Begunje (PGD Begunje) - Pleče (Petrova pot)

Access to starting point:
We leave the Gorenjska motorway at the exit Radovljica or Lesce, and then we follow the signs for Begunje na Gorenjskem. When we arrive in Begunje na Gorenjskem, we park on a large parking lot between PGD Begunje and the inn Gostilna pri Jožovcu.

Route description:
Near the fire station we notice signs for St. Peter, which direct us onto an asphalt road that continues through the settlement. From the nearby crossroads at the recycling spot we continue on the slightly left road, at the next crossroads slightly right uphill in the direction of St. Peter. Before the "last" house we leave the road and continue on a beaten mountain path, which climbs over a panoramic hayfield, from which the view reaches all the way to Triglav. At the top of the hayfield the path enters the forest and begins to ascend more steeply, at the junctions we follow the blazes. Higher up, the Stations of the Cross accompany us along the path, and we follow the still quite steep path all the way to the church of St. Peter, which is located on a panoramic elevation above Begunje.
From the church we continue left in the direction of Sankaška koča, the path further leads us along a wide and gentle cart track that runs to the right of the takeoff site and viewpoint. When the cart track enters the forest we continue on the left cart track, along it we continue in a gentle ascent. In the last part the cart track becomes somewhat steeper, and we quickly reach Sankaška koča, from which a nice view opens onto the Julian Alps.
From the hut we continue in the direction of Begunjščica, Roblekov dom, Poljška planina and Završnica, where we first ascend steeply, then continue in a gentle descent to the nearby private hut, which we bypass on the right side. There follows some ascent, then we arrive at the hunting hut LD Stol - Žirovnica. Here from the nearby viewpoint a nice view opens onto Gorenjska and the Julian Alps, the path returns to the forest and continues along the cart track. At the junctions we follow the blazes, for a while we also leave the cart tracks. When we return to the cart track, the terrain gradually flattens, and from the marked path at the section where the path to Smokuški vrh branches off to the left, we continue right.
After a few steps we reach the turning area of the nearby forest road, from the turning area we continue right onto the cart track, which descends slightly, then begins to ascend gently. Here some views open onto the Karawanks, the cart track, which gradually leads onto the slopes of Pleče, begins to ascend moderately. While ascending transversely, best still before the end of the cart track, we continue right, where there are several poorer footpaths, and we ascend one of them onto an indistinct ridge and along it on a somewhat more visible little path to the nearby summit.
Starting point - St. Peter 0:40, St. Peter - Sankaška koča 0:10, Sankaška koča - Pleče 0:55.

Along the route: Sveti Peter nad Begunjami (839m), Sankaška koča (867m)

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