Rakovica - Archangel Gabriel (Planica)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Ljubljana, take the old road to Kranj, then follow the main road to the bridge over the Sava River. Just before the bridge, we leave the main road and continue straight ahead towards Besnice. Continue to the village of Rakovica, where you can park in a suitable space next to the bus stop.
b) From Jesenice or Bled, take the motorway towards Ljubljana and follow it to the Kranj - West exit. Continue along the old regional road towards Ljubljana, and we follow it to Kranj, where we turn right towards Besnice, just after the bridge over the Sava River. Continue to the village of Rakovica, where you can park in a suitable space next to the bus stop.

Path description:
From the parking lot next to the bus station, follow the asphalt road towards Zabukovje village. The road soon turns right into the forest, where it climbs moderately and leads to a small crossroads, where you continue left in the direction of Sveti Jošto. Continue along the road for some time, observing some individual markings along the way, and then pass a few houses and a small well, leading to an unmarked crossroads. Here we continue along the left "main" road, which leads us only a few 10 steps higher to a small hamlet, where the markings direct us right between two houses. Leave the road behind the two houses and continue the ascent to the left along a marked footpath, which first climbs over a meadow and then passes into a forest, through which it climbs for some time along the cart track. Cart track turns into a steeper path higher up, which leads to a marked crossroads where the path from the village of Stražišče joins us on the left.
Here we continue to the right in the direction of Sveti Jošto and the path continues in a cross-climb to the right. A little higher you reach a larger chapel and above it the Puščava Home (Rod zelenega Jošta Association).
Near the above-mentioned home there is another chapel, next to which stands a mountain direction sign informing us that we can choose the left or right steep path for the climb to Jošt. Whichever way you choose, you will reach the top in a few minutes.
From Jošto, continue in the direction of the village Čepulje, Špičasti vrh and Sveti Mohorje.
From Jošto, the path descends quite steeply over the summit slope, then crosses the road and enters the forest, through which it descends for a short distance. After a short descent, the path to Besnica branches off to the right, and we continue to the left in the direction of Sveti Mohorje. The path continues gradually, then continues with a few short ascents and descents. A little further on, we cross a road, but soon leave it, as the markings direct us slightly to the right onto a wide cart track. Cart track gradually narrows and leads us to a marked crossroads, where we continue down to the left in the direction of the village Čepulje (straight Špičasti vrh and Sveti Mohor). From the crossroads, the path descends quickly to a small grassy valley, which is bypassed on the left. Continue along the marked path, which continues slightly to the left, and then begins to descend steeply towards the nearby asphalt road. When you reach the road, follow it to the right, and it will quickly lead you to Čepulje, where there is a marked crossroads. From the crossroads, continue along the road to the left (towards Planica and Lavtarski Vrh) and continue past the Inn na sedlu.
From the crossroads, the road first gently descends and then begins a gradual climb towards Planica. Slightly higher up, the markings direct us slightly left to the marked cart track, which climbs parallel to the road for a while, then returns to it at the NOB monument.
At the monument, the path from Crngrob joins us from the left, and we continue along the asphalt road in the direction of Planica. From the monument, the road climbs quickly to Planica, where, just before the first house in the village, we take a sharp right (towards Cerkev). Continue past the cross on the path, which quickly turns into a forest, through which it starts to climb steeply. Follow this slightly steeper path in the last part, most of which goes through the forest, all the way to the top, which is reached after a few minutes of further walking.
Rakovica - Sveti Jošt 1:20, Sveti Jošt - Mountain pasture 1:10.

On the way: Sveti Jošt nad Kranjem (845m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Sveti Križ (Križna Gora)

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