnice branches off to the left.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the main road for a short distance towards Ledinsko Razpotje, then turn left towards the settlement of Vrsnik. The path ahead leads us in a slight ascent along the asphalted local road, from which we have some views of the surrounding hills. Higher up, the road is laid, and at a small crossroads we continue slightly to the left along a marked road. Further on, we can see the Church of St. Thomas on the right, and we walk along the marked road for a few minutes, or until the point where the road splits in two. Slightly to the left is a marked road leading further towards Žire, and we continue slightly to the right along an unmarked road, which gradually turns further to the right. At the first crossroads, continue sharp left and slightly downhill, then a little further on at the chapel, right on the macadam road, which begins to climb through increasingly scenic hay meadows. At a small crossroads, reached at the part where the deteriorating road becomes slightly more sloping, turn slightly right and continue along the cart track, after which, in two or three minutes of further walking, you will arrive at the church of St. Thomas, from which a beautiful view of the surrounding hills opens up.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (January).

On the way: Gornji Vrsnik (715m)

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