Jeršiče - Mali Javornik (Javorniki)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Koper - Ljubljana highway we head to the Postojna exit, then drive towards the center of Postojna. In the mentioned place we will notice signs for Pečno reber and railway station, which direct us to the right, then approximately 200 m before the railway station we turn left (the crossroad is not marked) onto the road which soon leads over the highway. On the other side of the highway we come to a crossroad, where a road towards Stara vas branches off to the right, and we continue in the direction of Javornik and Sveta Trojica. A little further, by the NOB monument, the road towards Pečna reber branches off to the left, and here at an appropriate place we park.
B) From the Ljubljana - Koper highway we head to the Unec exit, then continue driving towards Unec and Cerknica. In the settlement Unec we leave the main road towards Cerknica and continue driving right in the direction of Postojna. Further on, we drive on a somewhat narrower road, which runs parallel to the highway. When after a few kilometers through the underpass we arrive on the other side of the highway, at the first crossroad we continue straight. When we return to the original side of the highway, at the crossroads we continue left, i.e. in the direction of Pečna reber and Sveta Trojica. When we soon arrive at a crossroad, where the road towards Pečna reber branches off to the left, and to the right the road continues towards Sveta Trojica, we will notice the NOB monument between both roads. We park at an appropriate place near the crossroad.

Route description:
From the starting point by a smaller NOB memorial park, we continue on the slightly right road in the direction of Sveta Trojica. We continue on a macadam road, from which soon a marked path branches off slightly to the right, initially the road towards Sveta Trojica, and we continue on the upper road which leads along the foot of the Javorniki. Further on, for quite some time we walk on a slightly ascending road, which after some time brings us to a marked crossroad, where to the left branches the road and marked path towards Javorniki.
We continue on the mentioned road, then at the first left bend we continue right into the forest on a marked footpath, which starts to ascend moderately to steeply. During the ascent, at a few smaller junctions we follow the blazes, then we return to the road and follow it to the right. For a few minutes we walk on the road, then the signs for Mali Javornik direct us left, initially on a cart track which starts to ascend moderately. After a short ascent on the cart track the blazes direct us left onto a marked path, which due to the glaze ice in December 2014 is damaged or covered with branches. When we push through the strip of fallen trees, we step out of the forest, where the path leads past a smaller bench, from which a nice view opens onto the surrounding hills. A little after the bench the path turns right, then in a gentle ascent quickly brings us to the mostly forested summit.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2015 (December).

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