Križe - Tolsti vrh (via Ježa)

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 the Shelter in the Woods is open. From cart track continue immediately 2 times to the left, so that the ascent continues along the forest path, which soon joins another cart track, after which you return 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 the Koča na Kriški gori road - 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 us left on a slightly steeper path, which soon returns to the track and the asphalt road. Follow the road to the right, and we walk along it for a few minutes, or until we reach the point, when we see a large parking lot on the right and Zavetišče v Gozdu next to it.
From the shelter we walk to the nearby church, then we come to a marked crossroads where the path from Golnik joins from the right. Continue left up the deteriorating road, which will take you to the crossroads in a few minutes.
Continue along the right-hand track in the direction of Storžič, Tolsti vrh and Male and Velika Poljana (Koča na Kriški gori on the left). The cart track, which climbs transversely eastwards, has a couple of switchbacks in the lower part, but these are well marked, so there are no major problems with orientation. Higher up, the track turns into a gradually steeper footpath, which leads out of the woods onto the grassy slopes. After a while, the path is laid and leads us to a pleasant lookout point with a bench, next to which we notice a memorial.
The path then crosses a steep grassy slope (danger of slipping and, in winter, of avalanches) and then passes into a dense forest, where it reaches a marked crossroads. Continue left (straight Velika and Mala Poljana over Štajnarica) in the direction of Tolsti vrh and continue steeply upwards. The steep and, especially in the wet, dangerous for slipping path, which climbs crosswise to the right, leads us higher out of the forest onto a grassy slope, where it turns slightly to the left. A few minutes of steep ascent follows, and then the path from Dom pod Storžičem and Male Poljane joins us from the right).
Continue in the direction of Tolsti vrh and continue the ascent along the still quite steep path, which leads us through a sparse lane of a forest to the top slope of the mountain. Here the path slightly bends and leads us to the summit within a few minutes of further walking.
Križe - Zavetišče v Gozdu 1:15, Zavetišče v Gozdu - Tolsti vrh 2:15.

On the way: Zavetišče v Gozdu mountain hut (891m)

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