Ledinsko Razpotje - Sveta Marija Magdalena (Gore) (east path)

Access to starting point:
A) From Železniki, Kranj or Medvode we drive to Škofja Loka, and from there we continue driving in the direction of Gorenja vas in Poljanska dolina and Žiri. In Žiri or at the end of Žiri (Stare Žiri), we leave the main road towards Rovte and Logatec and continue right in the direction of Idrija. After approximately 6 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we arrive at Ledinsko razpotje, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it hiking signposts. We park about 50 m ahead in the direction of Idrija, on a slightly larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
B) From Horjul or Polhov Gradec we drive to Šentjošt above Horjul, and from there we continue driving towards Smrečje. When we reach the main road Podlipa - Žiri, we follow it to the right, and we drive along it to Žiri. When in Žiri, we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, and we drive past the parish church and inn and pizzeria Lenger. After the inn we arrive at a crossroad, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and continue driving in the direction of Idrija. After approximately 6 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we arrive at Ledinsko razpotje, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it hiking signposts. We park about 50 m ahead in the direction of Idrija, on a slightly larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
C) From the motorway Ljubljana - Koper we take the exit Vrhnika, and when we reach the old road Ljubljana - Logatec, we continue in the direction of Logatec, but only for a short time, since already at the next crossroad we continue right in the direction of Horjul. The road ahead leads us for a short time still through Vrhnika, later through the outskirts of Stara Vrhnika, and then we soon leave the road towards Horjul and continue driving slightly left in the direction of Smrečje. After Smrečje the road starts descending towards Račeva and Žiri. When in Žiri, we reach the main road Škofja Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, and we drive past the parish church and inn and pizzeria Lenger. After the inn we arrive at a crossroad, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and continue driving in the direction of Idrija. After approximately 6 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we arrive at Ledinsko razpotje, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it hiking signposts. We park about 50 m ahead in the direction of Idrija, on a slightly larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
D) From the motorway Koper - Ljubljana we take the exit Logatec, and when we reach the old road Logatec - Vrhnika we follow it to the right (first exit from the roundabout), along which we drive only a short time, since then signs for Rovte and Žiri direct us left. After Rovte the road starts descending towards Žiri, and when we reach the mentioned settlement, we soon turn left in the direction of Idrija. After approximately 6 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we arrive at Ledinsko razpotje, where there is a smaller crossroad and next to it hiking signposts. We park about 50 m ahead in the direction of Idrija, on a slightly larger parking lot by the next crossroad. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.
E) From the road Idrija - Spodnja Idrija, immediately after the end of Idrija we turn right (if coming from the direction of Spodnja Idrija, still before Idrija we turn left) over the bridge across the river Idrijca towards the Eurospin store. On the other side of the bridge we arrive in the settlement Mokraška vas, and we stick to the main road which leads towards Ledinsko Razpotje and Žiri. Higher up the road leads us through a few hairpin turns, and then we arrive in the settlement Ledinsko Razpotje, where at the first crossroad we turn right and park on a slightly larger parking lot. The parking lot is located right next to several hiking signposts and pension Kmečki hram Fortuna.

Route description:
From the starting point we head on the road in the direction of Idršek - Gore, Zagodov vrh and Idrija and continue along the Idrijsko-Cerkljanska planinska pot (ICPP). The path first leads past Kmečki hram Fortuna, where a marked footpath branches off to the right towards Idrija, but we walk along the asphalt road to the nearby crossroad, where we continue on the slightly left road in the direction of the dispersed settlement Idršek (slightly right - western path).
We continue on the road, which for a short time continues without major changes in elevation, then starts to ascend moderately on the increasingly panoramic slope, from which a nice view opens up on Gradišče and Sivka. Higher, the road leads us past a few houses, then flattens somewhat. There follows a few minutes of walking alternately through the forest and partly across panoramic slopes, then it starts to descend slightly, where we bypass the nearby house on the right side. When the descent ends, a narrower road joins from the left, leading to the nearby houses, but a little further, at the left bend, we leave the road and at the spot where there is usually a wood storage shed, continue right on the cart track, which a few dozen meters higher leads along the edge of the forest. For a few minutes we ascend along the edge of the forest, then the clearing on the right ends and the well-marked path enters the forest, through which it continues on the cart track. Higher, we cross a panoramic hay meadow, behind it we arrive at a solitary house, behind which we step onto the asphalt road and where the western path joins.
We continue on the asphalt road, which first descends slightly, then with nice panoramic views ascends slightly to the settlement Gore. When we reach the mentioned settlement we walk through the village, then at the smaller crossroad right onto the road, along which in 2 to 3 minutes we ascend to the church of St. Mary Magdalene.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2016 (January).

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