Begunje (Krpin) - Smokuški vrh (by ski slope and via Sankaška koča)

Access to the starting point:
Exit the Gorenjska motorway at exit Radovljica or Lesce, then follow the signs for Begunje na Gorenjskem. When you arrive at Begunje na Gorenjskem, first follow the signs for Tržič and Draga, then turn left after the hospital in the direction of the Krpin Recreation Centre, which you will reach after about 100 metres of further driving. Park in the large parking lot next to the recreation centre.

Path description:
Behind the Krpin buffet, next to the parking lot, a well-trodden path leads to the Church of St Peter on the Mount. The path initially follows the gently sloping cart track and then passes to the right side of the ski slope, where it climbs along the edge of the woods. The path climbs steeply for some time, then it becomes a bit steeper after the shepherd's hut. A little further on, at the top of the ski slope, the path turns right and continues along cart track. From cart track go left on a steep path shortly, and after a few minutes return to the less steep cart track.

When you reach cart track again, follow it to the left, which quickly leads you out of the woods, where you can already see St Peter's Church in front of you, which is a short moderate climb away, with increasingly beautiful views.

From the church, turn right in the route Sankaška koča, and follow the wide and winding cart track, which runs to the right of the airstrip and the viewpoint. When the cart track enters the forest, follow the left-hand cart track, which continues on a slight ascent. In the last part of the section, cart track becomes a little steeper, and we quickly reach Sankaška koča, from which we have a nice view of Julian Alps.
From the hut we continue in the direction of Begunjščica, Roblek's home, Poljška mountain pasture and Završnice, where we first climb steeply and then continue in a gentle descent to the nearby private hut, which we pass on the right. There is some climbing and then you reach the hunting lodge LD Hochstuhl - Žirovnica. Here, from a nearby lookout point, a beautiful view of Gorenjska and the Julian Alps opens up, and the trail returns to the forest and continues along the cart track. At the crossroads, follow the signs, and for a while leave the tracks. When we return to the track, the terrain gradually levels out and we continue off the waymarked path to the left in the direction of N. E. , following the slightly narrower cart track. At a nearby crossroads, take the lower track, followed by a shorter crossing. When the crossing ends, the track turns into a forest path, which will take you up to the summit in a few minutes.
Starting point - St Peter 0:40, St Peter - Sankaška koča 0:10, Sankaška koča - Smokuški vrh 0:50.

On the way: Sveti Peter nad Begunjami (839m), Sankaška koča (867m)

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