Hotavlje - Vrh Slajke

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 begin to climb. 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 poorer tracks, and the markings lead us through the slightly overgrown lane path 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 line also runs. From the valley, you soon ascend across to the right, where you reach a ridge (here another track joins from the right), and here the track 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. Walk along the tarmac road for a few paces, then before the bench continue right (straight ahead Dom na Slajki and Ermanovec) onto a track which descends gently, then climbs in a moderate ascent to Vrh Slajke, where there is an antenna tower.
Description and pictures refer to January 2020.

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