Podkraj - Srednja gora (Hrušica) (west path)

Access to the starting point:
From Logatec, drive towards Idrija. Just after the village Kalce you will see a road heading left towards the villages Podkraj and Col. Take this rather winding road and follow it to the village Podkraj. Park in the small parking lot on the roadside near the signpost for the end of the village Podkraj (there are also mountain direction signs by the parking lot).
From Primorska, take the first road to Col and then continue towards Podkraj village. When the road leads to the beginning of the village, do not continue right into the village, but continue along the upper left road, which bypasses the village centre. Near the sign for the start of Podkraj, park in a small parking area by the road.

Path description:
From the starting point, take the ascending cart track in the route Sveti Duh and Javornika. "After a few steps, Cart track turns right and then climbs transversely across a grassy slope. Higher up, the path enters a short lane of wodland, after which it leads to a marked crossroads.
Continue left (Javornik on the right) along the gently sloping path which crosses the slopes towards Križna gora, which is clearly visible ahead. The well-marked path continues along cart track, from which a fairly steep path soon branches off to the right for a short distance. Higher up, the path enters the forest, where it climbs steeply north-westwards. Once out of the wods, the path turns slightly to the right and, with the help of a (easy) cableway, leads to the next crossroads.
Continue straight up in the route Sveti Duh (not left in the direction of Križna gora) along the path, which climbs steeply for a short time and then leads into the forest, where it is laid. After a few minutes of further walking, the path leads us to a marked crossroads, where we continue to the sharp right (left Križna gora) along the cart track, which leads us in a cross-climb and a moderate slope after 10 minutes of further walking to the Church of the Holy Spirit.
From the church, continue along the less well maintained and sometimes quite overgrown cart track, which after a few minutes' walk leads to a forest road. Follow the road to the right, which ends after a few metres. At the end of the road, markings direct you to a less well-trodden footpath, which first rises slightly a few times and then descends again. Although the path is sometimes less visible, there are no major problems with orientation, as the markings are relatively frequent. After a while, the trail leads us under the Srednja gora peak itself, where it starts to climb steeply. A good 10 minutes of steep ascent follows and the path, which passes through the forest the whole time, quickly leads us to the summit.

On the way: Sveti Duh (Hrušica) (1221m)

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