Trnovec - Osolnik (via Mavški graben)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Medvode, then at the Spar store we leave the main road and continue towards the railway station and the settlement Sora. In Sora we turn left in the direction of Katarina; when we arrive at the settlement Trnovec, we pay attention to the red mountain hiking signposts for Osolnik, which we notice on the right side of the main road. About 100 meters further ahead, at the turn-off of the macadam road, there are others. We park on the parking lot by the road, between both turn-offs of the paths to Osolnik.
B) From Kranj we drive towards Škofja Loka, from the outskirts of Škofja Loka we then follow the signs for Gorenja vas. Before the Sten tunnel, from the roundabout we take the exit in the direction of the settlement Sora. We then drive through the settlements Hosta, Pungert, Gosteče and Draga, to the settlement Sora, where we turn right towards Katarina. When we arrive at the settlement Trnovec, we pay attention to the red mountain hiking signposts for Osolnik, which we notice on the right side of the main road. About 100 meters further ahead, at the turn-off of the macadam road, there are others. We park on the parking lot by the road, between both turn-offs of the paths to Osolnik.
C) From Poljanska valley we drive towards Škofja Loka and then along the bypass and through the Sten tunnel. After the tunnel we turn right and follow the signs for the settlement Sora. We then drive through the settlements Hosta, Pungert, Gosteče and Draga, to the settlement Sora, where we turn right towards Katarina. When we arrive at the settlement Trnovec, we pay attention to the red mountain hiking signposts for Osolnik, which we notice on the right side of the main road. About 100 meters further ahead, at the turn-off of the macadam road, there are others. We park on the parking lot by the road, between both turn-offs of the paths to Osolnik.

Route description:
From the starting point, we return a little back, then at the smaller hamlet we notice signs for the circular path to Osolnik, which direct us onto a side road that changes into a cart track at the entrance to the forest. There first follows a gentle ascent along the Mavški graben stream, then the path becomes steeper and the stream more picturesque. Higher up, we cross the stream over a small bridge, then from the gully we move onto the slope. There follow a few minutes of ascent through the forest, then along the edge of the hay meadow, where on the left we already see the summit of Osolnik, the path turns right into the forest, where it temporarily becomes completely flat. There follows a short moderate ascent, then we reach the road, where we join the path from Sora.
We continue left to the nearby junction, where at the religious symbol we leave the road and continue right onto the mountain path (straight to the Osovnik hut). There follows an ascent along an indistinct ridge; after a few minutes the path becomes somewhat steeper and ascends in a few switchbacks. When we step out of the forest, we already see the church of St. Mohor and Fortunat ahead of us, to which only a few dozen steps remain, and the summit is located a little further beyond the church.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2018 (March).

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