Polhov Gradec (Blagaj Castle) - Polhograjska Gora (Sveti Lovrenc) (via castle water catchment)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Dobrova, Horjul or Gorenje village, drive to Polhov Gradec, and from the main crossroads continue in the direction of Črný Vrho. After a short climb, you will arrive at Polhograjska manor, where the road leads you through the walls, then turn left and park at a suitable place along the road, where there are also mountain direction signs (there is also a small parking area in front of the walls of Polhograjska manor).
b) From Černý Vrch, descend to Polhov Gradec, turn right and park in a suitable place by the road in front of the walls.

Path description:
From the starting point, continue along the narrower asphalt road towards the ski jump (to the right of the Beekeeping Lodge and St. Lovrenc), which leads you along the edge of the beautifully landscaped castle park. After a few minutes, we arrive at a marked crossroads, where we continue to the right in the direction of Polhograjska Gora (straight ahead Mali vrh, Praproče, and possibly also to St. Lovrenec). The way ahead leads us across the meadow, beyond which we arrive at the castle water catchment.
Before the water reservoir, turn left (Blaga's path on the right) and continue along the edge of the forest. A little further on the path passes into the forest, through which it begins to climb moderately to steeply, and during the climb leads us along an occasionally more overgrown slope, as the path is not the best trodden. A few minutes higher up we join a wider rocky cart track which we follow to the right, occasionally opening up some views, and we follow it to its end. From the end of cart track, we follow the marked path, which climbs steeply through the forest, and after a few minutes joins the normal and much better-beaten path, which leads past the Beekeepers' Home.
Follow this path to the left, climbing steeply for some time before joining the wide cart track, which leads in a few steps to the former Open Door Farm. At the "farm", a pleasant meadow offers some views.
Continue up the right-hand side of the nearby chapel (there is also a path on the left-hand side) and enter the woods again. A minute or so higher, we reach the ridge of Polhograjska Gora, from where we start to get better and better views of the surrounding hills. From here, it's just a minute's walk and the trail leads to the top with the Church of St. Lawrence, from where views open up on most sides.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2015 (September).

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