Skaručna - Šmarna gora

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Ljubljana - Šmartno, and follow the road to the settlement where you turn right onto the road leading to Vodice. Follow the road to Skaručna, where our route begins. You can park in a small parking lot next to the cemetery or somewhere near the church.
b) From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Vodice and continue driving towards Vodice. At the semaphoreised intersection in Vodice, turn right towards Skaručna. When you reach Skaručna, pay attention to the right turn-off leading to the nearby cemetery. The cemetery is also the best place to park.

Path description:
From the cemetery, walk to the main road, and from there turn right towards Ljubljana. After about 100 m you will reach a kindergarten, near which is the Church of St. Lucy. Just 10 m after the kindergarten, leave the main road and turn right onto a dirt road, which quickly leads to an overpass over the motorway. From the overpass, or a little earlier, you have a nice view of Šmarna gora on the left and Kamnik Savinja Alps on the right. Just after the bridge, turn left and follow the dirt road parallel to the motorway. As you approach the Povodje motorway lay-by, the road turns slightly right into the forest. The road, along which you can already see the first markings, is only followed for a short distance, as the initially few markings then direct you slightly left onto a winding path that continues through the forest. We walk along the completely folded path for a while, and then the path from Rašica, or Povodja, joins us from the left.
Continue straight ahead, cross the Gračenica stream, and then start climbing steeply. The path ahead leads us under a power line, a little further on it returns to the forest and crosses a macadam road. A little above the road, we join the logging trail wall, which we gradually start to climb steeper and steeper. At a higher altitude, leave the cart track and climb a slightly steeper path in a few minutes to a path that almost encircles Šmarna Gora. Follow the path to the right, and it will lead you over relatively steep slopes to the Turk's sign.
At the chapel, leave the wide path leading to Sedlo and continue the ascent slightly left on the path which climbs steeply above the chapel. The path continues for a few minutes climbing steeply along the forested north-west ridge of Šmarna Gora. Higher up, the path suddenly dips and joins a less good road leading from Sedlo.
The road reaches just above the wishing bell, and we climb it in a few minutes to the top of Šmarna Gora.

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