Trnovec - Osolnik (via Mavški graben)

Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Medvode, then leave the main road at the Špar shop and continue towards the railway station and Sora. In Sora, turn left towards Katarina, and when you reach Trnovec, look out for the red mountain signs for Osolnik on the right-hand side of the main road. A good 100 metres further on, at the turn-off of the dirt road, there are others. Park in the roadside parking lot, between the two branches of the Osolnik trail.
b) From Kranj, drive towards Škofja Loka, and from the outskirts of Škofja Loka follow the signs for Gorenjska vas. Before the Sten tunnel, take the exit from the roundabout towards Sora. Continue through Hosta, Pungert, Gosteče and Draga to Sora, where you turn right towards Katarina. When you reach Trnovec, look out for the red mountain signs for Osolnik on the right hand side of the main road. A good 100 metres further on, at the turn-off of the dirt road, there are others. Park in the roadside parking lot, between the two forks of the path to Osolnik.
c) From Poljanska dolina, drive towards Škofja Loka and then along the ring road and through the Sten tunnel. Turn right after the tunnel and follow the signs for Sora. Continue through Hosta, Pungert, Gosteče and Draga to Sora, where you turn right towards Katarina. When you reach Trnovec, look out for the red mountain signposts for Osolnik on the right-hand side of the main road. A good 100 metres further on, at the turn-off of the dirt road, there are others. Park in the roadside parking lot, between the two branches of the path to Osolnik.

Path description:
From the starting point we go back a little, then at a small hamlet we see signs for a circular route on Osolnik, which direct us to a side road, which changes to cart track when entering the forest. There follows an initially steep ascent along the Mavški graben stream, then the path becomes steeper and the stream more scenic. Higher up, cross the stream via a small bridge, then move out of the ravine onto the slope. There are a few more minutes of climbing through the forest, then at the edge of the hayfield, where the Osolnik peak is already visible on the left, the path turns right into the forest, where it completely lays down for a while. There is a short moderate climb and then you reach the road where you join the path from Sora.
Continue left to a nearby crossroads, where you leave the road at a sign and continue right on the mountain path (straight ahead to the Osovnik log cabin). After a few minutes the path becomes a little steeper and climbs in a few switchbacks. When you step out of the forest, you can see the Church of St. Mohorj and Fortunat in front of you, which is only 10 steps away, and the summit is located a little further from the church.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2018 (March).

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