Olševek - Štefanja gora

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the exit Brnik; when we reach the road Mengeš - Kranj, we continue left towards Kranj. On the main road towards Kranj, we drive to the first roundabout, from which we continue on the first exit to the right in the direction of Šenčur. Through Šenčur, we continue on the main road, then, when we reach the road Kranj - Zgornje Jezersko, we continue right in the direction of Jezersko. In the settlement Hotemaže, we leave the main road and continue driving straight (right from the main road) in the direction of the settlement Olševek. When we arrive in Olševek, we first follow the main road; from the intersection of several roads, we continue left onto the road in the direction of the sports club. Before the children's playground and sports field, we continue slightly left and then park behind the NOB memorial.
B) First, we drive to Kranj, then continue driving in the direction of Zgornje Jezersko. In the settlement Hotemaže, we leave the main road and continue driving straight (right from the main road) in the direction of the settlement Olševek. When we arrive in Olševek, we first follow the main road; from the intersection of several roads, we continue left onto the road in the direction of the sports club. Before the children's playground and sports field, we continue slightly left and then park behind the NOB memorial.
C) b) From the highway Jesenice - Ljubljana, we take the exit Kranj zahod, then continue driving towards Kokrica, later Britof. Still in Kokrica, at the unmarked intersection with the priority road, we continue left; then, when we arrive in Britof, we follow the signs for Zgornje Jezersko. In the settlement Hotemaže, we leave the main road and continue driving straight (right from the main road) in the direction of the settlement Olševek. When we arrive in Olševek, we first follow the main road; from the intersection of several roads, we continue left onto the road in the direction of the sports club. Before the children's playground and sports field, we continue slightly left and then park behind the NOB memorial.

Route description:
From the starting point, we continue along the road next to which we parked, and alongside it initially runs the educational trail Olševek, so along the path we notice some educational panels. The educational trail turns left at the next intersection, but we continue along the lower road, which continues straight ahead, from which the blazes soon direct us left into the forest. We continue the ascent through dense forest; the path leads us partly along forest cart tracks, partly along forest paths, and at junctions we follow the blazes. Higher up, the path brings us to a wider cart track, which we follow to the right, from which some views open up temporarily. After the viewing section, the cart track ascends steeply for a while, then we join the marked path from Adergas.
We continue left, where the path leads past "šterne", then a bit further ahead the path levels out on a small saddle, where there is a junction with signposts for Olševek, Adergas and Možjanca.
We continue on the right path, alongside which there is no signpost but there are blazes along the path. Ahead, the path ascends moderately along an indistinct ridge, from which it imperceptibly transitions to a fairly gentle slope. A little further on, the path forks, and we choose the right path (the straight path leads past the agritourism and is slightly longer), along which in a few minutes of further walking we ascend to the church of St. Stephen on the summit of Štefanja gora.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2017 (May).

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