Selski most - Sveti Štefan (Kupljenik)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Lesce and then continue to Bled. At Bled, "overlook" the left turn-offs in the direction of Koritno, Bodešče, Ribno and Sel, and continue driving to the traffic lights where the road to Gorje and Pokljuka turns off to the right. At this junction, continue straight ahead and start descending towards Lake Bled. When you see the Peking Chinese Restaurant on the left, leave the main road towards Bohinjska Bistrica and follow the road behind the restaurant to the left onto Narodnih herojev Street. At a few small junctions continue along the main road, then arrive at Cankarjeva cesta, which you then drive along for a while, or to the junction by the chapel, where you continue slightly right in the direction of Sela and Dobra gora (continue along the main road Ribno). Continue driving along the gradually narrowing road, which takes you along meadows and fields for a while, then turns into a forest through which it begins to descend. Lower down the forest ends, and we arrive in the village of Selo and a little further on at a small crossroads, where we continue straight on (left and then immediately right) down towards Sava and Kupljenik (left Ribno, right Bled). There is some more downhill on the still relatively narrow road, and then the asphalt ends and we take a slightly wider macadam road to the Selo Bridge over the Sava Bohinjka. Park in a convenient place by the bridge.
b) First drive to Podbrdo and from there to Bohinjska Bistrica (by car-train or via Soriška mountain pasture). From Bohinjska Bistrica continue driving to Bled, and when you reach the lake turn right towards Sela. Continue along the narrow Mill Road. Bled soon ends, and the still relatively narrow road leads to the village of Selo, where at a small crossroads in the middle of the village we continue to the right in the direction of Sava and Kupljenik (left Bled, straight Ribno). There is some more downhill on the still relatively narrow road, and then the asphalt ends, and we take a slightly wider macadam road to the Selo Bridge over the Sava Bohinjka River. Park in a convenient place by the bridge.

Path description:
From the starting point, cross the bridge over the Sava Bohinjka River, which offers a beautiful view of Ribenska Gora, and after the bridge, continue to the right in the direction of Bohinjska Bela, Kupljenik and Taleža. Continue along the macadam road for a short distance, then arrive at a small crossroads where the road to Talež turns left, and we continue straight on in the direction of Kupljenika. Continue along the road, then at the next junction, which is not marked, continue slightly left, walking along the right edge of the nearby fence. Further on, the road, still curving, changes to cart track, which is followed at the crossroads in the direction of Kupljenika. A few minutes further on, when the path passes onto the slopes of Homa (675 m), it begins to climb steeply to the right, taking us over quite steep slopes. Higher up, the forest ends and the path leads us to a beautiful viewpoint at the chapel of Na Koren, where we can stop for a short while and enjoy the beautiful views.
The path then returns to the woods and then leads along the edge of the meadows. A little beyond the NOB memorial, which can be seen on the left, the path turns slightly more to the left and begins to climb towards the village of Kupljenik, with views of Babji zob. The asphalt road leading through Kupljenik is reached a few steps above a small chapel, and we follow it to the left in the direction of Jama. The way ahead takes us past a relatively new cross, and then the road slowly starts to turn more and more to the right. At a small crossroads located between individual houses, we continue to the right (left Talež), and then we continue along the gently sloping asphalt road, from which we have beautiful views towards Karawanks and Lake Bled. Passing another NOB memorial and the firemen's home, we soon reach the point, where we continue left in the direction of the cave, on the path which, within a minute's walk, leads us to the Church of St. Stephen.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (April).

On the way: Kapelica Na Koren (550m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Planina Prihod (1 h 5 min), Babji zob (1 h 35 min)

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