Podgrad - Lazarjev vrh

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 us to a crossroads where we first turn left onto the ridge along which cart track runs.
On the ridge then continue left along cart track where we are also directed by the Ostrovrharjeva cesta marker. To the right, the path leads to Grmadnik and on to Janč. The path starts to descend slightly here and through the trees we also get some views of the eastern side of the ridge. Continue along the wide path along the ridge and you will soon come to benches and an information board describing the attractions of the Ostrovrharjeva cesta.
A little past the information board we reach a crossroads where the path to the top of Murjevka branches off to the left, and we continue to the right along a wide path and in a slight downhill on the eastern side we bypass the top of Murjevka. A narrow path then branches off to the left, leading to the summit from the north, and we continue along the broad path. The path then begins to climb again and leads us to a slightly larger crossroads where there is also a bench on the left.
Slightly to the left, a wide path leads down towards the tourist farm Pri Lazarju, and we continue on the right cart track, which climbs slightly steeper. After a short climb, the path leads us to a larger clearing on which a power line runs. Here we also have a beautiful view of Ljubljana and the surrounding hills. There is also a bench along the way. After crossing the cart track, it becomes a narrow path and then a final climb through the forest to the top. Due to the forest, there is not much of a view from the top.
You can either descend along the ascent route or pass the tourist farm Pri Lazarju and then go through Podgrad back to the starting point.

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