Spodnje Pirniče - Grmada (Kovačeva steza)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana-Jesenice highway, take the Ljubljana-Šmartno exit, then continue driving towards Tacen. In Tacen, just before the road over the bridge crosses the Sava river, continue slightly right towards Pirniče. Shortly after Ljubljana ends, arrive at the Kovač inn in Vikrče and only a few meters further to the junction, where the road to Medvode and the center of the settlement Spodnje Pirniče branches off to the left. Here continue straight and after some 10 meters of further driving arrive at a smaller junction, where a narrower asphalt road branches off to the right towards house nos. Spodnje Pirniče 48, 48 a-d, 49, 49 e, f, g, h, 50, 50 a, b, 53 a, b. Our path starts at the mentioned junction, but since there are no suitable parking spots here, we must park somewhere else (the most suitable place is by the church in Spodnje Pirniče or at the paid parking lot by club Lipa).
B) From Šentvid drive to Tacen, and there immediately after the bridge over the Sava river left towards Pirniče. Shortly after Ljubljana ends, arrive at the Kovač inn in Vikrče and only a few meters further to the junction, where the road to Medvode and the center of the settlement Spodnje Pirniče branches off to the left. Here continue straight and after some 10 meters of further driving arrive at a smaller junction, where a narrower asphalt road branches off to the right towards house nos. Spodnje Pirniče 48, 48 a-d, 49, 49 e, f, g, h, 50, 50 a, b, 53 a, b. Our path starts at the mentioned junction, but since there are no suitable parking spots here, we must park somewhere else (the most suitable place is by the church in Spodnje Pirniče or at the paid parking lot by club Lipa).
C) From Medvode drive to Zgornje and further to Spodnje Pirniče, but at the junction before the start of Vikrče turn towards club Lipa. After some 10 meters of further driving arrive at a smaller junction, where a narrower asphalt road branches off to the right towards house nos. Spodnje Pirniče 48, 48 a-d, 49, 49 e, f, g, h, 50, 50 a, b, 53 a, b. Our path starts at the mentioned junction, but since there are no suitable parking spots here, we must park somewhere else (the most suitable place is by the church in Spodnje Pirniče or at the paid parking lot by club Lipa).

Route description:
From the starting point we continue along the mentioned street, then behind the last house on the right side turn right onto the road, which a few meters ahead loses the asphalt surface and leads us to an unmarked junction at the water reservoir.
We bypass the water reservoir on the right side (left educational path) and continue the path briefly along the overgrown cart track. From the cart track a path soon branches off to the left, which we follow; this joins the marked path from Vikrče a few steps higher. Higher up the path levels out and turns slightly to the left and then back right, where it gradually transitions into a smaller erosion gully. A short somewhat steeper ascent follows, then we step onto a cart track, where we continue right (left Šmarna gora).
We continue along the Pot Svobode path, which changes from the cart track into a traversing path. For some time we cross occasionally steeper slopes of Grmada, then join the already mentioned Westrova pot.
When we reach the mentioned path we continue left along the forest-covered ridge path, to which a little higher from the right also the Mazijeva steza joins, and follow it all the way to the top of Grmada, which we reach without major difficulties.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Šmarna gora

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