Koča pri Jelenovem studencu - Ledenik

Access to the starting point:
Drive to Kočevje and then through the town towards Croatia. When you reach the junction with Podgorska Street, turn right towards the Gaj Sports Park, Fridrihštejn Castle and the starting point of the hiking trails. Continue along Podgorska Street and then, after a compacted part of the settlement, you will come to a large marked parking area, which you will pass on the right hand side. At the next crossroads go slightly left, then twice right. From the last junction onwards the road starts to climb crosswise, and we follow it at the next junctions towards the PD hut. Higher up, the road is laid, and then after a short descent leads us to the last junction, where we continue slightly right in the direction of the parking lot and the Ice Cave. When you reach the parking lot above Koča pri Jelenovem studencu, park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, descend to the mountain hut, and from there continue along the gently sloping road that leads across the meadow. When the road passes into the forest, it climbs slightly, then leads us to a marked crossroads, where we join the path from the valley, and we continue left, along the road, which continues to zložno to moderate climbs. Higher up, the road lays down, then descends in a few steps to a crossroads, where we continue straight on (sharp left to return to the starting point).
Continue walking for a few minutes along the road that took you to the starting point, and then the signs for Ledenik direct you left down a footpath that continues through the forest. The path quickly becomes level, and then a short climb leads us to another forest road, which we follow to the left. There are two successive crossroads, and we continue along the right-hand road, with signs for Eleonora's Cave at the second crossroads. A few 100 metres further on, signs from the road leading to Eleonora's cave direct us to the right, to cart track, which continues through the forest, and at the crossroads we follow the signs. After a few minutes, the cart track markings direct us to the right, on a path that begins to climb towards the Ledenik summit, which is reached after about 10 minutes of further walking.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2016 (September).

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Slovenski vrh

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