Križe - Planica (Paragliding site Gozd)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Naklo, then continue in the direction of Žeje, Spodnje and Zgornje Duplje until Retnje, where you turn right towards Križe. Continue past the NOB memorial, the sports ground Križe to the parking area next to the cemetery and the parish church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Podbrezje and then continue towards Ljubelj and Tržič. Before the Petrol station in Bistrica pri Tržiču, turn right and then drive to Tržič. When the road descends into the valley, take a sharp right in the direction of Pristava and Križ, and continue along the main road leading to Zgornji and Spodnje Duplje, leaving the main road at Retnje, where you turn left in the direction of Križe and Golnik. Continue past the NOB memorial, the sports ground Križe to the parking area next to the cemetery and the parish church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue along the road to the east, where the path leads you first past the church, then past the post office, the Benk Inn and the bakery to the crossroads at the chapel, where you continue left in the direction of Pristava. The road then leads us past the Tušek market Markič shop, and then we see the first mountain signs for Gozd, Kriško gora and Storžič, which lead us right onto Planinska cesta. At the crossroads through the village, follow the markings, and then the road loses its asphalt coating and turns into a forest. A few minutes higher up, at the junction of dirt roads, continue right, and then gradually emerge from the forest, from where a beautiful view opens up towards Gorenjska. After the viewpoint, the road becomes asphalt and leads to a place where you join the road leading to the Forest. Follow the road to the left, but walk along it for only a short distance, as the signs lead you to the right to cart track.

Leave the road at a small information board informing you that Zavetišče v Gozdu is open. From cart track continue immediately 2 times to the left, continuing the ascent along the forest path, which soon joins another cart track, which will take you back to the asphalt road in a few minutes. Walk along the road for a few steps, then the path from Tržič joins from the left, and the footpath or cart track continues on the right towards Zavetišče v Gozdu (straight ahead on Koča na Kriški gori - a steep path).

Continue along the right-hand path (track), which initially runs parallel to the road and then leads past a water trough. A little further on, leave the track, as the markings lead you left on a slightly steeper path, which soon returns to the track, which in turn returns to the asphalt road. Follow the road to the right, and we walk along it for a few minutes, or until we see a large parking lot on the right and Zavetišče v Gozdu next to it.
From Zavetišče v Gozdu we continue on the asphalt road towards Kriška gora, Tolsti vrh, Golnik and Zalog, from which after a few 10 steps we turn right onto a side road towards the viewpoint and the airstrip. At first, we climb up the asphalt road, from which we have a nice view towards Kriška Gora, but the road quickly becomes macadam and turns into a forest. There is only a slight climb and the road leads to Planica or the Gozd airstrip.
Križe - Zavetišče v Gozdu 1:15, Zavetišče v Gozdu - Planica 0:05.
The description refers to the situation in April 2020 and the images are from different periods.

On the way: Zavetišče v Gozdu (891m)

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