Starting point: Preska (332 m)
| Latitude/Longitude: | 46,1322°N 14,4026°E |
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Walking time: 1 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Elevation gain: 474 m
Elevation difference along the route: 500 m
Map: Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje 1:50.000
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Access to starting point:
From Ljubljana, we drive on the old road towards Kranj, and we follow the mentioned road only to the first intersection in Medvode, where we turn left (direction Preska and Golo Brdo) across the railway track (if we come from the direction of Kranj at the last traffic light in Medvode we continue right). Behind the railway track we continue right in the direction of Preska, and through the mentioned settlement we drive to the fire station. At the smaller intersection after the fire station we continue left, and then we drive along Bergantova cesta, which we follow past a few houses to the beginning of the footpath that leads to Sveti Jakob (by the starting point, there is a smaller parking lot and a trail marker, which marks the beginning of the path). We can also park lower on an appropriate parking spot in the settlement Preska.
Route description:
From the starting point, we go right on a marked footpath which starts moderately ascending through the forest. We soon cross a wide cart track, and we go past a religious symbol (cross) and we continue in the direction of Jakob and Katarina. The path ahead mostly continues on a gentle cart track, and then blazes point us slightly to the right on a wide footpath, on which we quickly get out of the forest. When we step out of the forest, the footpath on panoramic grassy meadows gradually vanishes, and we continue in the same direction, where we soon step on a marked cart track, on which in a few minutes we ascend to a nearby road.
We follow the mentioned road to the right, and through the village Studenčice it soon brings us to a marked junction, where from the right side, the path from the village Sora joins.
We continue on the asphalt road which past the NOB monument brings us to the upper part of the village Studenčice. Here the road starts ascending steeper, and then it flattens and past the abandoned quarry brings us to the village Tehovec. We continue a gentle ascent on again more panoramic slope, and we follow the asphalt road all the way to the church of St. Florian in the already mentioned village.
From the mentioned church we for some time continue on the asphalt road, and then we get to a small saddle from where we go on a wide macadam road. We follow the mentioned road only a short time, and then blazes point us slightly to the left on the path which goes into the forest and on the left side bypasses the peak of Sveti Jakob. After a few minutes of crossing, we again step out of the forest, and we join the path which comes from the village Topol. Here we continue sharply right and after some 10 steps we continue on a wide cart track, and then blazes point us to the right on a steep footpath, on which by the edge of the forest in a few minutes we ascend on a panoramic peak with the church of St. Jakob.
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Discussion about the trip Preska - Sveti Jakob
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| viharnik28. 09. 2010 |
Nice, Tadej and Esther!
You chose the longest path to Jakob, except for the even longer one from Podutik via Toško čelo and Katarina to the top of Jakob.
Another closer and more direct access is a bit further along the road from the parked car, at the end of the olive grove where the road forks right to Studenčice, we turn (at the barrels) left and after 200m sharply right (asphalt) and continue past the weekend houses a bit further to the forest gravel road, where soon after the first steep right we park at the large parking lot (up to 6 vehicles). Continue all along the forest road and after 40min we reach the Mamovec farm. Here we have another 5min to the west slope of Jakob (sign bicycle and cross).
Your first variant suits mountain bikers better. I often ride it circularly on the way back to Sora.
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| darh7. 03. 2011 |
We climbed from Medvode to St. Jakob along the path described here on Saturday. We didn't return to the valley the same way, but descended via Roga and Jeterbenka to Golo Brdo and from there back to Medvode. Consequently, we parked lower so we wouldn't have to climb up again at the end. You can read a more detailed tour description here.
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