Kandrše (Trata) - Golčaj

Access to starting point:
A) We leave Štajerska highway at exit Krtina, and then we follow the signs for Moravče and Zagorje ob Savi. Only a little after the road sign, which marks the beginning of the settlement Kandrše, we get to a saddle by hamlet Trata, where we turn left and we park on a macadam parking lot opposite the company Strip's, elektrotehnika - elektronika, d.o.o.
B) We drive to Izlake (to here from Trojane or Zagorje ob Savi), and then we continue driving in the direction of Moravče. In the settlement Kandrše, at company Strip's, elektrotehnika - elektronika, d.o.o. we turn right and we park on a macadam parking lot next to hiking signposts.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on the road in the direction of Limbarska gora, Golčaj and Vrh pri Mlinšah. We at first walk on a gently sloping asphalt road which leads us through a meadow, and at the hamlet of few houses blazes point us on the left side a road, and from there we go immediately once again left (straight marked path on Limbarska gora) and we ascend to the near church of St. Lenart, from which a beautiful view opens up, which reaches all the way to Zasavska Sveta gora.
From the church, we quickly return to a marked path, and then we continue on the macadam road which ascends on the saddle between Jerščeva gorica (586 meters) on the left and Kandrški grič on the right. On the saddle, we leave the road which leads to the nearby homestead and we continue slightly right on a marked cart track which descends through the forest. The path soon flattens, and then past a cross and an older chapel we get to an asphalt road which we follow towards the north. We quickly get to the settlement of few houses, where at the chapel we go left downwards to the nearby church, which we already see for few minutes from our path. After a short descent, we get to the church of St. Mihael, which was renovated in the year 2015.
From the church, we return to the chapel, and then we get to the settlement Dolgo Brdo Kandrše-del where at the crossroads we follow the blazes. In the upper part of the settlement, we go from the main road left, where an asphalt is quickly replaced by a cart track. Few minutes we are with occasional views ascending on a cart track, and then we reach the settlement Vrh pri Mlinšah, where we are at first still ascending, and at the end of the settlement, we slightly descend.
Next follows a longer walk on at first still panoramic macadam road which mostly continues through the forest and here and there beautiful views are opening up. On a poorly marked crossing, which is situated a little before the quarry, which we already anticipate left below us, we continue on a slightly left upper road. The road short time leads above the quarry, from where a beautiful view opens up, and then we gradually get to the settlement Tlačnica, where there is a marked crossing.
We continue in the direction of Golčaj, Kal and Limbarska gora (left downwards Peče and Zgornje Koseze) and we continue walking on the forest road which is at first gently to moderately ascending, and then it flattens and occasionally also descends a little. When we leave the forest we get to the first houses or holiday cottages in hamlet Kal. Here the road becomes asphalted, and at the end of the settlement, we leave it and at the hayrack we continue right where blazes point us to. Only few 10 strides ahead the path ends, and we continue left downwards, where through a meadow we descend to the edge of the forest, where the marked path appears again. Next follows a steeper descent through the forest, and lower by the edge of a meadow, we reach the marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue sharply right in the direction of Golčaj (slightly left Limbarska gora) and we continue on a gentle cart track. The path ahead leads us past a cross (here from the right joins unmarked shortcut from the hamlet Kal), after that from the slope we gradually pass on a forested ridge. Next follows some ascent, and then we reach the marked crossing, where the path from Blagovica joins.
We continue in the direction of the peak Golčaj and NOB monument, and we reach the peak of Golčaj after 3 minutes of additional walking.
From the top, we continue slightly right and after a short descent, we get to the nearby church of St. Neža.
Trata - Sveti Lenart 0:08, Sveti Lenart - Sveti Mihael 0:17, Sveti Mihael - Vrh pri Mlinšah 0:30, Vrh pri Mlinšah - Tlačnica 0:55, Tlačnica - Kal 0:30, Kal - Golčaj 0:50.

On the way: Sveti Lenart (Kandrše) (508m), Sveti Mihael (Križate) (491m), Vrh pri Mlinšah (641m), Tlačnica (703m), Kal (725m)

Trip can be extended to: Limbarska gora