Kočevje - Požgani hrib (Kalan way)

Access to the starting point:
First drive to Kočevje, then look for Podgorska street (it branches off the main road to the right - the route of travel is towards Delnice). At the end of the street you will see mountain signs and a nicely arranged parking lot.

Path description:
From the parking lot, walk to a well-marked crossroads, then continue right towards Kalanova cesta (left Grajska pot). The marked path, which initially runs along the road, soon leaves the road and continues left through the forest. Continue along the path, which steepens in gradient and crosses the forest road several times. Higher up, the steepness eases and the path joins the forest road, along which the ascent continues. The road soon starts to descend and leads us in a few steps to a marked crossroads, where we continue straight in the direction of the hut at Jelen's well (left Mestni vrh, right Ledenik).
From the crossroads to the hut we have only a few minutes of easy walking.
From the hut, continue in the direction of Kočevska Reka and the ice cave, following cart track, which leads us to a macadam road within a few steps of ascent. This road is only crossed as the signs for the Ice Cave direct you to a footpath which runs parallel to the road. After a few minutes of walking through the forest, we return to the dirt road, which we follow to the right, but only until the next crossroads.
Continue left in the direction Požgani hrib (Ice Cave on the right) following cart track, which continues with some short ascents and descents. After a while, you will notice a signpost pointing to the left to a footpath which will take you up to Požgani hill in a few minutes' walk.

On the way: Koča pri Jelenovem studencu mountain hut (850m)

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