Topol - Sveta Katarina (Topol)

Access to starting point:
A) From Ljubljana, Kranj or Vodice we drive to Medvode, from there we continue driving towards Sora. At the crossroad at the beginning of Sora, immediately behind the small bridge we turn left in the direction of Katarina and village Trnovec. Further, we drive through the valley of Ločnica towards Katarina (Topol). Higher, the road rises above the mentioned valley and it brings us to the beginning of the village Topol, where we park on a large parking lot by the primary school.
B) First, we drive to Škofja Loka, from there we continue driving towards Sora. At the end of the Sora we turn right in the direction of Katarina and village Trnovec. Further, we drive through the valley of Ločnica towards Katarina (Topol). Higher, the road rises above the mentioned valley and it brings us to the beginning of the village Topol, where we park on a large parking lot by the primary school.
C) We leave Primorska highway at exit Brezovica, and then we continue driving in the direction of Dobrova and Polhov Gradec. Further, we drive through the valley of Gradaščica, and the main road towards Polhov Gradec we follow to a smaller crossroad, where a road towards villages Osredek, Topol (Katarina) and Belo branches off to the right (turn-off from the main road is located little before the beginning of the village Hrastenice). When we get to the village Topol at first road towards the village Belo branches off sharply to the left, and a little further signs for Medvode point us slightly to the left, on the road which gradually starts descending. Before the road starts steeply descending towards the valley of Ločnica, we get to primary school, where we park on a large parking lot.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the primary school on the main asphalt road we ascend to the chapel by inn Dobnikar, and from there we continue left, and at the next crossroad a few meters ahead once again left in the direction of Sveti Jakob, mountain hut Slavkov dom and Medvode. The path ahead is ascending steeper on the asphalt road which at first leads past meteorological station ARSO, and then with nice views on part of Ljubljana marshes, Krim and surrounding hills we get to the upper part of the settlement, where we get to the next chapel and at the same time also to another crossroad.
From the mentioned crossroad, we go right in the direction of the mountain hut Slavkov dom on Golo Brdo and Jeterbenka (left Sveti Jakob) and we continue on gentle asphalt road, on which in few minutes we get to the church of St. Katarina.

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Jeterbenk, Rog, Sveti Jakob

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