Snežniška Grda jama - Snežnik (via Mali Snežnik)

Access to the starting point:
a) From Cerknica or Nová vas na Bloki, first drive to Bloška Police and from there continue in the direction of Loš and Babne Polje. At Pudob, turn right in the direction of Snežnik, Ilirska Bistrica, Knežak and the nearby settlement of Kozarišče. In Kozarišče, turn slightly left in the direction of Snežnik and follow the road in the direction of Snežnika at the following junctions. When Kozarišče ends, so does the asphalt, and we continue left in the direction of Mašun and Knežak, just after the bridge over the Malá Obrh. A long drive on a dirt road follows, and after about 19 km from Kozarišče we reach a crossroads where the road from Mašun joins from the right. Here, continue left in the direction of Sviščaki, which is about 10 km away on macadam, and at the crossroads follow the signs for Sviščaky. After about 29 km of dirt road, you will reach the Mountain Home at Sviščaki, after which at the crossroads turn left in the direction of Snežnika. Continue along the road, which is also the marked trail to Snežnik, and follow it for about 3. 5 km, or until the crossroads, where a forest road, closed to public traffic, branches off slightly to the left. Park in a suitable place at the junction.
b) Drive to Pivka and from there continue to Knežak. In Knežak, at the marked crossroads, turn left in the direction of Masun and the settlements Bač and Koritnicee. A little further on, go right in the direction of Masun and Koritnice (straight ahead Bač). After Koritnice the road starts to climb more visibly, and then after 18 km from the main crossroads in Knežak it leads to Masun, from where you continue driving right in the direction of Sviščaki, where you have about 12 km of dirt road to go. When you reach the Mountain Home at Sviščaki, continue for about 50 m towards Ilirska Bistrica, then turn left in the direction of Snežnika. Continue along the road, which is also the marked path to Snežnik, and follow it for about 3. 5 km, or until the crossroads, where a forest road, closed to public traffic, branches off slightly to the left. Park in a suitable place at the junction.
c) Take the first exit to Ilirska Bistrica, then continue to Sviščaki (the exit is in the middle of Ilirska Bistrica and is marked, it may be a little less visible). Initially, the asphalt road is climbed, then after about 12 km of climbing, the asphalt is replaced by macadam. There are about 7 km of macadam, then you reach a junction near the Mountain Home at Sviščaki, where you turn right towards Snežnika. Continue along the road, which is also the marked trail to Snežnik, and continue along it for approximately 3. 5 km, or until the junction where a forest road, closed to public traffic, branches off slightly to the left. Park in a suitable place at the junction.

Path description:
From the parking lot, turn left onto the lower left road, which leads to a sharp left turn, where you will see Snežnik Ugly cave on the left. Shortly afterwards, a footpath heads up to the right towards Mali Snežnik (here the marked path from Grda Draga joins from the left).
Take this path, which climbs steeply at first, and then in a switchback leads to a point where the path from Masun joins us.
Continue to the right, again quite steeply uphill through the forest, which soon turns into dwarf pines. The path, which is becoming more and more scenic, leads us after an hour's walk from the starting point to the inexpressive Mali Snežnik peak, from where we can already enjoy a beautiful view.
The path continues along and along the broad ridge, mostly in a gentle ascent. Just ten minutes below the top of Snežnik, the path used by most visitors (the path from Sviščakov) joins us from the right. Here the path climbs slightly and leads us without technical problems to the Shelter on Snežnik.
From the shelter to the top we have only a few steps.
Starting point - Mali Snežnik 1:00, Mali Snežnik - Snežnik 25 minutes.

On the way: Mali Snežnik (1694m)

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