Poljane nad Škofjo Loko - St. Primož and Felicijan on Gabrška gora
Starting point: Poljane nad Škofjo Loko (385 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 46,1237°N 14,18425°E |
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Time of walking: 1 h 20 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Altitude difference: 445 m
Altitude difference po putu: 455 m
Map: Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje 1:50.000
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Access to the starting point:
a) First drive to Škofja Loka, then continue driving towards Gorenjska vas and Žire. When you arrive in Poljane nad Škofja Loka, turn right at the traffic lights towards the centre of the town. From the crossroads, drive another 200 metres and park in the cemetery parking lot.
b) From Polhovy Gradec or Horjul, Žiri or Cerkno, drive to Gorenje vas v Poljanska dolina, then continue to Škofja Loka. When you arrive in Poljane nad Škofja Loka, turn left at the traffic lights towards the centre of the town. From the crossroads, drive another 200 metres and park in the cemetery parking lot.
Path description:
From the cemetery, follow the pavement back a bit, or more precisely to the second branch of the hiking trail to Gabrška Gora (the first branch of the trail leads along the road). From the second asphalt road we start climbing up the narrow asphalt road, which leads us past a few houses, and then in front of the last house we continue straight on the cart track, which climbs up through the view meadow to the second asphalt road, where we merge with the first trail to Gabrška Gora.
Climb up the asphalt road for a short distance, and then the signs for Gabrška Gora direct you to the left on a marked footpath which begins to climb through the forest. Through the forest, the path leads us through several crossroads, and we follow the markings for Gabrška Gora. Higher up, the path leads us to the upper edge of a hay meadow, from where we have a beautiful view of part of the Poljanska valley and the Polhograjsko hills. Above this part, the path returns to the forest, and then, as we climb over the next hayfield, we get a nice view to the left, where we can see Blegoš and some neighbouring peaks. When the path enters the forest again, the path from the hamlet of Smoldno joins us from the right, and we continue straight ahead, past the sign, on the path which continues along cart track. From cart track we soon go left, then a few minutes of steeper ascent and the path leads us to the Church of St. Primož and Felicijan on Gabrška Gora.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2017 (December).
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