Pevno - Sveti Križ (Križna Gora) (via Planica)

Access to the starting point:
a) Drive to Medvode, then continue driving towards Škofja Loka. Continue through Škofja Loka, then just after the main bus station, at the part where the main road turns slightly left, continue slightly right in the direction of Pevno. A little further on, at a marked crossroads, go right in the direction of Crngob and Pevne, and at the next crossroads go left in the direction of the paper mill, Crngrob and Pevne. Škofja Loka ends shortly after this, and the road continues across meadows. At the crossroads, where the road branches slightly to the right towards Papirnica, continue slightly to the left, and at the next crossroads, by the wooden sign, turn left towards the settlement Pevno (straight ahead Crngrob). After a few more 100 metres of driving, the road leads to Pevno, where you will see the first markings. There are no parking spaces at the starting point.
b) From Žiri or Cerkno, drive to Škofja Loka and from there turn left towards Železniki. Continue through Škofja loko, then just after the main bus station, at the part where the main road turns slightly left, continue slightly right towards the settlement Pevno. A little further on, at a marked crossroads, go right in the direction of Crngob and Pevne, and at the next crossroads go left in the direction of the paper mill, Crngrob and Pevne. Škofja Loka ends shortly after this, and the road continues across meadows. At the crossroads, where the road branches slightly to the right towards Papirnica, continue slightly to the left, and at the next crossroads, by the wooden sign, turn left towards the settlement Pevno (straight ahead Crngrob). After a few more 100 metres of driving, the road leads to Pevno, where you will see the first markings. There are no parking spaces at the starting point.
c) From Železniki, drive to Škofja Loka, then before the road turns slightly right and starts descending towards the main bus station, continue left towards Pevno. A little further on, you will reach the next marked crossroads, where you continue to the right, this time in the direction of Pevno and Crngrob. A few more junctions follow, and we continue following the signs for Crngrob and Pevno. Škofja Loka ends shortly after this, and the road continues across meadows. At the crossroads where the road branches slightly to the right towards Papirnica, continue slightly to the left, and at the next crossroads, by the wooden sign, turn left towards the settlement Pevno (straight ahead Crngrob). After a few more 100 metres of driving, the road leads to Pevno, where we see the first markings. There are no parking spaces at the starting point. d) First drive to Kranj, and from there continue to Škofja Loka. Before arriving at Škofja Loka, turn right at Dorfarje in the direction of Crngrob. First pass the Prevc furniture salon, then the turn-off to the farm at Brojan, and on past the Cegnar and Zakotnik nurseries, after which the rather narrow road through the village widens slightly. After the village, there is a short descent and the path leads past a large parking lot next to the Slovenian army firing range. Behind the parking lot, cross the small stream Ušovca, and the road passes into the forest and starts to climb moderately. Follow the asphalt road, then quickly arrive in the village Crngrob, where the church and a few houses are passed on the left. Continue through the forest, where the road leads you past the Red Sign, and when the forest ends, you drive between fields. At a nearby crossroads, turn right and pass the Church of St Ursula to the centre of Pevno, where you will see the first signs. There are no parking spaces at the starting point.

Path description:
From the place where you see the first markings, the path leads along a side road that splits into two parts at the hydrant. Continue along the lower road, which gradually turns into cart track, which turns right and climbs to the edge of the forest. At the edge of the forest, take the right-hand path, which is also marked, and the path passes into the forest, where it returns to the wider cart track at a slightly higher level. Continue along the wooded cart track, which climbs quite gently at first and then moderately. At the crossroads follow the markings for Planica. Higher up, cart track becomes steeper and transitions to a shorter steep slope. Above this part, the wider cart track is reached, leading out of the forest onto the grassy slope below Planica. With fine views towards the valley and the Alps, you quickly reach a small settlement where you continue straight ahead at the crossroads, and a few 10 steps before the road sign marking the end of the settlement, you continue slightly left on the cart track, which climbs past a sign.
From the sign, there is a climb of about 10 minutes and the path, partly through the forest, leads to the Church of St. Gabriel the Archangel, which is situated at the top.
From the top, continue along the macadam road, which becomes tarmac at a nearby residential house, and we follow it down to a small chapel by the waterhole, where the road turns left.
Here, where the path joins from the left and bypasses the top of Planica, continue straight on to cart track, which begins to descend gently. Cart track soon descends even more steeply, and then leads out of the forest onto a grassy slope which offers a fine view of part of the Škofjeloško hribovje (the view of the hills from Lubnik through Stari vrh to Blegoš). The path climbs gently up the slope and then returns to the forest, through which it begins to descend again. At a lower level you reach a dirt road, which you follow straight ahead, climbing gently to the nearby bus turnaround. At the NOB memorial, you come out of the forest again, and then follow the asphalt road down to a relatively new and well-maintained parking area above the village of Križna Gora. From here it is downhill for a bit, then past the trail branch to Praprotno, you reach a crossroads in the middle of the village of Križna Gora, from where you continue to the right in the direction of the church and the hunting lodge. Continue along a fairly scenic and initially still asphalted road, which climbs gently towards a high-voltage power line. After the power line, the road flattens out, or even drops slightly, and then a path branches off to the left, leading directly towards the Church of St. Križ.
Continue along the path parallel to the road, which will take you to the church in a few minutes.
From the church, which offers a beautiful view, continue along the well-trodden path, which continues slightly to the right and returns to the road we have recently left. Once on the road, continue slightly left and within a minute's walk you will reach the hunting lodge, which is located at the edge of the forest.
Pevno - Planica 1:30, Planica - Sveti Križ 45 min.

On the way: Sveti nadangel Gabrijel (Planica) (824m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Vrh soteske (Križna gora)

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