Podgrad - Castle Stari grad (Stari Osterberg) (via millstone quarry)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana Eastern Bypass, take the Ljubljana - East exit and continue along Zaloška Road towards Zaloga. Continue along the main road towards Podhrad. In Podgrad, turn right through the underpass under the railway line and then continue along a relatively narrow road towards Besnica and Janče. Just before the end of Podgrad, park in the parking lot on the left side of the road. If the parking lot is busy, you can turn right at this point onto cart track by the information board and cross the stream over the wooden bridge. There is then some space for parking.

Path description:
From the parking lot, first cross the main road and, passing an information board describing the Ostrovrharje trail, take the cart track and cross the Besnica brook over a wooden bridge. Cart track turns left and leads to a crossroads.
The Ostrovrharje path leads sharp right along the cart track or macadam road, and there is a signpost along it; a shortcut branching off slightly to the right joins the Ostrovrharje path at a higher level, and we continue straight ahead along the cart track path laid out in a sloping direction. The cart track then leads us to a grassy clearing where we will also see a hunting observation post. We continue along the cart track, which, due to the frequent mud, can also be avoided at this point by following the path that runs along the edge of the clearing. Beyond the clearing, the path leads to a crossroads.
Straight ahead on the cart track a more direct path leads to the old Osterberg Castle, and we continue left on a narrower path where we are also directed by a signpost for the Ostrovrharjeva cesta. From the crossroads, the path first descends slightly and then crosses the brook Besnica via a wooden bridge. Here we are at the crossroads again and we continue to the right, straight across the road and the Ostrovrharjeva trail leads towards the top of Murjevka. We continue along the stream, which we cross again and then walk along for some time on a wide, sloping path. Later, the path narrows and continues along the brook until it reaches a crossroads, at which there is a bench and an information board about Knapovská Draga.
Here you leave the path along the valley of the brook Besnica and continue to the sharp right. From the crossroads the path starts to climb steeply through the forest. The steep path then leads to a quarry of millstones in a few longer switchbacks.
At the quarry where there is also a crossroads continue to the right and the path soon leads us to another quarry. Continue along the narrow path which climbs up a slightly steeper slope and leads us to a side ridge. On the ridge, continue to the left and through the forest we get some views of the surrounding hills. The path then leads us to a crossroads just below the top of the old castle where there is also a bench. Continue left and there is only a short climb to the top.

On the way: Knapovska draga (320m), Millstone quarry (390m)

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