Poče - Porezen (gentle path)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the regional road Idrija - Tolmin, at the village of Straža in the hamlet of Želin, turn right at the semaphore-controlled intersection in the route Cerkno (turn left if coming from the route Tolmin). Continue along the valley of the river Cerkno, past the Petrol station until you reach Cerkno, where at the crossroads behind the Church of St. Jernej (there is also a cemetery and a parking lot next to the church), turn left in the direction of Železniki, the ski resort Cerkno, the Franja Hospital and the centre of Cerkno. At the next marked crossroads, turn left in the direction of Zakojca and Gorje. Continue through Trebenče and past a large picnic area to a marked crossroads where you turn right towards Poče (left Gorje). After a short climb you reach the fire station at the beginning of Poče, where there is a bus turning point and the NOB (National Liberation) monument. The start of the footpath is a little further on in the centre of the village. There are some parking possibilities in the middle of the village, but you can ask the locals where you can leave your vehicle.
b) From the road Škofja Loka - Žiri, after the settlement Trebija turn right in the direction of Sovodnja and Cerkno (from the direction of Žiri turn left before Trebija), from where you first go to Sovodenj, and from there over the pass Kladje (the pass is located in the settlement Podlanišče) start descending towards Cerkno. At the first major crossroads in Cerkno, continue straight on (right to reach the point centre and St Anne's Church), and then at the second crossroads, about 300 m further on, turn right in the direction of Železniki, the Cerkno ski resort, Franja Hospital and the centre of Cerkno. Cerkno is the first major crossroads in Cerkno, and then turn right in the direction of Železniki, the Cerkno ski resort, Franja Hospital and the centre of Cerkno. At the next marked crossroads, turn left in the direction of Zakojca and Gorje. Continue through Trebenče and past a large picnic area to a marked crossroads where you turn right towards Poče (left Gorje). After a short climb you reach the fire station at the beginning of Poče, where there is a bus turning point and the NOB (Polish National Liberation) monument. The start of the footpath is a little further on in the centre of the village. There are some parking possibilities in the middle of the village, but you can ask the locals where you can leave your vehicle. c) From the road Škofja Loka - Podbrdo, at Zali Log, turn left in the direction of Davča and the ski resort Cerkno (if you are coming from Podbrdo or Soriška planina, turn right at the end of the settlement). The road ascends first to Davča and then starts descending towards Cerkno. In the centre of Cerkno, by the post office, turn right towards Zakojca and Gorje. Continue through Trebenče and past a large picnic area to a marked crossroads where you turn right towards Poče (left Gorje). After a short climb you reach the fire station at the beginning of Poče, where there is a bus turning point and the NOB (Polish National Liberation) monument. The start of the footpath is a little further on in the centre of the village. There are some parking possibilities in the middle of the village, but you can ask the locals where you can leave your vehicle.

Path description:
From the centre of Poč continue left towards Porezno (right Porezen over Labinjske lehe), where you first pass a few houses, then the asphalt ends and we continue on the macadam road. A little further on, the road approaches another house, and before the house (the trail branch is by the goat house) we continue left on the trail, which climbs through hay fields to a forest road a few minutes away. When you reach the road, follow it to the left, and we walk along it in the direction of Porezno. Occasionally we get a view of the Cerkljansko hills, and then we reach a small crossroads, from where we continue straight ahead on a footpath that continues between the two roads. After a short climb, we return to the right-hand side of the road, which is increasingly similar to cart track (widening of cart track 2014). The way ahead leads us past a small waterfall, and then we arrive at a partially marked crossroads, where the signs for Porezen direct us sharp right.
Continue straight on here (sharp right Porezen - steep path) and continue along the relatively wide cart track, which climbs crosswise over occasionally steeper slopes. Cart track ends a little further on, and the path turns into a footpath behind an older, partly stone byte, which climbs crosswise over the gorge of the Zapoška brook. During the ascent, you can also see signs indicating that you are walking along the Slovenian Geological Trail. A little further on, the path turns slightly to the right and ascends crosswise over a steep and, especially in the wet, dangerously slippery slope. The trail then crosses a few more ravines, including one that leads us past a wall of the drinking water trail. There follows a slightly awkward crossing of a grassy gully, as erosion has carried away the grass or a short part of the path, so that some care is needed when crossing, but otherwise the crossing is not too difficult, as it is not an extremely steep slope. A little further on, the path turns right and once again, this time without any particularities, crosses the now widened gutter. The path, marked but somewhat more difficult to follow because of the high grass, then climbs quite steeply in a few switchbacks towards the Porezna ridge. During the ascent, the trail leads past a small spring and then soon reaches the ridge, where it joins the steep trail from Cerkno and Poč, as well as some other trails leading to the summit. When you reach the ridge, which is not distinct at first, continue to the left, and after a few 10 steps you will reach a small crossroads where the path splits into two parts. The more beaten path is the "steep path", which continues along the ridge, and we continue to the right in the direction of Davča and after a minute of further walking we get on the road leading to Dom na Poreznu (here there is no longer an officially separated steep and sloping path from Poč, but if we have decided for the sloping part we can also continue along the "sloping path" (otherwise, if we continue along the ridge we will first reach the top of Porezno and from there to the house)).
Once on the road, the trail leads through lane of a forest, and then gradually we arrive at the open slopes, from which we have a beautiful view towards Blegoš, Kamnik Savinja Alps and the Karavanke Mountains. When we reach the north-east ridge of Porezno a few minutes higher, the marked path from Petrovy Brdo joins us from the right. Here, continue left and, with a view of Julian Alps, especially the ridge of the Lower Bohinj Mountains, reach the Doma na Porezen (Home on Porezen) in a few 10 steps of further walking.
Behind the lodge, you will see signs for the summit of Porezn, which will direct you to the ascending path, which will take you in a few minutes of cross-country climbing to the 1630 m high summit, from which you will have a beautiful view.

On the way: Dom na Poreznu mountain hut (1590m)

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