Rdeči Kal - Dom Frata (by road)

Access to the starting point:
a) From the motorway Ljubljana - Obrežje take the exit Trebnje West and then continue in the direction of Dobrnič and Žužemberk. In Dobrnič, at the church, leave the main road leading to Žužemberk and continue straight towards Artmanja vas. At the end of Artmanja vas go slightly left (slightly right Korita), then before you reach Vrbovec go left again, this time in the direction of Mirna Peć. The road climbs a little steeper and then leads to the village of Rdeči Kal, where you park at a small parking lot by the crossroads next to a sign marking the beginning of the village.
b) First drive to Trebnje, then continue to Mirna Peč. After Dolenje Ponikve, leave the main road towards Mirna Peč and turn right towards Dečja vas and Jordankal. At Jordankal, turn right and then drive all the way to Rdeči Kal, where you can already see the mountain signs for Ostri vrh. From the marker, drive about 100 metres further and then park on the left side of the road, in a small parking area near the sign marking the end of the settlement.
c) From the Obrežje - Ljubljana motorway, take the exit Mirna Peč and continue driving to the above-mentioned place. In Mirna Peč you will reach the main road Novo mesto - Trebnje, and we just cross it and continue driving in the direction of Dobrnice. After Mirna Peč the road climbs steeply and then leads to a small crossroads where the road to the left branches off towards the settlements in Globodolski Polje, and we continue straight on and soon reach Jordankal, where we go straight on. Towards Dobrnič we drive to the village Rdeči Kal, where we can already see the mountain signs for Ostri vrh. From the marker, drive about 100 metres further and then park on the left side of the road, in a small parking lot near the sign marking the end of the village.
d) From Novo mesto, take the Mirna Peč, where at the crossroads near the church, turn left in the direction of Dobrnice. After Mirna Peč, the road climbs steeply and then leads to a small crossroads where a road branches off to the left towards the settlements in Globodolski Polje, and we continue straight ahead and soon reach Jordankal, where we go straight ahead. Towards Dobrnič we drive to the village Rdeči Kal, where we can already see the mountain signs for Ostri vrh. From the marker, drive about 100 metres further and then park on the left side of the road, in a small parking lot near the sign marking the end of the village.

Path description:
From the starting point, follow the macadam road in the direction of Ostrega vrha and the Dobrnič Lodge. The road initially leads us through lane of a forest, after which we arrive at the edge of a nearby meadow. On the other side of the meadow, the road passes into the woods, where it first leads past a small cave called Jama by the roadside (unfortunately, rubbish is dumped in the 20 m deep and 20 m long cave), and then climbs gently to moderately. Higher up, you arrive at a marked crossroads, where you continue left in the direction of the Dobrnič LD Home. After the crossroads, the road gradually climbs a little steeper, and then, when a fence appears above the road on the left, the road becomes tarmac. A few minutes higher up, the marked path from Dom Frata joins us from the right, and we continue straight on here, reaching the Dobrnič LD Home in a minute's walk.
From home, we return for a minute to a marked crossroads, and then continue along the marked path in the direction of Frata. The way forward leads us past the hunting observatory and then into the lane of extremely dense scrub, through which the path is beautifully passable, as it leads us through a good metre-wide clearing. The path soon returns to the forest and then continues with some short ascents and descents. There are a few crossroads where you follow the markings, and then the path starts to descend more visibly. During the descent, we get some views towards Žumberačka gora, and then the trail gradually turns a little more to the right, where we reach a larger clearing. After the clearing, you will come out onto a dirt road, which you follow to the right, but only for a short distance, as the signs for Fratta direct you to the left, onto a path that quickly descends to another road. This time follow the road to the left, and within a few minutes walk you will reach Dom Frata, which is located at the edge of a large meadow.
Description and pictures refer to 2015 (November).

On the way: Dom LD Dobrnič (440m)

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