Podkraj - Srednja gora (Hrušica) (west path)

Access to starting point:
From Logatec we drive towards Idrija. Only a little after the village Kalce we will notice a road which turns left in the direction of the villages Podkraj and Col. We turn onto this quite winding road and follow it to the village Podkraj. We park on a smaller parking lot by the road right next to the sign for the end of the village Podkraj (there are also hiking signposts by the parking lot).
From Primorska we first drive to Col, and then we continue driving in the direction of the village Podkraj. When the road brings us to the beginning of the village we don't continue right into the village, but we continue on the left upper road which bypasses the center of the village. Near the sign for the beginning of Podkraj we park on a smaller parking lot by the road.

Route description:
From the starting point, we head onto an ascending cart track in the direction of Sveti Duh and Javornik. The cart track already after a few steps turns to the right and then ascends diagonally across a grassy slope. Higher, we pass through a short stretch of forest, after which the path brings us to a marked junction.
We continue left (right Javornik) on a gentle path, which crosses slopes towards Križna gora, which we can clearly see in front of us. The well-marked path continues on a cart track, from which soon to the right a fairly steep path branches off for a short time. Higher, the path enters the forest, where it ascends diagonally towards the northwest. When we step out of the forest the path turns a little more to the right and with the help of a steel cable (undemanding) brings us to the next junction.
We continue straight upwards in the direction of Sveti Duh (not left in the direction of Križna gora) on the path which steeply ascends for a short time, then leads us into the forest, where it flattens. After a few minutes of further walking the path brings us to a marked junction, where we continue sharply right (left Križna gora) on a cart track which in a diagonal ascent and moderate steepness after 10 minutes of further walking brings us to the church of Sveti Duh.
From the church, we continue on a worse and occasionally quite overgrown cart track, which after a few minutes of walking brings us to a forest road. We follow the road to the right, which ends after just a few meters. At the end of the road the blazes direct us onto a less trodden footpath, which first slightly ascends and descends a few times. Although the path is occasionally poorly visible, there are no major orientation problems, as the blazes are relatively frequent. After a while the path brings us below the summit of Srednja gora, where it begins to ascend steeply. This is followed by a good 10 minutes of steep ascent and the path, which runs through the forest the whole time, quickly brings us to the summit.

Along the route: Sveti Duh (Hrušica) (1221m)

We recommend: trips from the same starting point, similar trips