Ledinsko Razpotje - Sivka

Access to the starting point:
a) From Železniki, Kranj or Medvode, drive to Škofja Loka, and from there continue in the direction of Gorenje vasi in the Poljanska valley and Žire. In Žire, or at the end of Žire (Stare Žiri), leave the main road towards Rovty and Logatec and turn right towards Idrija. After about 6 km of driving from the crossroads in Žire, you will arrive at the Ledine crossroads, where there is a small crossroads with mountain direction signs. Park about 50 m further in the direction of Idrija, in a slightly larger parking lot at the next crossroads. The parking lot is located in the immediate vicinity of several mountain direction signs and the pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
b) From Horjul or Polhov Gradec, drive to Šentjošt nad Horjul, and from there continue to Smreč. When you reach the main road Podlipa - Žiri, follow it to the right, and we drive along it to Žiri. When you reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec in Žire, follow it to the left, and you will pass the parish church and the Lenger Inn and Pizzeria. After the inn we reach a crossroads, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and continue in the direction of Idrija. After about 6 km of driving from the crossroads in Žire, we arrive at the Ledine crossroads, where there is a small crossroads and mountain direction signs. Park about 50 m further in the direction of Idrija, in a slightly larger parking lot at the next crossroads. The parking lot is located in the immediate vicinity of several mountain direction signs and the pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
c) From the motorway Ljubljana - Koper take the exit Vrhnika, then when you reach the old road Ljubljana - Logatec, continue in the direction of Logatec, but only for a short time, because already at the next junction continue right in the direction of Horjul. The road continues for a short distance through Vrhnika, later through the outskirts of Stara Vrhnika, and then soon we leave the road towards Horjul and continue slightly left in the direction of Smrečje. After Smrečje the road starts to descend towards Račeva and Žire. Once in Žire, we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, follow it to the left, and we drive along it past the parish church and the Lenger Inn and Pizzeria. After the inn we reach a crossroads, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and continue in the direction of Idrija. After about 6 km of driving from the crossroads in Žire, we arrive at the Ledine crossroads, where there is a small crossroads and mountain direction signs. Park about 50 m further in the direction of Idrija, in a slightly larger parking lot at the next crossroads. The parking lot is located in the immediate vicinity of several mountain direction signs and the pension Kmečki hram Fortuna. d) From the motorway Koper - Ljubljana take the exit Logatec, and when you reach the old road Logatec - Vrhnika follow it to the right (first exit from the roundabout), and follow it for a short time, as the signs for Rovte and Žiri then direct you to the left. After Rovte, the road starts to descend towards Žire, and when you reach the above-mentioned place, you will soon turn left towards Idrija. After about 6 km of driving from the crossroads in Žire, you arrive at the Ledine crossroads, where there is a small crossroads with mountain direction signs. Park about 50 m further in the direction of Idrija, in a slightly larger parking lot at the next crossroads. The parking lot is located in the immediate vicinity of several mountain direction signs and the pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
e) From the road Idrija - Spodnja Idrija, just after the end of Idrija, turn right (if coming from Spodnja Idrija, turn left before Idrija) over the bridge over the Idrijca river towards the Eurospin shop. On the other side of the bridge you will reach the village of Mokraška vas, and we stick to the main road leading to Ledinsko Razpotje and Žire. Higher up, the road leads us through some serpentines, and then we arrive at the Ledine Razpotje settlement, where we turn right at the first crossroads and park in a slightly larger parking lot. The parking lot is located in the immediate vicinity of several mountain direction signs and the pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the main road towards Žire, and walk along it for 50 m, or until the crossroads where the road to Lediny branches off to the left. From this junction, turn left and then immediately right towards the marked path towards Sivka. After the nearby house, the road loses its asphalt coating, and then in a moderate ascent joins a slightly wider road, which is followed to the right in the direction of Sivka (straight ahead Jazne, and downhill to the left to return to Ledine Razpotje). There is a short climb, and then the road lays down and leads us along quite scenic terrain. After the chapel, which is located between two lime trees, the road descends slightly and leads to a plateau. A little further on, the marked path from Žiri via Vrsnik and Govejk joins us from the right.
Continue in the direction of Sivka, along the gently sloping road, which gradually leads us to the village of Ledine, where on the right we see Jureč's shupa (museum collection), and on the left a registration box attached to the bus stop house, which contains a stamp and a registration book.
The way ahead leads through the village, and after the signpost for the end of the Ledine settlement, continue to the right, where you can also see the markings. The path then quickly climbs above the village, from where there is a beautiful view over part of the plateau, and on the left, along the path, you can see a small park, or NOB memorial.
The asphalt road continues to climb moderately over the initially quite scenic slopes, from which a beautiful view opens up, reaching all the way to the Trnovski Forest. Higher up, the road turns into a forest, where it leads us past a small sign, which we can see slightly to the right of the path. A meadow is crossed, and then we climb through the forest for a few minutes. The main road leads us higher out of the forest, where we arrive in a few steps at a marked crossroads by the chapel.
From this crossroads, continue left (right Bevkov vrh, Ermanovec and also Mrzli vrh, for the latter there are no signs at the crossroads) and continue along the gently sloping macadam road, which we follow only for a short time, as the signs for Sivka then direct us slightly right on the footpath, which after a few steps passes into the forest. Once in the forest, the path climbs moderately and after about 5 minutes of further walking leads to the top of Sivka, where there is a registration box. Description and figures refer to the situation in 2015 (January).

On the way: Ledine (790m)

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