Zidani Most - Kum (through Škratova dolina (new path))

Access to the starting point:
a) From Litija or Zagorje ob Savi, drive to Hrastnik and from there continue in the direction of Zidanega Mosta. After Suhadol, the road passes to the right side of the railway, and when it crosses the railway again a little further on, a dirt road branches off after the ramp, but before crossing the railway to the right, along which the route described above begins.
b) From Rimske Toplice or Radeče, take the road to Zidani Most, from where you continue towards Hrastnik. When the road crosses the railway line for the first time, just after the turnoff for Širje, a dirt road branches off to the left, along which the described route begins.

Path description:
Near the railway crossing, you will see signs for Kum, which will direct you to Cicka (Cicka is a hand-cranked cable car that will take you to the other side of the Sava River). When you get to the other side of the Sava, first get off at Cicka and then continue in the direction of the Kum signs. Just after Cicko, the path leads past the Trbežnik farm, which you pass on the right. Cross the stream Suhi graben over a small bridge above the farm, and then cross the stream again, this time without a small bridge, just a little further on. When you cross the stream again a little higher up, you will come across one of Slovenia's larger islets, because higher up the stream splits into two parts and runs along both sides of the islet (on dry days, one part of the stream dries up, so there is no island then). Walk along the islet for a few minutes, then get off and continue left of the stream for a while. There is a steep climb up a steep slope which leads steeply above the stream. After crossing the slope, where greater care is needed, especially in wet conditions, to avoid slipping, we enter the less steep valley of the Goblin. The path continues past the old mill, and then crosses the stream a few more times. A little further on, the path leads us past several more small springs, and above them we soon reach a worse macadam road. The road then climbs up through the valley of the Škrat, most of the time through the forest. Higher up, the forest ends and a moderately steep path leads past an abandoned farm to an asphalt road where we join the road from Radeče.
Follow the road to the right, and soon the path to Nebeško hora branches off to the left. After a further short climb, when you reach a crossroads, take a sharp right (straight on the old path leading under the roof of the nearby farmhouse) in the direction Kuma. From the crossroads, walk along the road for a few more minutes, and then the signs for Kum direct you left onto a footpath, along which you continue your ascent. There are a couple of forks where you follow the signs and then you come out on a dirt road which you follow to the left. After a short climb along the road, you will reach a sort of levelling, where you continue left in the direction of Kuma (to the right Mežnarija and the Church of St. Mary on Ključavica). The way forward takes us past the chapel, and then just beyond it we continue right on the worse road, and from there a few steps further left on cart track. Overlooking the Ključavice escarpment, climb up a grassy slope, then the path flattens out and crosses lane of bushes. On the other side of the scrub, descend to the vicinity of a nearby house, which is passed on the right, and then continue along a minor road which leads to the left of another house. After the house the road widens and you quickly arrive in the woods, where there is a marked crossroads.
Continue straight on (left Little Kum and Podkum) in the direction of Kuma, along a path that climbs first gently and then steeply. Higher up, the forest ends and the path leads us just below the summit of Kuma, where we join the road leading to the mountain home. Follow the road a few steps to the mountain lodge and a few metres further to the church of St Neže at the top of Kuma.
Description and pictures refer to the situation in 2016 (March).

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