Kopačnica - Veliki vrh (Lajše)

Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Gorenjska vas in the Poljane valley (reachable from Škofja Loka, the new bypass road that bypasses Škofja Loka Horjul or Polhov Gradec), then continue driving towards Žire and Cerkno. When you reach Hotavlje, turn right in the direction of the village Leskovica and the ski resort of Cerkno. The road then soon leads to Kopačnica, where you will see signs for Ermanovec, directing you left over a bridge. As there are no suitable parking places at the starting point, it is better to drive a car slightly up the narrower road, which leads us through the hamlet Kopačnica into the ravine of the Podkovščica stream. Park above the village in a suitable place along the road.
b) Drive to Žiri (reachable from Vrhnika or Logatec), then continue to Škofja Loka. When you reach Hotavlje, turn left in the direction of the village Leskovica and the Cerkno ski resort. The road then soon leads to Kopačnica, where you will see signs for Ermanovec, directing you left over a bridge. As there are no suitable parking places at the starting point, it is better to drive a car slightly up the narrower road, which leads us through the hamlet Kopačnica into the ravine of the Podkovščica stream. Park above the village in a suitable place along the road.

Path description:
Above the village, the road along which we parked gradually turns into cart track, which climbs moderately along the Podkovščica stream. Cart track crosses the stream a few times and then, after a partial dip in a ravine, turns sharp left, where it also climbs slightly steeper. The path continues for a few minutes cross-climbing, and then leads us to a broad undistinguished ridge, where it turns to the right again. Next, follow the markings, and the path leads us in a moderate climb through the forest to the nearby forest road, which we follow to the right (there are no markings at the point where we step on the road).
The ascent continues along the increasingly scenic road, which, with beautiful views of Blegoš and the surrounding hills, leads us to the homestead Erženovše. Above the farm, macadam is replaced by asphalt, and after 3 minutes of further walking we reach a marked crossroads, at which we see a larger chapel.
From the crossroads, which is located in the main ridge of the 1005 m high Štor, we continue to the right (left Koča na Ermanovcu - 5 minutes) along a fairly scenic asphalt road, which in a few minutes will take us to the informative signboard of the Rapallo border and the restored border stone from 1920.
A few steps further on, signs for the Franja Hospital direct us to the right, onto a dirt road that leads through the yard of a nearby house. On the other side of the house, continue left on cart track, which leads over a grassy slope into the woods. Follow the signs through the forest at several forks, and the path visibly descends behind a building dating from the time of the Rapallo border. Lower down, the path leads us out of the forest, from where we have a beautiful view of Škofje. A few steps lower, at a hamlet of a few houses, we come to an asphalt road leading from Koča na Ermanovcu to the Kladje pass, and we follow it to the right. A few 10 steps further on, a marked path branches off to the right towards Škofje and the Franja Hospital, and we continue along the road, which leads us alternately through the hay fields, and partly through the forest, passing by a few individual houses. Lower down, a second path joins us from Škofje and Franja Hospital from the right, and we pass a few houses to reach a marked crossroads at the Kladje pass, located in the village of Podlanišče. From the Kladje to Podlanišče pass, continue along the asphalted road towards Lajš, Bevkov vrh and Sivka. The path initially leads us past houses, behind which a marked path branches off to the left to Bevkov vrh, and we continue straight ahead and continue along the asphalt road. The road then crosses a lane of a forest, after which we reach a grassy slope with a view. With views of Škofje, Porezen, Kojca and part of the Lower Bohinj Mountains chain, we walk past a small hamlet, and then the road leads us to a small crossroads, where we continue right downhill towards the sanctuary at Lajša.
Continue along the macadam road, which begins to descend moderately, but after it crosses the lane of the forest it completely lays down. Here, another path to Bevkov vrh branches off to the left, and the gently sloping road, which passes through a large meadow, quickly leads to the next crossroads, where we continue to the right and then, after a few steps, we arrive at a small church (the sanctuary at Lajšách), which is located some 10 m from the path.
From the sanctuary, continue along the slightly ascending road, which leads to the quarry, where you continue along the road on the left. The road climbs quickly above the quarry and then turns slowly to the right. Follow this sometimes more scenic road all the way to the top, which is reached after a few minutes of further walking.

On the way: Kladje (787m), Svetišče na Lajšah (830m)

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