Koča pri Jelenovem studencu - Ledenik

Access to starting point:
We drive to Kočevje, then through the town we drive in the direction towards Croatia. When we arrive at the intersection with Podgorska ulica, we turn right in the direction of sports park Gaj, castle Fridrihštajn and the starting point of hiking paths. Further on, we drive on Podgorska ulica, then after the dense part of the settlement we arrive at a large marked parking lot, which we bypass on the right side. At the next intersection we go slightly left, then twice right. From the last intersection onwards the road starts ascending transversely, and we follow it at the next intersections in the direction of the PD cottage. Higher the road flattens, then after a short descent it brings us to the last intersection, where we continue slightly right in the direction of the parking lot and Ledene jame. When we arrive at the parking lot above the cottage Koča pri Jelenovem studencu, we park.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we descend to the mountain hut, and from there we continue on a gently sloping road which leads us through a meadow. When the road enters the forest it slightly ascends, then it brings us to a marked junction, where the path from the valley joins, and we continue left on the road which continues gently to moderately ascending. Higher, the road flattens, then in a few steps descends to an intersection, where we continue straight (sharply left we return to the starting point).
Further, we walk a few minutes on the road by which we arrived at the starting point, then the signs for Ledenik direct us left downwards to a footpath which continues through the forest. The path quickly flattens, then in a short ascent brings us to another forest road, which we follow to the left. Two successive intersections follow, and both times we continue on the right road, at the second intersection there are signs for Eleonorina jama. A few hundred meters further the blazes from the road leading towards Eleonorina jama direct us right onto a cart track which continues through the forest, at the junctions we follow the blazes. After a few minutes the blazes from the cart track direct us right onto a path which starts to ascend towards the summit of Ledenik, which we reach after approximately 10 minutes of further walking.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2016 (September).

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

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