Izvir Ljubije - Dom na Smrekovcu (by road)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana - Maribor highway, take the Šentrupert exit, then continue driving in the direction of Mozirje and Logarska dolina. At the beginning of Mozirje, from the roundabout, turn right in the direction of the settlement Bele Vode, then further follow the signs for Ljubijski graben. Higher up, the asphalt ends and after a shorter quite steep part the road flattens and takes us past the homestead Rožman to the water catchment, which is situated near the confluence of Ljubija and Kramarica. Park at a suitable place by the water catchment.
B) From Ljubno ob Savinji or Gornji Grad drive to Mozirje, from there from the roundabout near the Hofer store continue in the direction of Bele Vode, then further follow the signs for Ljubijski graben. Higher up, the asphalt ends and after a shorter quite steep part the road flattens and takes us past the homestead Rožman to the water catchment, which is situated near the confluence of Ljubija and Kramarica. Park at a suitable place by the water catchment.
C) Drive to Šoštanj, where from the roundabout by TEŠ continue in the direction of Bele Vode. After the bridge over the river Paka and behind the railway track at the intersection continue straight in the direction of Bele Vode and also in the next intersections follow the mentioned direction. Further, drive past the church in Bele Vode, then arrive at a saddle north of Sv. Križ. After the saddle the road starts descending, then in a diagonal descent it brings us into the valley of the stream Kramarica, where continue left. Further, descend along the stream Kramarica, then when arriving at the confluence of Kramarica and Ljubija park at a suitable place by the water catchment.

Route description:
From the starting point by the water catchment we continue left along the stream Ljubija, where a green gate is placed over a bad road. After the gate we continue on a bad road which leads us through a scenic gorge. In a few minutes we get to a relatively strong karst spring, where the stream Ljubija originates. From the spring we continue on a worse and because of frequent rain quite rough road which continues through Ljubijski graben. Higher the gorge splits into two parts, and we continue along the left gorge, by which a worse road still continues. Further slopes by the path become less steep, and then we suddenly step on an ample meadow. The path continues by the left edge of the meadow, and then we join the wider macadam road which we follow to the left, or straight (right Dom na Smrekovcu - over Leskovškova pustota).
We continue on the road which still continues by the left edge of the meadow, and a little right from the path we notice a sinkhole. After the sinkhole the road turns left and passes into the forest. A little higher follows also a right turn, and then we ascend diagonally through the forest for some time. When the forest ends first a nice view opens up, and then the road temporarily changes into a cart track. On the cart track we ascend in some longer zig-zags, and then the cart track widens into a road which ascends diagonally towards the right. Higher the road flattens, and further it also descends a little twice. A little further from the right joins a wider cart track (path over Leskovškova pustota), and we still continue on the road, on which we walk only to the spot where we reach the marked path Bele Vode - Smrekovec.
We continue left upwards on the marked path (right Bele Vode, straight on the road saddle Kramarica). Higher we cross another road, where to the left continues the path towards Golte, and a little above the road we step out of the forest, where we continue right in the direction of Dom na Smrekovcu. From the spot when we step out of the forest follows a few minutes of a somewhat more panoramic path and we already reach Dom na Smrekovcu.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in the year 2016 (March).

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Smrekovec

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