Preval - Koprivnik

Access to the starting point:
a) From Škofja Loka drive towards Železniki or vice versa, but only as far as the village of Praprotno, where the signs for Stari vrh direct you to the left (from Železniki, after the village of Bukovica, take a sharp right) onto the road that leads you to the base of the Stari vrh ski centre. Continue on the asphalted road, which leads us just a little further to a crossroads, where we continue sharp left in the direction of the village Zapreval. From Zapreval, continue driving towards the village of Javorje, but only as far as a small pass called Preval. Here we see the signs for the guest house Stari vrh - to the right, and we continue to the left, where we park in a roadside parking lot.

b) Drive to Poljane nad Škofjo Loko, from where we continue towards Javorje from the semaphoreised crossroads. When Poljane ends, the road leads through Volča, and after this settlement the road starts to climb steeply. Go higher through Dolenčice, then you will arrive in Javorje, where you go left in the direction of Stari vrh and Blegoša. A little further on, in Murave, go right towards Stari vrh and Četena Ravan (straight towards Blegoš and Žetina). After Četena Ravnja, there is some more crossing, and then you reach a crossroads, by Preval, where you go left (straight towards Zapreval and Škofja Loka) and then park in a roadside parking lot.

Path description:
From Preval, continue in the direction of the Stari vrh Family Park and the Stari vrh Guesthouse. Continue along the ascending asphalt road, which leads us along the edge of the ski slope, and higher up past the Stari vrh family park. Continue along the asphalt road, which soon branches off slightly to the left onto the circular paths "between the mountains, Valentine's and hunting trails". After a few minutes of cross-country climbing, you will reach the hut at Staré vrh.

From the hut, continue ahead, passing the upper station of the Stari vrh hexagonal railway on the left, where you continue along the cart track, which crosses the ski slope and enters the forest. Through the forest, climb cart track, which makes some serpentines, and follow the signs at the crossroads. Higher up, cross the ski slope once more, then climb along the edge of the forest to a log cabin, where the trail returns to the forest past the games. A few more 10 steps and you will reach Stari vrh, and for a nice view it is worth continuing for about 10 minutes to the lookout point, where there is a bench, a table and a registration box.

From the lookout point there is a fairly steep descent to the Prehodu pass, where the hunting trail and the trail from Podvrha join from the left.

Continue straight ahead towards Mladi vrh, Koprivnik and Blegoš. The trail climbs through the forest and mostly follows the forested south-east ridge of Mladi vrh. Follow the markings higher up, and the ridge turns slightly to the right, so that you continue walking northwards. A few minutes of climbing follows and the path leads to Mladi vrh, where there is a bench and from which we get some views.
From Mladi vrh we start descending westwards and after about 30 minutes of descending the path leads us to the Brdo pass, where we reach a dirt road. Continue on the dirt road for a few minutes, and then the signs for Koprivnik direct you to the right onto a footpath that begins to climb through the forest. The way ahead leads us along dirt tracks, where we follow the signs at crossroads, and higher up, with a few clearings, we get a nice view of the neighbouring Mladi vrh. For a while we walk along the relatively well-marked cart track, but then it turns into a footpath which takes us through the last meadow into the forest and a little further on to the top of Koprivnika.
Preval - Koča na Starem vrhu 0:20, Koča na Starem vrhu - Stari vrh 0:30, Stari vrh - Prehodi 0:20, Prehodi - Mladi vrh 0:50, Mladi vrh - Brdo 0:30, Brdo - Koprivnik 0:45.

On the way: Koča na Starem vrhu (1032m), Stari vrh (1217m), Prehodi (1125m), Mladi vrh (1374m), Brdo (1144m)

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