Hotavlje - Ermanovec (via Slajka)

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 Poljane valley and Žirem. After Gorenja vasja, in Hotavlje, leave the main road towards Žire at the junction after Gostilna Lipan and turn right towards the ski resort Cerkno and the village of Leskovica. Just after the junction, park in a suitable place on the roadside.
b) From Horjul or Polhovy Gradec, drive to Lučine and from there descend to Gorenjska vas. In Gorenjja vas, turn left towards Žire, then at Hotavlje, at the junction after Gostilna Lipan, turn right towards the ski resort Cerkno and the village of Leskovica. Just after the crossroads, park in a suitable place on the roadside.
c) From Vrhnika, Logatec or Spodnja Idrija, drive to Žiri, from there continue to Gorenjska vas and Škofja Loka, and follow the main road only to Hotavlje, where you turn left towards the ski resort Cerkno and the village of Leskovica. Just after the crossroads, park in a suitable place on the side of the road.
d) First drive to Cerkno and from there continue over the Kladje (Podlanišče) pass towards Sovodnje. From Sovodnje, drive along the Hobovščica stream, then turn left at a slightly larger junction towards Gorenje vas (right Žiri). Follow the main road towards Škofja Loka to Hotavlje, where you turn left towards the ski resort Cerkno and the village of Leskovica. Just after the crossroads, park in a suitable place on the roadside.

Path description:
From the starting point, where the vending machine of the farm pr Šupc is located nearby, continue along the road towards the village Leskovica and in the direction of the hiking trails to Blegoš, Ermanovec and Slajko. Walk along the roadside for a few minutes, partly on the pavement, and then the signs for Ermanovec and Slajka direct you to the left (straight ahead Blegoš), where you cross the bridge Kopačnica, and just after the bridge, at the church of St. Lawrence, continue to the right and gradually start climbing. At first we climb past a few more houses, then the signs direct us sharp left, where we continue for some 10 steps along cart track, and on the hayfield cart track turns into a path, which turns slightly to the right and leads us past one more house. Higher up, we cross some porer cart tracks, and the markings lead us through the slightly overgrown path lane to an asphalt road, which we only cross. On the other side of the road, you first climb steeply and then continue along a narrower track which continues along a small valley, where the route of the power lines also runs. From the valley, you soon ascend across to the right, where you reach a ridge (here another path joins from the right), and here the path turns to the left. A little further on, cross another track, and when you leave the forest, climb quickly to an asphalt road, which you follow to the right. The tarmac road then leads us past a bench, where the path to Vrh Slajke branches off to the right, and we follow the semicircular road to the left to a nearby farm, from which we are only a minute's walk from Dom na Slajki.
From home, we return to the nearby farm, where we bypass the main buildings on the upper side and continue our journey along the dirt road, which turns into a track in the nearby meadow. Then you walk through the lane of a forest and arrive at the grassy slopes of Špik or Vranškovi Hill (both names appear on the maps), which you cross with beautiful views. When you reach a dirt road, follow it downhill (private land on the right), and when the road has been laid, join the wider dirt road, which you reach above the Hom farm.
Continue in the direction of Ermanovec and then walk along the dirt road for some time, which later becomes asphalt. There is some downhill with good views, then from a small crossroads continue slightly right (slightly left to reach St. Paul's Church in Stara Oselica), and from the next crossroads go slightly left (slightly right to Rotovž Farm). An easy climb follows and the path leads to a place where the marked path splits.
Continue on the left path leaving the road (right Dom na Ermanovcu, the path bypassing the summit of Ermanovec) and follow cart track. At first walk along the edge of the hay meadow, the path slowly turns slightly to the left. At the crossroads, follow the signs, and the path soon passes into the wods and climbs a small pass, where the path from Trebija joins from the left.
Continue right towards Ermanovec (slightly to the right Dom na Ermanovcu) and climb along and along an undistinguished ridge. During the ascent, we occasionally get some views, but otherwise the partly woded path leads us in a few minutes of further walking to the top of Ermanovec, from where we get a fine view of the Julian Alps.
Hotavlje - Dom na Slajki 1:15, Dom na Slajki - Ermanovec 1:25.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in January 2020.

On the way: Dom na Slajki mountain hut (789m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Koča na Ermanovcu, Štor

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