Poljšica pri Gorjah (Zatrata) - Planina Rčitno (on footpath)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Bled, and then we continue driving in the direction of Pokljuka. When we get to Zgornje Gorje, at the crossroads at the church we turn left in the direction of Poljšica. Further, we drive on a narrow road past the church, and then at the nearby crossroads behind the chapel right. Only a little further at the next crossroads we go left in the direction of Poljšica, and when we get to the mentioned settlement we go right at the first crossroads, and after a good 10 meters left in the direction of the hamlet Zatrata. We park in an appropriate place by the beginning of the mentioned hamlet, where we notice signs for Riklijeva pot, which from the road branches off to the right.
B) We leave the Gorenjska motorway at the exit Lipce, and then we follow the signs for the settlement Kočna and later Spodnje Gorje. In Spodnje Gorje we join the road from Bled, and we continue in the direction of Pokljuka. When we get to Zgornje Gorje, at the crossroads at the church we turn left in the direction of Poljšica. Further, we drive on a narrow road past the church, and then at the nearby crossroads behind the chapel right. Only a little further at the next crossroads we go left in the direction of Poljšica, and when we get to the mentioned settlement we go right at the first crossroads, and after a good 10 meters left in the direction of the hamlet Zatrata. We park in an appropriate place by the beginning of the mentioned hamlet, where we notice signs for Riklijeva pot, which from the road branches off to the right.

Route description:
From the starting point, where there is also a smaller crossroads of multiple roads, we continue in the direction of Riklijeva pot, whose signs direct us slightly right onto a narrower macadam road which gently ascends by the pasture fence. At first, a beautiful view opens up towards the Karawanks, and then the road turns left and after a short ascent temporarily descends. In a smaller valley we leave the worse road and continue the ascent left on a cart track in the direction of Riklijeva pot. We continue on the cart track, which continues through the forest; at the crossings we follow the signs for Riklijeva pot. Higher a nice view opens up on the Kamnik Savinja Alps, and the path then returns into the forest and gradually brings us to a forested ridge. On the ridge we first ascend, then descend to a forest road, which we follow in the direction of the mountain pasture Rčitno.
Further, when we walk on the road, we are also accompanied by Knafelc blazes. A fairly gentle road, which for some time runs through a smaller valley, higher turns right and becomes steeper and more and more similar to a wide cart track. During the ascent on the worse road some views temporarily open up in the direction of Galetovec, and when the path returns into a dense forest, it also splits.
We continue straight on a wider marked path (worse road) (on the path right, by which some faded blazes can be noticed, it is possible to reach Hotunjski vrh), by which we soon notice signs that we have arrived at Rčitno, but at first we are still in the forest. The forest soon ends, then the cart track leads us along the bottom of the expansive mountain pasture, and we can ascend past several individual cottages to the upper part of the mountain pasture, from where a nice view also opens up.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2017 (January).

Along the route: Križi (790m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Hotunjski vrh, Forestry cottage Mali Vokel, Hunting cottage Mali Vokel, Grajska planina (Ribšca), Belska planina, Turn (above Bohinjska Bela), Zgornji Goreljek (Pokljuka), Berjanca, Rečiška planina, Galetovec (1 h 35 min)

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