Suhi Dol - Guard tower below Kovček
Starting point: Suhi Dol (681 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,0502°N 14,2013°E |
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Time of walking: 20 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 89 m
Altitude difference po putu: 89 m
Map: Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje 1:50.000
Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter):
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Access to the starting point:
a) First, drive to Horjul (to get here from Dobrova near Ljubljana or Vrhnika), then continue driving to Vrzdenc, Šentjošt and Gorenjska vas. At Vrzdenec, the road starts to climb steeply, and then a little further on leads to a serpentine, in the middle of which the road to Šentjošt and Smrečje branches off to the left. Continue right along the main road, which soon leads to a small pass, at the end of which the road branches off to the right towards the village of Samotorica. Continue straight ahead and the road starts to descend steeply and after a short descent leads to the hamlet of Ljubljanica (lower part of Butajnova), where you reach the next crossroads. Continue left in the direction of Gorenje vas and follow the road to Suhe Dola, where you can park in a suitable place.
b) Take Polhov Gradec and then continue driving towards Gorenjska vas. Follow the road to Gorenjska vasa to Suhi Dol, where you will park in a suitable place at the pass.
c) Drive into the Poljanska valley, more precisely to the roundabout in Gorenjska vas, from where you continue to Lučine and Vrhnika. Follow the asphalt road ascending at the crossroads in the direction of Horjul and Vrhnika, and shortly after the settlements Lučine and Dolge Njive, you will reach the settlement of Suhi Dol, where you will park at the pass in a suitable place.
Path description:
From the pass at Suhem Dol, follow the asphalt road in the direction of Smrečje and Golega Vrha, where you will first pass a few houses and then climb into the forest along the edge of the pasture. There are a few minutes of climbing along the road, and then, at the information board, the signs for the foundations of the watchtower direct us left onto a path that climbs through the forest. At a nearby clearing, the path is laid and temporarily lost, but on the other side of the clearing, continue on the beaten and marked path, which climbs crosswise to the right and soon turns to the left. At a small crossroads, go left again, where an arrow also points, and after a further 10 paces, go right towards the foundations of the watchtower, which are reached within a minute's walk.
Description and pictures refer to June 2020.
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