Kočevje - Koča pri Jelenovem studencu (Grajska way)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Kočevje, and then we look for Podgorska ulica (which from the main road branches off to the right - direction of driving towards Delnice). At the end of the mentioned street we will notice signposts and by them a nicely arranged parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we walk to a well-marked junction, and then we continue left in the direction of Grajska pot (right Kalanova pot). At first, we bypass a house, and then the path turns to the left and ascends diagonally through a grassy slope. The path then goes into the forest, where it continues in a moderate ascent on a relatively wide cart track. Higher, the cart track crosses a forest road and gradually changes into a somewhat steeper footpath. The well-marked path higher up crosses a road a few more times and then brings us to a junction, where the path branches off to the left towards Livoldski vrh and castle Fridrihštajn.
We continue slightly right in the direction of the mountain hut and Mestni vrh on the path which continues on a well-marked cart track which has quite a few junctions. A little further on, we notice signs for Mestni vrh, and we continue straight on a wide cart track in the direction of the cottage Koča pri Jelenovem studencu.
A wide cart track higher brings us to an indistinct saddle, where it turns slightly to the right and starts gradually descending to a forest road, which we follow to the right, but only a few meters. Here we will notice a wide footpath, down which we descend in a few steps to the mountain hut.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Ledena jama on Stojna ( 15 min), Požgani hrib ( 30 min)

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