Srednji Vrh - Kresišče (via Grajšca)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice, take the exit Jesenice - west (Hrušica) and continue in the direction of Kranjska Gora. When you reach Gozd-Martuljek, turn right in the direction of Srednji Vrho and follow the narrow and steep road to the above-mentioned place. When the road levels out a bit, you will come to a crossroads of several roads and a turning point. Park here in a suitable space at the junction.

Path description:
From the turning point at Srednji Vrh, continue north, where you will immediately reach a small crossroads. From the junction, continue along the lower right-hand road, which is closed to public traffic by a traffic sign. The road first gently descends and then begins to climb gently past a few houses, after which the asphalt ends. At two successive small crossroads just above the village, bear left and continue for some time along a gently ascending road which crosses a number of torrents, ravines and streams. In the lower part of the path, we get some more views of the Martuljkovo group of mountains, and then the road turns into a forest. For the first hour of the walk, the road climbs gently to moderately, then flattens out and even descends slightly a few times. In the last part of the ascent along the road, the forest thins out and the path leads to the Hladnik hunting lodge, which is situated in the middle of a large meadow.
After the hunting lodge, continue to the left, and the path immediately leads to an unmarked crossroads. Here, continue right into the forest and continue climbing up the relatively steep cart track. At a slightly higher altitude, you reach the next fork in the track, where you continue along the right-hand track, which continues to climb cross-country to the right. The above-mentioned cart track soon becomes completely flat and leads to a small valley where the Hladnik stream is crossed. Immediately after the stream, turn left and climb moderately along it for a while, then the path passes into a dense forest where it starts to climb steeply. After 15 minutes of steep ascent, the track leads us out of the forest, which then lays down and slowly begins to disappear on the grassy slopes of Grajšca. In a few places, the less visible path, which runs along the valley, leads us higher up past the animal watering point, and the valley splits into two parts just above the watering point.
Continue along the left-hand side of the much longer and steeper valley, which slowly turns more and more to the left. Here, if we are quiet enough and lucky enough, we may spot a marmot.
At the beginning of the upper part of Grajšca, however, pay attention, as a nice passage will open up on the right towards the ridge between Maloško poldne and Kresiste. At a suitable point, leave the path leading to Techantinger Mittagskogel and turn right onto an easier-to-traverse pothole, which will take you in just over 5 minutes to reach the saddle between the two peaks mentioned above. When you reach the saddle, join the marked Austrian trail, and we follow it to the right in the route Kresišče / Schwarzkogel (Maloško poldne and Ostra Peak to the left).
At first we are still climbing through sparse forest, but higher up it is replaced by dwarf pines and we start to get better and better views, especially of the Julian Alps. In the last part, the path leads us to grassy slopes and there is a short climb to the top.

On the way: Lovska koca (1280m), Grajšca (1760m)

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