Ljubljanica - Kugelč (Šentjošt above Horjul) (longer path)

Access to the starting point:
First we drive to Horjul (to get here from Dobrova near Ljubljana or Vrhnika), then we continue driving towards Vrzdenc, Šentjošt and Gorenjska vas. At Vrzdenec, the road starts to climb steeply, and then a little further on leads to a serpentine, in the middle of which the road to Šentjošt and Smrečje branches off to the left. Continue right along the main road, which soon leads to a small pass, at the end of which the road branches off to the right towards the village of Samotorica. As there are no suitable parking places on the preval, descend the road for another 100 m, and then you will see the NOB monument on your left, next to which you park.
The starting point can also be reached from the route of Gorenje vas and Polhov Gradec. In this case, at the hamlet of Ljubljanica, continue in the direction of Horjul. Park at the aforementioned monument, which is located about 200 m above the crossroads in Ljubljanica.

Path description:
From the monument, continue along the ascending road, which quickly leads to a crossroads where the asphalted road to the village of Samotorica branches off to the left.
On the right side of the crossroads, you can see the mountain direction signs for Šentjošt, Smrečje, Kožljek, Koreno, Butajnova and Setnik. We turn slightly right on the path in the direction of Šentjošt and Smrečje and continue along the gently sloping cart track, which leads to the nearby log cabin. Approximately 50 m before the log cabin, leave cart track and continue left and ascend through a grassy hayfield. Higher up, the 'path' leads to the grassy cart track, which, after a few minutes, leads into the wods, crossing the grassy hay meadows. In the forest, the markings are more frequent and the path is completely overgrown in a few places. Follow this path, which ascends gently for the most part, all the way to the chapel, where you will find yourself on an asphalt road. The road continues to climb moderately over a grassy slope and then reaches a small crossroads where you continue to the left. There is a short descent and a slightly shorter path joins from the right (possible circular route).
Just a few metres further on, the road leaves the trail and we continue along the marked cart track, which gradually turns into a view of grassy hay meadows. As we climb over the grassy hay meadows, the path begins to disappear and we continue slightly right towards the houses visible on our right. There is only a short descent to these houses, and then we continue along the asphalt road, which leads us past the kindergarten to the centre of the village of Šentjošt nad Horjulom.
Continue in the direction Smrečje, and we follow the road to the churches of St. Jost and St. John. Behind the two churches we reach the foot of the grassy hill Kugelč, where we also see the start of the cable car up the hill. Leave the road at the ski lift and climb up to the summit in a few minutes on an easy trackless path.

On the way: Šentjošt nad Horjulom (623m)

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