Ortnek - Sveti Gregor on Slemena

Access to the starting point:
a) From Ljubljana, drive to Kočevje, but only as far as Ortnek. Here, turn right at the end of the village, cross the railway line and park at an old petrol station.
b) From Kočevje, drive towards Ljubljana, but only as far as Ortnek, where you turn left, cross the railway line and then park at the old petrol station.

Path description:
From the parking lot of the disused petrol station, follow the local road south. After a few metres, cross the railway siding and turn right onto the ascending road, which climbs past a residential house. Above the house, the road goes into the woods, and we see the first markings and a notice that we are entering a bear area. After a few minutes of climbing, we arrive at a small crossroads, where we continue along the right-hand road, which leads us higher up to a marked crossroads.
At the crossroads, the path to Castle Ortnek branches off to the left, and we continue slightly to the right and continue along the dirt road. The forest gradually thins out and the road leads to the village of Hudi Konec. There is a bit of a downhill and then the asphalt road quickly leads us to the neighbouring village of Hojče. There are a few small crossroads, where you continue straight on or in the direction of Sveti Gregor. When we reach Sveti Gregor, the road first leads us past the NOB monument, after which we quickly reach the firemen's home and the church of St. Gregory the Great.

On the way: Graben (742m), Hojče (706m)

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