Cerkno - Koča na Ermanovcu (via Planina pri Cerknem)

Access to the starting point:
From the road Idrija - Tolmin (you can also take the road via the pass Kladje, Davča, Leskovice, etc. ) drive to Cerkno, where you can park in one of the car parks in the centre or outskirts of the town (preferably near the church of St. Anne).

Path description:
From the Church of St Anne in Cerkno, walk past the Café pr' Jušku and the Merkur shop to Pot v Strano Street, where the marked trail starts, leading to Mountain pasture at Cerkno, Škofje and Ermanovec. Follow the street upwards, and after a few metres continue along the road on the right, which begins to climb steeply. The road ends at the last house, and we continue along cart track, which ascends transversely. Signs then lead us to the left, and the path leads us to a grassy slope which offers a fine view of Cerkno and the surrounding hills.
The path continues along cart track, and at the crossroads we follow the signs for mountain path No 5. The moderately steep path slowly moves away from Cerkno, but with fine views of the surrounding countryside it quickly leads us to an asphalt road, which we only cross. The ascent continues in the same direction, and we continue to climb along a worse dirt road, which, within a few minutes of further walking, leads to the village of Mountain pasture near Cerkno.
Through the village, in the middle of which stands the Church of St John the Baptist, walk along the cross-climbing cart track, which crosses the asphalt road several times, also passing through many courtyards. Above the lower part of the village you reach a dirt road, which takes a few minutes to reach a small crossroads. Here you continue uphill to the left, where you quickly reach the "last" house in the village.
Above the house, continue along the initially wide cart track, which quickly turns into a forest, and we continue along it for a few minutes. A little higher up, we leave the track and continue to the left along a marked and wide mountain path, which starts to climb steeply. A little higher we reach a macadam road, where the path to the Franja Hospital branches off to the left, and we continue straight ahead and after a short steep climb we reach an asphalt road, along which we walk to the next marked crossroads.
At the crossroads, continue right towards Ermanovec (left Škofje), where you will quickly reach the next marked crossroads, and continue straight across the asphalt road to the footpath towards Ermanovec (left Jeram - ICPP stamp, right Kladje pass). Continue climbing for some time along the edge of the lookout ridge, which opens up a beautiful view of Škofje, and then the trail switches to the hillside and a little further into the woods. Through the forest, climb moderately along cart track, and higher up you will reach an asphalt road leading from the Kladje pass towards Ermanovec. Walk along the asphalt road for a short distance, then at a small hamlet continue slightly left on the road in the direction of the footpath to Ermanovec. Follow the dirt road for some 10 steps to a lookout ridge, where the signs for Ermanovec direct you slightly right onto a track, which you quickly climb up to the woods. Continue through the forest, following the signs at the crossroads, and the trail leads to the fortifications of the former Rapallo border, where the trail ends. A little further on, we leave the forest and then walk downhill to the asphalt road we left some time ago, which we reach through the yard of a nearby house.
Once on the road, we continue towards Ermanovec, and the path first leads us past an information board (Path along the Rapallo border), and a little further on past an old chapel, after which we are joined on the left by the marked path from Kopačnice.
Continue straight ahead, and in a few minutes you will reach the Ermanovec Cottage.

On the way: Planina pri Cerknem (564m), Vrata (831m)

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Škofje, Štor, Ermanovec

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