Potoče - Javorov vrh (via Potoška gora)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Kranj - East, then continue driving in the direction of Jezersko. When you arrive in Preddvor, leave the main road and continue driving to the left, then after a few 10 m, opposite the Jelovica company, continue to the right in the direction of the villages of Potoče, St. Jakob and Potoška gora and Lake Črnava. The road continues through the village of Hrib, above which we reach a crossroads where we continue straight on (Hotel Bor and Lake Črnava on the left, the Senior Citizens' Home Preddvor on the right). There is a gentle climb of 100 m to the chapel, where the road turns right and we continue past a few more houses, then turn left in front of the Senior Citizens' Home into a large gravel parking area.
b) From the motorway Jesenice - Ljubljana, take the exit Kranj - West and continue left at the first junction. Continue through the underpass under the motorway and then to the roundabout, from where you continue in the direction of Golnik. The road continues through the village of Mlaka at Kranj, and at the end of the village we turn right towards Srakovlje. We then drive through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela to Zgornja Bela, where we turn right towards Preddvor. At the end of Preddvor, just 10 m before the road joins the main road Zgornje Jezersko - Kranj, turn left towards the villages of Potoče, St. Jakob and Potoška gora and Lake Črnava. The road continues through the village of Hrib, above which you reach a crossroads where you continue straight on (Hotel Bor and Lake Črnava on the left, Preddvor Senior Citizens' Home on the right). There is a gentle climb of 100 m to the chapel, where the road turns right, and we follow it past a few more houses, then turn left in front of the Senior Citizens' Home onto a larger gravel parking area.

Path description:
At the start of the parking lot, take the footpath that goes up along the fence of the retirement home. The path climbs steeply through the wods and leads to the shade of Josipina Turnograjska in five minutes. There is a registration book and some benches.
The path continues gently downhill and leads to cart track. Follow Cart track, which is well marked, for a further five minutes until you reach the road by the Mimi cafeteria. Here, head straight up in the direction of Novi grad and Jakob. After a few dozen metres, the path leads to a crossroads, where you turn right. The left path goes to Novi grad. Follow the right-hand path through the forest for a few minutes and then cross cart track, which also leads to Jakob. The path continues to climb through the forest and leads to the crossroads again. Go right on the less well-marked path. Go straight ahead and you will come to cart track. Our path then crosses cart track again in about five minutes. The path then climbs slightly steeper and, at the cross, comes fully to cart track. The footpath continues, passing just slightly to the left of cart track. We then come to a crossroads again, where we turn right. The left-hand path goes to the hut at František's. Our right-hand path takes us in a few minutes to cart track, where we turn left. Follow this cart track for about five minutes until you reach the hut Iskra na Jakobu.
Between the hut and the church there are signposts directing you along the north side of the church in the direction of Potoska Gora. After a short descent, the path begins to climb through the forest and after about 15 minutes leads to a crossroads. Here we turn right in the direction of Potoška Gora. The path goes straight on to Javorov vrh. Follow the right path forward and it leads us into a rare forest with some views. But the path soon goes back into the dense forest and obscures a nice view. The path continues to climb moderately and leads us to the top, where a bench is placed (Potoška gora).
From the top, follow the marked path down for about 10 minutes to the crossroads. Here we join the direct path from Jakob from the left side and from the right side we join the path from the house Čemšenik. We continue straight on here in the direction of Javorov and Srednji vrh. After a few minutes, the path through the forest leads us to the next crossroads. Here we take the right-hand path (straight Srednji vrh), which leads to Javorov vrh. The path starts climbing again and continues through the forest. Orientation is not particularly difficult here as the path mostly follows the ridge and only leaves it in places. After 15 minutes, the path leads us back to the crossroads. Here we turn right and the path continues to mostly follow the ridge. After a further 15 minutes you reach the entry book. From here we have only a 10m walk to the top, which is not covered with forest. Starting point - Jacob 1:15, Jacob - Potoška gora 45 minutes, Potoška gora - Javorov vrh 45 minutes.

On the way: Senčnica Josipine Turnograjske (570m), Planinska koča Iskra na Jakobu mountain hut (961m), Potoška gora (1283m)

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