Olševek - Štefanja gora

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the Brnik exit, and when you reach the road Mengeš - Kranj, turn left towards Kranj. Follow the main road towards Kranj to the first roundabout, from where you take the first exit to the right towards Šenčur. Continue on the main road through Šenčur, and when you reach the Kranj - Zgornje Jezersko road, turn right towards Jezersko. Leave the main road at Hotemaže and continue straight on (right off the main road) towards Olševek. When you arrive in Olševek, initially follow the main road, and from the junction of several roads, turn left onto the road in the direction of the sports club. Before the children's and sports playground, turn slightly left and then park behind the NOB memorial.
b) First take the Kranj, then continue driving in the direction of Zgornji Jezerski. Leave the main road at Hotemaže and continue straight on (right off the main road) towards Olševek. When you arrive in Olševek, initially follow the main road, and from the crossroads of several roads, turn left onto the road in the direction of the sports club. Before the children's and sports playground, turn slightly left and then park behind the NOB memorial.
c) b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Kranj West, then continue driving towards Kokrica, later Britof. At Kokrica, at an unmarked junction with a priority road, turn left, and when you reach Britof, follow the signs for Zgornje Jezersko. At Hotemaže, leave the main road and continue straight on (right off the main road) towards Olševek. When you arrive in Olševek, initially follow the main road, and from the crossroads of several roads, turn left onto the road in the direction of the sports club. Before the children's and sports playground, turn slightly left and then park behind the NOB memorial.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the road along which you parked, and initially the Olševek trail still runs alongside, so you will see some educational signs along the way. The trail turns left at the next junction, and we continue along the lower road, which continues straight ahead, with signs soon pointing us left into the forest. We continue our ascent through the dense forest, partly on forest tracks, partly on forest paths, and at the crossroads we follow the signs. Higher up, the path leads us to a wider track, which we follow to the right, with some passing views. After the viewpoint, the track climbs steeply and then joins the marked path from Adergasa.
Continue to the left, where the path leads past the "stterna", and then the path a little further on is laid on a small pass, where there is a crossroads, with direction signs for Olševek, Adergas and Možjanca.
Continue on the right path, where there are no direction signs, but there are markings along the way. The path continues on a moderate ascent along an undistinguished ridge, from which it almost imperceptibly transitions to a fairly steep slope. A little further on the path splits, and we choose the right path (the straight path leads past agritourism and is slightly longer), which in a few minutes of further walking we climb up to the Church of St Stephen at the top of Štefanje gora.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2017 (May).

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