Podlipoglav - Pugled (on the western ridge)

Access to the starting point:
Leave the Ljubljana Eastern Bypass at the Lj. -Sostro/Lj. -Bizovik exit and head in the direction of Sostro. (You can also reach this point from the centre of Ljubljana via the Litija road. ) Some 700 m from the bypass - at the "Y" junction - turn right in the direction of Podlipoglav. Follow this road for a good 4 km - through the back hills of Ljubljana, past St. Lenart's Church, through Sadinja vas and finally to Podlipoglav. Here, at the only major crossroads, do not continue left along the main road, but straight ahead in the direction Šentpavel/Brezje/Repče.

The starting point is only 200 m further from this junction, at the end of Podlipoglav or at the turn-off for the road to Šentpavel (there is some parking space at the turn-off or just before the bridge). It is 5 km from the bypass (or 10 km from the centre of Ljubljana).

Path description:
Note: The route to Pugled on the west ridge is not marked, so some sense of orientation is required. The whole hill is interspersed with steep downhill cycle programmes, so the summit can be reached by many combinations of routes, not necessarily the one described.

If you are standing at the turnoff for Šentpavel, Pugled is directly ahead, approximately to the east. From the turnoff, continue shortly along the asphalt road towards Repče and Brezje. After just over 100 m, a minor cart track road branches off from the asphalt road to the left and is followed gently upwards. (Note: Just over 50 m after the cart track road branch, a dirt road branch can be seen; this is the start of the second possible access, which passes guard post 1 and is partly marked). After just over 100 m, enter the woods, where you continue directly up a well-trodden path (horizontally to the left you see another well-trodden path; to the right, the old logging trail).

From here on, the path leads us steadily enough upwards along the most well-trodden passages. Along the way we cross several other paths, old trains and active downhills (marked by stone pyramids). At the first stone pyramid we turn right uphill, and at the second pyramid we turn sharply left steeply uphill, where we reach a fine western ridge or spine. The path follows this ridge for some time; part of it runs directly along logging trail, passes the (third) pyramid, and shortly after the fourth (smaller) pyramid turns left briefly out of logging trail and quickly returns to it. At the top of the western ridge, the Pugled peak is seen ahead.

The path now briefly retraces its course and heads towards the shady NE side of the west face. After a few minutes of walking in the shadow of the west ridge, we reach a saddle. Here is a junction of many paths (possible to combine).

From the saddle, turn almost horizontally to the left around the pyramid, along a rather narrow path. It goes in a gentle ascent in a clockwise circle around the summit. Only when you are on the NE side does the path head upwards and directly to the summit.

If you use the route described for the descent, go downwards in an NE direction right next to the registration box.
Note: A flagpole has been at the top of Pugled since April 2019. A small clearing on the western edge of the summit provides a view of the Ljubljana Basin, with the Julian Mountains and Šmarna gora in the background.

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