Reka (Laze) - Church of the Nativity of Mary in Police (through the gully of stream Sjaunk (Sejalnik))

Access to the starting point:
a) From Idrija or Cerkno drive towards Tolmin, where at Reka become aware of the approaching start of the route. At first we cross the Kozarska grapa stream, a little further on after a right turn we almost imperceptibly cross the Poličanka stream, and we drive a little further to the hamlet of Laze (the hamlet is located between the road marker 9. 0 km and 8. 5 km), where at the fork in the road to the right to the nearby houses the described trail begins. There are no parking spaces at the starting point, so you will need to park a little earlier or later at a suitable place along the road.
b) Take the road to Bača pri Modreju (to get here from Most na Soči or Podbrdo) and then continue driving towards Idrija. At Reka, between the road marker 8. 5 km and 9. 0 km, you will reach the hamlet of Laze, where the route described above starts at the fork in the road to the left to the nearby houses. There are no parking spaces at the starting point, so you will need to park a little earlier or later at a suitable place along the road.

Path description:
From the main road, take a side road that climbs up to the nearby houses, and when the road ends, follow cart track up to the highest house, which you pass on your right. After the house, a traceable path appears, first crossing the left side of the stream (right bank) and then crossing to the right side of the stream (left bank) at a photogenic jumper.
The path then becomes quite steep and climbs above the steep ravine of the Sjaunk (Seeder) stream, but the path is generally set back from the steep slope by about a metre, so there is no significant risk of slipping. There is a longer traverse followed by some steeper parts, where there is also the possibility of slipping, especially in wet conditions. Higher up, the slope flattens out and the forest is replaced by pastureland on the right. A few minutes further on, the path turns slightly to the right and leads to the village of Police, where an asphalt road is reached between the houses.
Follow the road to the right (to the left the path continues towards Šentviška Gora and Črvov vrh), and at a nearby crossroads, where the road continuing towards the valley turns left, we continue slightly to the right, bypassing the nearby goat shed on the right. The path ahead leads us along a fairly flat area, where we pass a chapel and a "resting stone", and then, in a slight downhill, we quickly reach the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, which was restored and handed over to the parish of Cerkno in December 2019.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in February 2020.

We can extend the trip to the following destinations: Črvov vrh

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