Višnja Gora - Hotel Polževo

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Obrežje, take the Višnja Gora exit and drive towards the center of the settlement. Just some 10 meters further from the bar Kic bil, we will notice on the left side a larger marked parking lot, where we park.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue towards the center of Višnja Gora, then at the first junction we continue right in the direction of Polževo. A little further, at the next junction, we notice the first red mountain signposts for Stari grad, which direct us to the left road, which we leave a little further on and climb past a few houses to the other road, which we reach near the church. We continue through the old part of the town, then in front of the primary school Edo Turnher Primož, we notice the information board for the forest educational trail "po sledeh višnjanskega polža".
A little after the school, the signs for Stari grad, Polževo and Jurčičeva pot direct us left, past a few houses, onto a path which turns into the forest. Through the forest we begin to ascend more steeply along a cart track; after a few minutes we arrive at a marked junction, where to the right branches off the path leading past the ruins of Stari grad (the mentioned path is over 5 minutes longer), while we continue straight ahead, still along the wide cart track. A little further, at a smaller saddle a path joins us from the right, leading past Stari grad, but we continue in the direction of Jurčičeva pot. There follows a traversing ascent along the cart track, from which we temporarily get some views; we leave the wide cart track at the right bend and continue straight along the forest educational trail. There follows a short ascent through the forest, then we reach an asphalt road, which we follow left towards Polževo. We continue through Pristava along a path that continues without major changes in elevation; when the settlement ends, the asphalt also ends. Walking along the forest road, we soon encounter a notice that we are entering bear territory.
When the forest ends we arrive at the next settlement Zavrtače, where the path first leads past a newer chapel, then past a few more houses. Here at the end of the village we continue right towards Polževo, but just a little after yet another notice that we are in bear territory, we continue left onto a footpath that leads us through a meadow into the forest. Through the forest, past a smaller older cottage, we return to the asphalt road, along which we continue with a gentle ascent all the way to the hotel Polževo.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2016 (September).

Along the route: Grad Višnja Gora (Stari grad) (506m), Pristava pri Višnji Gori (541m), Zavrtače (545m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Sveti Duh (Polževo) ( 10 min)

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