Govejk - Sveti Tomaž (Vrsnik nad Žirmi)

Access to starting point:
A) From Železniki, Kranj or Medvode we drive to Škofja Loka, and from there we continue driving in the direction of Gorenja vas in the valley Poljanska dolina and Žiri. In Žiri or at the end of Žiri (Stare Žiri), we leave the main road towards Rovte and Logatec and we continue right in the direction of Idrija. After a little less than 4 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we get to the settlement Govejk and a smaller saddle, where the road starts descending. On the mentioned saddle a road towards Ledine and Ledinske Krnice branches off to the right. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad.
B) From Horjul or Polhov Gradec we drive to Šentjošt above Horjul, and from there we continue driving towards Smrečje. When we reach the main road Podlipa - Žiri, we follow it to the right, and we are driving there to Žiri. When in Žiri, we reach the main road Škofje Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, and we are driving there past the parish church and inn and pizzeria Lenger. After the inn we get to a crossroad, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and we continue driving in the direction of Idrija. After a little less than 4 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we get to the settlement Govejk and a smaller saddle, where the road starts descending. On the mentioned saddle a road towards Ledine and Ledinske Krnice branches off to the right. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad.
C) From highway Ljubljana - Koper we go to the exit Vrhnika, and when we reach old road Ljubljana - Logatec, we continue in the direction of Logatec, but only a short time because already at the next crossroad we continue right in the direction of Horjul. The road ahead short time still leads through Vrhnika, later through periphery of Stara Vrhnika, and then we soon leave the road towards Horjul and we continue driving slightly left in the direction of Smrečje. After Smrečje the road starts descending towards Račeva and Žiri. When in Žiri, we reach the main road Škofje Loka - Logatec, we follow it to the left, and we are driving there past the parish church and inn and pizzeria Lenger. After the inn we get to a crossroad, where we leave the main road towards Logatec and we continue driving in the direction of Idrija. After a little less than 4 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we get to the settlement Govejk and a smaller saddle, where the road starts descending. On the mentioned saddle a road towards Ledine and Ledinske Krnice branches off to the right. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad.
D) From highway Koper - Ljubljana we go to the exit Logatec, and when we reach old road Logatec - Vrhnika we follow it to the right (first exit from the roundabout), and there we drive only a short time because then signs for Rovte and Žiri point us to the left. After Rovte the road starts descending towards Žiri, and when we reach the mentioned settlement, we soon turn left in the direction of Idrija. After a little less than 4 km of driving from the crossroad in Žiri, we get to the settlement Govejk and a smaller saddle, where the road starts descending. On the mentioned saddle a road towards Ledine and Ledinske Krnice branches off to the right. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad.
E) From the road Idrija - Spodnja Idrija, immediately after the end of Idrija we turn right (if we come from the direction Spodnje Idrija, still before Idrija we turn left) through a bridge over the river Idrija towards store Eurospin. On the other side of the bridge we get to the settlement Mokraška vas, and we stick to the main road which leads towards Ledinsko Razpotje and Žiri. Higher, the road leads us through few hairpin turns, and then we get to the settlement Ledinsko Razpotje, about 2 km ahead also to the settlement Govejk. We park on an appropriate place, by a smaller saddle, where the road to Ledine and Ledinske Krnice branches off to the left.

Path description:
From the starting point, we short time continue on the main road towards Ledinsko Razpotje, and then we continue left in the direction of the settlement Vrsnik. The path ahead in a gentle ascent leads on local asphalt road, from which some view opening up on surrounding hills. Higher, the road flattens, and at the smaller crossroad, we continue slightly left on a marked road. Further on the right we already see the church of St. Tomaž, and on a marked road we walk for few minutes, or to the spot where the road splits into two parts. Slightly left runs marked road which leads further towards Žiri, and we continue slightly right on an unmarked road which is gradually turning even more to the right. At the first crossroad, we continue sharply left and a little downwards, and then a little ahead at the chapel right on a macadam road which starts ascending through more and more panoramic meadows. At the smaller crossing, which we reach on part, where a worse road flattens a little, we go slightly right and we continue on a cart track, on which in two, three minutes of additional walking, we get to the church of St. Tomaž, from which a nice view opens up on surrounding hills.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2015 (January).

On the way: Gornji Vrsnik (715m)