Kranj-Stražišče (Šrotenturn) - Šmarjetna gora (west path)
Starting point: Kranj-Stražišče (Šrotenturn) (410 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,2354°N 14,3399°E |
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Name of path: west path
Time of walking: 40 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Altitude difference: 236 m
Altitude difference po putu: 236 m
Map: Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje 1:50.000
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Access to the starting point:
From the old road Ljubljana - Kranj, in Kranj, turn towards Stražišče, then a little after the football field, at the roundabout, take the first exit towards Šmarjetna gora. From the roundabout, take Delavska cesta past Mercator for another 100 m and just opposite the ATM turn left (before the former TUŠ store) onto Trojarjeva street and after ~500 m you will reach the ecological island, located a few 10 metres in front of the Šrotenturn mansion or castle. Park in a suitable place on the roadside, behind the ecological island.
Path description:
From the starting point, continue straight ahead, then turn right at the castle onto the Na Šmarjetno gora road. Walk along the road for a few steps and then you will see a well-worn path leading across the meadow on your left. On the other side of the meadow, the path goes into the forest, through which it first climbs gently and then moderately. After a few minutes, we return to the road, which leads us past the house, then leads to a small crossroads by a bench, from which we have a nice view.
In front of the bench, a path branches off to the right "along the track", and we continue along the road, where we go to a small crossroads on the upper right-hand road. A little further on we leave the road and continue slightly right, on a well-trodden footpath that first climbs and then cross-climbs to the left, with a chain-link fence on our left. Keep to the right fork and the path quickly leads to the asphalt road leading to Šmarjetno hora.
After a few steps, turn left on the macadam road, which continues to climb moderately. The path leads us higher out of the forest, where we pass an outbuilding on the lower side, and then soon reach an asphalt road, which, with beautiful views, leads us to the top of Šmarjetna gora, where the Church of St Margaret and the Bellevue Hotel are situated.
Description and pictures refer to 2017 (April).
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