Poljšica pri Gorjah (Zatrata) - Planina Rčitno (on footpath)

Access to the starting point:
a) Take the Bled, then continue driving in the direction of Pokljuka. When you arrive at Zgornje Gorje, turn left at the crossroads by the church in the direction of Poljšice. Continue along the narrow road past the church, then turn right at the nearby crossroads after the chapel. Just a little further on, at the next crossroads, go left in the direction of Poljšice, and when you arrive in the village, go right at the first crossroads, and then left after 10 metres in the direction of the hamlet of Zatrata. Park in a suitable place at the beginning of the hamlet, where you will see signs for the Rikli trail, which branches off the road to the right.
b) Leave the Gorenjska motorway at exit Lipce, then follow the signs for Kočna and later Spodnje Gorje. At Spodnje Gorje join the road from Bled, and we continue in the direction of Pokljuka. When you reach Zgornje Gorje, turn left at the crossroads by the church in the direction of Poljšice. Continue along the narrow road past the church, then turn right at the nearby crossroads after the chapel. Just a little further on, at the next crossroads, go left in the direction of Poljšice, and when you arrive in the village, go right at the first crossroads, and then left after 10 metres in the direction of the hamlet of Zatrata. Park in a suitable place at the beginning of the hamlet, where you will see signs for the Rikli trail, which branches off the road to the right.

Path description:
From the starting point, where there is also a small crossroads of several roads, continue in the direction of Rikli's path, whose signs direct us slightly right onto a narrow macadam road that climbs gently along the pasture fence. Initially, a fine view opens up towards Karawanks, then the road turns left and after a short climb descends gently. In a small valley, leave the minor road and continue climbing left on cart track towards the Rikli trail. Continue on cart track, which continues through the forest, following the signs for the Rikli Trail at the crossroads. Higher up, we get a nice view of Kamnik Savinja Alps, and the path then returns to the forest and gradually leads to a wooded ridge. Follow the ridge, initially climbing, then descending to the forest road, which you follow in the direction mountain pasture Rčitno.
The Knafelč markings also accompany us as we continue along the road. The road, which is quite winding and follows a small valley for a while, turns right higher up and becomes steeper and more and more like a wide cart track. During the ascent on the worse road, we get a passing glimpse of some views in the direction of Galetovec, but when the path returns to the dense forest, it also splits.
Continue straight along the wider marked path (the worse road) (on the path to the right, along which you can see some faded markings, it is possible to get to Hotunjski vrh), along which you soon see the signs that we have arrived at Rčitno, but at first we are still in the forest. The forest soon ends, and then cart track leads us along the bottom of the vast mountain pasture, and we can pass several individual huts to climb to the top of mountain pasture, where we have a nice view.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2017 (January).

On the way: Križi (790m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Hotunjski vrh, Gozdarska koča Mali Vokel, Lovska koča Mali Vokel, Grajska planina (Ribšca), Belska planina, Turn (nad Bohinjsko Belo), Zgornji Goreljek (Pokljuka), Berjanca, Rečiška planina, Galetovec (1 h 35 min)

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