Trebanjski grad - Trebni vrh (via caves)

Access to starting point:
A) We leave the Ljubljana–Novo mesto highway at the Trebnje–west exit, then continue driving on the old road towards Trebnje. Soon we will arrive at the gas station, but we turn right just a few 10 meters after it towards the nearby Trebanje Castle, where we already notice the first hiking signposts. The marked parking lot is located a little above the castle, and we get there by continuing right at the junction at the castle, then immediately left. A short drive follows by the castle, then we already arrive at the next hiking signposts, where the signs for the parking lot direct us left.
B) From the Novo mesto–Ljubljana highway we head to the Trebnje–east exit, then continue driving on the old road towards Trebnje. Further on we drive south of Trebnje, then, when we are already on the west side of the town, we turn right towards Trebnje. A few 10 meters further at the junction we turn left and drive over the overpass to Trebanje Castle, where we already notice the first hiking signposts. The marked parking lot is located a little above the castle, and we get there by continuing right at the junction at the castle, then immediately twice left. A short drive follows by the castle, then we already arrive at the next hiking signposts, where the signs for the parking lot direct us left.

Route description:
From the parking lot we descend a few meters to the mountain signposts mentioned in the description to the starting point, from where we continue in the direction of Vrhtrebnje. The path first bypasses a residential house on the left side, then passes into the forest, through which it first runs on a cart track. The marked path quickly leaves the cart track and turns somewhat more to the left, where it ascends to the overpass over the highway. On the other side of the highway we ascend steep stairs (from here a nice view opens up on Trebnje and surroundings), above them we cross a poor macadam road. Above the road the path returns to the forest and brings us to a marked junction.
From the junction we continue slightly left in the direction of Vrhtrebnje past Mala and Velika jama (slightly right steep path to Trebni vrh and Vrhtrebnje). The path ahead moderately ascends through the forest and relatively quickly brings us to the entrance to Velika jama cave. From Velika jama cave we continue left and temporarily descend, then the path turns right and in a few steps ascends from Mala jama cave. Above Mala jama cave the path steeply ascends for a short time, then brings us in moderate gradient to the cart track, which we follow to the right, but we walk on it only a short time, as the markings then lead us left onto a marked path. The path we walk on joins a little higher the path from Odrga.
We follow the mentioned path to the right, which brings us in a gentle ascent out of the forest to the place where we join the steep path.
Immediately when we reach the asphalt road we continue left into the forest (straight along the road Vrhtrebnje) and a few 10 meters higher we cross another asphalt road. From crossing the mentioned road only a short easy ascent follows and the path brings us to Trebni vrh.

Along the route: Velika jama (427m), Mala jama (427m)

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