Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom - Ajdna (easy path)

Access to the starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice motorway, take the Lesce exit and follow the road towards Žirovnica and Jesenice. After a few km of driving, you will come to a crossroads where the road to Žirovnica and Moste turns right (from Jesenice, left). Just a few metres further, at the next crossroads, turn left into Moste (right into Žirovnica). Continue past the memorial to the fallen fighters, where the road starts to climb uphill under the railway line. At the top of the hill, turn right (at the Vila Karin sign) and we continue towards Završniškem jezero and Valvasor's home. The road then bends and leads to a crossroads where the road to Valvasor's home branches off to the left. Take the road mentioned above (straight ahead to the cottage at the source of the Završnice River), which begins to climb, first gently and then steeply, along a road that is sometimes quite rough (the steepest parts are asphalted). Higher up, the road leads to a slightly larger junction, where we continue left in the direction of Potoška planina (to the right of the Doslovška mountain pasture). The road then lays down and leads us a little further on to the next crossroads. This time continue slightly right in the direction of Valvasor's home (slightly left Ajdna and Potoška planina) and follow the steeper road all the way to the home. Park in one of the parking lots along the road near the mountain home, but parking in front of the home is only allowed for guests.
From Poljane (crossroads in front of the Završnice lake) to the Valvasor's home is 5 km.

Path description:
From Valvasor's house, continue along the marked trail in the direction of Ajdna. The path, which bypasses the mountain lodge on the left, goes quickly into the forest, where it first crosses the slopes to the west and then begins to descend more visibly towards the nearby forest road leading to Potoska mountain pasture.
This road is reached at a small crossroads, from which you continue downhill to the right in the direction of Ajdna. Continue along the road for a short distance, and then the signs for Ajdna direct you sharply downhill to the left. Continue for some time on the less well-graded, partly uncovered cart track, and then the path passes onto a ridge, where it gradually flattens out. When the marked path leaves the ridge, it turns slightly right and descends to the saddle between Malo Ajdna and Ajdna.
At this saddle there is a marked crossroads where you continue on the lower right and easier path. From the crossroads, the path descends for some time, skirting the top of Ajdna in a semicircle. When the path is laid, the path from the village of Potoki joins us almost imperceptibly from the right, and we continue to the left and gradually begin to climb over a relatively steep slope. After a few minutes of climbing, the path leads us to a viewpoint where it turns sharp left and lays down. The path ahead leads us to the archaeological site at Ajdna, and we turn right sharply uphill just after the beautifully landscaped site. Once on the ridge, we join the climbing path and continue right, where after a few steps we reach the scenic summit.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Valvasorjev dom pod Stolom, Potoška planina

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