Želimlje - Castle Stari grad above Želimlje

Access to the starting point:
a) From Ljubljana or Grosuplje, take the Škofljica, and from there continue to Kočevje. At Pijava Gorica, the signs for Želimlje direct you to the right. After a few kilometres, when you reach Želimlje, at a triangular junction with a chapel in the middle, continue straight on towards Turjaka. A few 100 metres further on, we see an old quarry on the right, and a few metres before the left-hand bend, the mountain signs for Kurešček, and we are at the beginning of the route described above. There are no suitable parking places at the starting point.
b) First drive to Turjak, then take the road that leads past the castle. Near the castle, the road descends steeply and leads to a crossroads, where you continue to the right (left Ščurki, Četež pri Turjaku, Prazniki). Continue along Želimeljščićica, then the valley widens and the road leads to Želimlje. Pass through Želimlje to a place where you can see the mountain signs for Kurešček. There are no suitable parking places at the starting point.
c) First drive to Ig and from there continue to Škofljica. When the main road turns left just before the end of Ig, we continue straight on to a slightly narrower asphalt road, which quickly leads us to Kremenica. We continue straight through this settlement and also continue straight into a few small junctions after the settlement. Later, we join the road leading from Pijava Gorica to Želimlje, and we follow it to the right. After a few kilometres, when we reach Želimlje, at a triangular intersection with a chapel in the middle, we continue straight on towards Turjak. A few 100 metres further on, we see an old quarry on the right, and a few metres before the left turn, we see the mountain signs for Kurešček, and we are at the beginning of the route described above. There are no suitable parking places at the starting point.

Path description:
From the road, the signs for Kurešček direct us to an initially almost imperceptible path that climbs steeply along the hedgerow. After a short steep climb into the woods, the track becomes more distinct, and above the quarry it turns left and quickly leads to cart track, which is reached near a crossroads.
Continue on the ascending cart track, which turns slightly to the left and then climbs transversely. The cart track climbs quite steeply, mostly through the forest, with only one part offering some views of the surrounding hills. Higher up, cart track gently descends, and we follow it to its end, from where some views open up again.
From the end of cart track we continue straight on the marked path, which changes to steeper slopes. Somewhat further on, we are helped by jeklenice (the passage is easy, even in wet conditions there is no greater danger, greater caution is needed only if there is ice), which accompany us at intervals until we reach a wooded ridge, where a short unmarked path branches off to the left towards Castle Stari grad, and a marked path continues to the right towards Kureščko.
At the crossroads, continue left and after a minute of further walking, you will reach a wooded summit.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (May).

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