Preval - Polhograjska Grmada

Access to the starting point:
a) From the Ljubljana ring road, take the Ljubljana - Podutik exit, then continue driving towards Podutik. At the traffic lights near the parish church in Podutik, continue straight ahead, then gradually start climbing towards the Preval pass, where at the crossroads, turn right in the direction of Toškega čele (straight Dobrova). From the crossroads, drive for another 100 metres, then on the right-hand side you will see a suitable parking space with space for about 10 cars.
b) From the motorway Ljubljana - Koper, take the exit Brezovica, then continue in the direction of Dobrova and Polhovo Gradec. At the end of Dobrova, the signs for Šentvid direct you to the right onto a narrower road. The road continues through Stranska vas, after which it begins to climb towards Preval. At Preval go left (straight ahead to Šentvid and Podutik) and drive for another 100 metres, then on the right hand side you will see a suitable parking space with room for about 10 cars.

Path description:
At the parking lot, you can see the start of a marked trail, which initially runs parallel to the asphalt road, then turns slightly more to the right and climbs slightly more. Cross the road at a higher level and then join it just a little further on. Follow the road to the left, and we follow it to a left-hand bend, and from there straight ahead on a steeper track, which soon becomes quite close to the road. Continue right, initially along an indistinct ridge, on a path that continues through the forest. The path crosses the edge of a meadow, beyond which you reach a hunting lodge on Toško čel.
Just before the hut, we enter a narrow asphalt road, which climbs moderately at first and then begins to descend towards the houses on Toško čel. When you get to the main road, take a sharp right in the direction of Katarina (left to return to the starting point). Continue along the macadam road, which quickly turns into a forest, and then continues with a few short ups and downs. At a few small crossroads, continue along the "main" road, which after a while leads to a quarry, after which the forest starts to thin out. After a slightly longer descent, we are joined on the left by the marked path from Gabrje, and we walk along the road to a nearby crossroads, at which there is a sign (a cross).
Here, the road to the Slavkov House on Golem Brdo branches off to the right, the unmarked footpath continues straight ahead, leading directly to the Church of St Catherine, and the marked path branches off to the left, continuing along the asphalt road.
Continue left here and follow the partly asphalted road up to the Village Tavern, at which you will see the following mountain direction signs. Continue straight ahead here (right St Catherine's Church, Sveti Jakob and Jeterbenk) and join the main road Sora - Dobrova. Follow the main road for a short distance along a partially overlooked ridge, initially between houses, and then reach the next crossroads, where you continue slightly right in the direction of the villages of Belo, Grmada and Tošča.
Walk along the road for about 10 minutes, then leave the road and continue slightly right in the direction of Grmada. Continue along the initially wide cart track, which crosses the slopes without any major changes in elevation. After a few minutes of further walking, a relatively steep footpath branches off to the left from cart track and continues ascending. After a few minutes, the steepness eases and the path leads to a small preval, where you continue to the right (left path to Goljek). Continue along the path, which crosses the slopes to the west, with a few drops and climbs. The path from which we occasionally open up some views leads us after about 1 hour's walk to a crossroads at which a pleasant bench is placed.
Continue straight on the marked path in the direction of Grmada (Setnica on the left, Gonte Tourist Farm on the right). Next, the path crosses the slopes slightly to the left in a moderate ascent, then begins to climb steeply up the top and snow-slip-prone slope of Grmada. The steepness then eases and the path leads to the scenic summit ridge Grmada, from which it is only a few steps to the top.

On the way: Toško Čelo (590m), Topol (651m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Tošč

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