Brezje pri Tržiču - Dobrča (via koča na Dobrči)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana–Jesenice highway, take the Ljubelj exit and follow the road ahead towards Tržič. Just before the gas station at Tržič, turn right (direction Tržič) and then immediately left (direction Begunje) and drive on to the village Brezje pri Tržiču, where we park in the parking lot near the church.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road towards Begunje, but only to the spot where it starts descending. Here the road which leads to the mountain pasture Bistriška planina branches off to the right (by the crossroad there are also signposts for Dobrča), we walk along it only for a few minutes, and then at the crossroad we go left in the direction of Dobrča (right road leads to the mountain pasture Bistriška planina).
From the crossroad ahead we continue on a somewhat rougher road, on which we walk approximately 1 minute, and then blazes lead us to the right on a footpath which continues along the fence. For some time we moderately ascend along the fence, and then after approximately 20 minutes of walking from the starting point we arrive at a wide but steep cart track. On the cart track we ascend to a somewhat thinner forest, where blazes direct us sharply right upward. Further we ascend steeply through the forest and after 15 minutes of additional walking we arrive at an abandoned watering place for animals. Here the path turns to the left and ascends gently below the indistinct peak Vaško. A little further we arrive at a smaller saddle between the already mentioned peak on the right and the slopes of Dobrča on the left.
Next follows a short ascent and the path brings us to the spot where we cross the nearby forest road (we cross the road right at the spot where it ends). Further we ascend for some time on a wide and forested ridge, on which we walk all the way to the paragliding take-off point, which is located on the southern slopes of Dobrča.
Here a wide path branches off to the right, which continues towards the mountain pastures Lešanska and Bistriška planina, and we continue straight and at first walk along the edge of the forest. Quickly we return into the forest and then ascend relatively steeply in switchbacks. At an altitude of approximately 1400 meters above sea level we arrive at a cart track, which we only cross, then only a little higher we arrive at a marked junction, where the path from Lešanska planina joins from the right, straight ahead the path continues towards the summit Dobrča, and we continue left in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Dobrči. Next follows a short descent and the path returns to the previously mentioned cart track (the cart track which we only crossed), on which we walk only for a short time, since then blazes lead us a little to the left. Further without major changes in elevation we cross the slopes of Dobrča towards the west, and then we step out of the forest onto the panoramic mountain pasture Podgorska planina.
From the mountain pasture, from which we already see the mountain hut Koča na Dobrči, we first slightly descend and then ascend to the nearby mountain hut.
Near the mountain hut Koča na Dobrči signs for the peak Dobrča direct us onto the forest road, on which we start slightly descending towards the north. After a short descent we notice signposts which direct us right to Podgorska planina, whose cottages we bypass on the right side. Next we ascend over a panoramic grassy slope, and then the path enters initially sparse, higher up increasingly dense forest. When the steepness eases, two paths join us from the right, and we continue straight in both cases. The path ahead rises more steeply again and after a few minutes of additional walking brings us to the summit of Dobrča.

Along the route: Koča na Dobrči mountain hut (1478m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Šentanski vrh

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