Železniki - Sveti Križ above Selca (via Štalca)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Železniki, where at the crossroads for Kropa, Dražgoše and Rudno we park on the arranged parking lot.

Route description:
From the starting point, we continue on a sidewalk and we walk in the direction of Škofja Loka, and immediately after crossing the stream Češnjica, we go left on a side road. On the side road we walk some 10 steps, and then we go right between two houses, where the footpath begins which ascends above Železniki. At first, we ascend diagonally with views on Železniki, and then the path passes into the forest and turns more to the right. Further on follow numerous junctions, and we continue straight or slightly right, and we also have to be careful, because on certain paths the route of a downhill cycling path leads. Higher, we stick to the paths which lead towards the ridge and then on the ridge we reach the peak of Štalca (642 m), from which follows some descent. When the path stops descending, from the left also joins the path which bypasses the peak of Štalca, and we follow the footpath which continues on or by the ridge. Higher, we step out of the forest, through a hayfield we ascend along a well-visible cart track which before the settlement Kališe changes into a macadam road.
We ascend along the road to a crossroad, where the road sign for Dražgoše points left, and we continue right upwards and further we ascend diagonally towards the right (the path which leads from the settlement straight upwards leads through private land and it isn't passable). The settlement soon ends, and the road becomes macadam and when it passes into the forest from the right also joins the path from the settlement Selca.
Here we go twice left and then right on a beaten footpath which starts ascending steeply. After a few minutes of steep ascent we step out of the forest, where the path flattens, and to the church of the Holy Cross, which we already see in front of us, only a good minute of walking separates us.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in February 2020.

Along the route: Štalca (642m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Sleme (Površnica) ( 20 min)

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