Podgrad - Grmadnik

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 alongside 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 road on the slope. 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, the cart track leads to the old Osterberg Castle, and we continue left onto 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. To the right of the brook, the path follows the valley of brook Besnica and onwards towards the millstone quarry, while we follow the signs for the Ostrovrharjeva cesta and cross the asphalt road.
Here we start to climb a little steeper and the path soon leads us to a crossroads. Continue to the right, then cross the road and climb south-eastwards. The path here passes through the forest, but occasionally through the trees we still get some views of the surrounding hills above the valley of the Besnica stream. This path then leads to a ridge where there is a crossroads.
To the left, slightly downhill, the Ostrovrharjeva path leads towards the Murjevka peak and on towards the Pri Lazarju Tourist Farm. At the crossroads we continue to the right along the footpath, or we can also follow the cart track, which runs parallel to the footpath. The footpath initially runs to the right of cart track, crosses it a little later and then starts to climb a little steeper. From time to time, the path also offers some views of the surrounding hills and also of the Alps. Higher up, the path descends a little and, at a sort of saddle, leads us back to cart track. Here, a narrow lane branches off to the right uphill from cart track, leading to Grmadnik from the north side. You can either take the path already mentioned or continue along cart track and first go around the top on the left. If you continue along cart track the trail will lead you to a crossroads where there is also a marking of the Borovnice hiking trail, which otherwise leads from Podhrad to Janče.
We leave cart track at this crossroads and turn sharp right onto the path leading along the ridge towards the top of Grmadnika. This path is perhaps a little better trodden than the one on the north side.
From the crossroads, follow the narrow track through the forest to Grmada on the south-east side. The summit is soon reached along this path.

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