Mesnice - Baba (at Javorniki)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Koper - Ljubljana, take the exit Postojna and then drive towards the centre of Postojna. In the above-mentioned place you will see signs for Pečna reber and the railway station, which will direct you to the right, and then about 200 m before the railway station turn left (the junction is not marked) onto the road, which will soon take you over the motorway. On the other side of the motorway we come to a crossroads where the road to Stara vas branches off to the right, and we continue in the direction of Javornik and Svete Trojice. A little further on, by the NOB monument, the road to Pečná ribra branches off to the left, and we continue along a slightly right-hand road. Continue along the macadam road, which soon turns off to the right and becomes a marked trail towards Sveta Trojica, and we continue straight on and continue driving until we reach a crossroads about 2. 5 km away, where the road and the marked trail towards Javorniki turn off to the left. Here we continue straight on, and the road then turns into the valley between Javorniki on the left and Baba on the right. As you drive along, you will see a larger ditch on the left (Javorniška koliševka), and just a little further on you will come to the next crossroads, at which you will see the old wooden markers for Postojna and Sveta Trojica. At this junction, park in a suitable place on the roadside.
b) From the motorway Ljubljana - Koper, take the exit Unec and then continue towards Unec and Cerknica. At Unec, leave the main road towards Cerknica and turn right in the direction of Postojna. Continue along a slightly narrower road which runs parallel to the motorway. After a few kilometres, when you pass through the underpass and reach the other side of the motorway, continue straight ahead at the first junction. Once back on the original side of the motorway, turn left at the junctions towards Pečná Ribra and Svete Trojice. When you soon reach a crossroads where the road to Pečná ribra turns off to the left and the road to Sveta Trojica continues to the right, you will see the NOB (National Liberation) Memorial between the two roads. Go slightly right here. Continue along the macadam road, which soon turns off to the right and becomes the marked trail to Sveta Trojica, and we continue straight on and continue driving until we reach a crossroads about 2. 5 km away, where the road and the marked trail to Javorniki turn off to the left. Here we continue straight on, and the road then turns into the valley between Javorniki on the left and Baba on the right. As you drive along, you will see a larger ditch on the left (Javorniška koliševka), and just a little further on you will come to the next crossroads, at which you will see the old wooden markers for Postojna and Sveta Trojica. At this junction, park in a suitable place on the roadside.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue to the right, along the road, which begins to descend slightly, and after a few steps go right, onto an unmarked, but well-traced path, which continues quite gently for the first few steps, and then begins to climb straight up the slope. A few minutes of cross-country climbing follow, and then you arrive at the unmarked ridge of Baba, where you continue to the right, along a scenic path which, in a few minutes of gentle to moderate climbing, ascends to a spacious and scenic grassy summit.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (December).

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