Smrečje - Koča na Vrhu Svetih Treh Kraljev (by road)

Access to starting point:
Access from Horjul: From Horjul past Vrzdenec we drive towards Gorenja vas. In the first sharp right turn, the road branches off to the left towards the village Šentjošt nad Horjulom. We head onto this road and follow it to the next crossroads, where we turn right. The road then soon brings us to the village Smrečje. We follow it through the village and then park on one of the smaller parking lots by the road.
Access from Žiri: In Žiri we head onto the road which goes along the Račeva River upwards in the direction of the village Smrečje and Žirovski vrh. We follow the road ahead in the direction of Smrečje and Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev. Before we come to the village Smrečje, the road sharply branches off to the right towards Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev. We park on one of the parking lots by the road near the crossroads.

Route description:
From a smaller parking lot by the road, we go to the crossroads, where we head onto the upper road in the direction of Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev. The road after a few meters comes out of the forest, where we continue straight. The road then in a gentle ascent crosses meadows by individual houses and soon brings us again into the forest. Here the road ascends a bit more steeply and brings us to the next crossroads, which is situated on grassy slopes. We go left and follow this road through part of the village, after which we reach the military tunnel of the Rupnik Line. To view the tunnels, I recommend flashlights; to continue the path through the cave, we must be trained cavers (with a guide), as the military tunnel passes into a natural cave. From the entrance to the cave to the hut, we have only a minute of walking left.

Along the route: Rupnikova linija (812m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Vrh Svetih Treh Kraljev

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