Starting point: Pirman (360 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 45,8738°N 14,6054°E |
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Time of walking: 1 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 466 m
Altitude difference po putu: 500 m
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Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Škofljica (to get here from Ljubljana or Grosuplje, then continue driving in the direction of Velike Lašče, Ribnica and Kočevje. When you reach Pijava Gorica, leave the main road and turn right towards Želimlje. When you reach the hamlet of Podreber, continue straight on (right Želimlje) and continue along the Želimeljščice valley. A few kilometres further on, a road branches off to the left and ascends to Turjak, and we continue along the valley and follow the road to Pirmane, at which there is a crossroads where the road to Četež, Javor and Kureščko branches off to the right, and the road to Prazniki continues in a straight direction. Park in a suitable place near the crossroads, there are no suitable parking places near Pirmane, where there are mountain direction signs.
b) The starting point can also be reached from Turjak by a narrower road that leads past the castle. Near the castle, the road starts to descend steeply and leads us lower to a crossroads, where we continue to the left. From the point where you reach the valley, follow the road for only about 200 to 300 m and the road will lead you to Pirmane, where you park near the crossroads.
Path description:
From Pirmane continue in the direction of Kureščka, along the road that crosses the Granjevca stream and which takes us some 10 steps further to the next crossroads. Continue right again in the direction of Kureščko and Četež (slightly left Škamevec and Javorje), this time along a road that turns into a forest. Before the road turns right, the signs for the route of the viziers and couriers direct us right to cart track. We climb for a short time on cart track, and then the few signs direct us left onto a path which leads us a little further along the edge of the forest, and a few steps higher up it crosses the road which we left a few minutes ago. On the other side of the road, we continue along the old cart track, which quickly passes out of the forest onto grassy slopes, from which we have a beautiful view towards Turjak Castle. Cart track turns right at a higher altitude and after a further short climb leads to the village of Četež pri Turjak.
Here you pass a few houses and then return to the asphalt road. Follow the road to the left, which leads past a chapel to where the asphalt and the village end. Continue along the macadam road, which offers beautiful views of the surrounding hills and meadows. The road, which is still quite steep at first, soon flattens out and turns into a more plateau-like world, over which it climbs gently to moderately. Higher up, we reach the village of Zapotok, where the road becomes asphalted again, and we continue left at the first crossroads in the direction of Kureščko. Just a little further on, at the sign for the water protection area, continue right, then a few steps further on, at a less well-marked crossroads, slightly left onto the upper road. Continue past a few more houses, then right in the direction of Kureščko (the signs for Brinov Grič are in the opposite direction of our arrival). The road continues to lead us past the water reservoir, the asphalt ends a little further on, and at a small crossroads we continue straight on to the worse road, which leads us past the "last" house. The road turns into a pleasant path just a little further on, which leads us to a bench next to a larger clearing. At the bench, the path turns right, and a few 10 steps higher it turns into the forest. Climb through the woods for a few minutes, then take the cart track sign, which you follow to the right, and quickly reach an asphalt road, which you reach by the nearby cemetery. Follow the road to the left (straight ahead to Dom na Kureščku), and the Stations of the Cross will immediately branch off slightly to the right. You can continue along the road, which will take you to the top of Kureščko in about 3 minutes, or you can follow the Way of the Cross. The latter is a little longer, but it is not on the road.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (May).
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