Hudi Graben - Šentanski vrh (via Lešanska planina)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, at the Podtabor fork, continue in the direction of Ljubelj and Tržič. Continue on the expressway towards Ljubelj, then turn right just before the petrol station in the direction of Tržič and Begunj. The road then starts to descend, and at the first junction we continue left (towards Begunje) into an underpass, through which we arrive at Bistrica near Tržič. A little further on, the sign for Begunje directs us to the right onto a narrower and ascending road, which we then follow through Brezje pri Tržiču to the village of Hudi Graben, where we park at the end of the village at a suitable place next to the mountain direction signs.
b) Drive to Begunje na Gorenjskem, then follow the signs for Tržič. When you arrive in Hudi Graben, just a little further on from the road sign marking the beginning of the village, park in a suitable place by the roadside.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue some 10 steps towards Begunje, then the mountain signs for Dobrča direct us to the right, to the steep cart track, which leads to the nearby house. At the house, cart track turns left, and with cart track a little higher up, go left again, onto a transitional, slightly overgrown path. Follow the path up to a small pass, where you see a small house on the left, and we take the cart track, which we start to climb. Follow the markings as you go along cart track, and when the marked path with cart track turns left into the woods, leave the markings and continue along cart track. Cart track soon splits, and we take the right-hand one, which we follow out of the woods and into a clearing that is already somewhat overgrown. There are a few more forks, and we follow the wider cart track. Cart track then climbs transversely to the right, but when it turns left, we leave it and continue straight on the beaten track. Continue along the track, which soon crosses a torrential ravine, and then climb mostly through the forest. The track, which is more like a stream during and after rain, turns left at a higher altitude and climbs to the Dobrča airstrip, where you reach the marked path from Brezija pri Tržiču.
From the airstrip, where Poldet's bench is located and from where a nice view opens up, continue slightly to the right in the direction of Lešanska planina (Dobrča and Koča na Dobrči to the left, Brezje pri Tržiču to the right). The way ahead initially leads us along a worse road, but after a minute or two we arrive at a marked crossroads, where the path past Bistriška mountain pasture joins us from the right.
Continue slightly to the left and follow the steep cart track, which climbs crosswise to the right. During the ascent, a fine view to the east opens up briefly, and then the path returns to the forest for a short time. After crossing a pasture fence, the lower edge of the mountain pasture is reached.
At the crossroads in the middle of mountain pasture, where there is also a shepherd's hut, which is open during the grazing season, continue right (left Koča na Dobrči) and continue for a short distance along the folded cart track, and soon turn slightly left, onto a steep track which climbs back to cart track via mountain pasture (the track makes a longer bend). There is a short cross-climb to the left and, as the views get better and better, you join the usual marked path leading to Dobrča (there are no markings on the part from the shepherd's hut to the crossroads). Here we continue sharp right and in about 5 minutes we reach the top of Dobrča.
From Dobrča we continue in the direction of Šentanski vrh, and we first descend into a small valley between the two peaks, followed by a short moderate climb to the panoramic Šentanski vrh.
Hudi Graben - Dobrča 1:25, Dobrča - Lešanska planina 40 minutes, Lešanska planina - Dobrča 30 minutes, Dobrča - Šentanski vrh 5 minutes.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (June).

On the way: Breška gora (1216m), Lešanska planina (1450m), Debeli hrib (1634m)

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