Koča pri Jelenovem studencu - Slovenski vrh

Access to starting point:
We drive to Kočevje, and then through the town we drive in the direction towards Croatia. When we get to a crossroad with street Podgorska ulica, we turn right in the direction of sports park Gaj, castle Fridrihštajn and the starting point of hiking paths. Further, we drive on street Podgorska ulica, and after the dense part of the settlement, we get to a large marked parking lot, which we bypass on the right side. At the next crossroad, we go slightly left and then twice right. From the last crossroad ahead the road starts ascending diagonally, and in the next crossroads, we follow it in the direction of the cottage PD. Higher, the road flattens, and after a short descent brings us to the last crossroad, where we continue slightly right in the direction of the parking lot and cave Ledena jama. When we get to the parking lot above the cottage Koča pri Jelenovem studencu, we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we descend to the mountain hut, and from there we continue on a gently sloping road which leads us through a meadow. When the road passes into the forest it slightly ascends, and then it brings us to a marked crossing, where it joins the path from the valley, and we continue left, on the road which is still gently to moderately ascending. Higher, the road flattens, and then in few steps descends to a crossroad, where we continue straight (sharply left, we return to the starting point).
Further, we few minutes walk on the road, on which we came to the starting point, and then signs for Ledenik point us to the left downwards, on a footpath which continues through the forest. The path quickly flattens, and then in a short ascent it brings us to another forest road which we follow to the left. Next follow two successive crossroads, and both times we continue on the right road, by the second crossroad there are signs for cave Eleonorina jama. Few 100 meters further, the blazes points us from the road which leads towards the cave Eleonorina jama, to the right on a cart track which continues through the forest, and at the crossings we follow the blazes. After few minutes, the blazes from the cart track point us to the right, on the path which starts ascending towards the summit of Ledenik, and we reach it after approximately 10 minutes of additional walking.
From Ledenik we still continue on Kočevje mountain trail, and it at first descends on the ridge and then for some time flattens. Next follows some descent, where we follow the blazes, and then we reach the end of the forest road, on which we continue the descent. When the road turns right, we continue left, on a marked path which still continues through the forest. A little lower we again reach one of the forest roads, and we reach it right at the stump with a projecting roof. Here we continue left and then before the forestry cottage Bivaki, the road turns right and starts semicircular turning towards the left. After the semicircle around the forestry cottage, the road turns a little to the right, and blazes lead us right, on the path which continues without large changes in altitude. A little further, we reach the cart track, on which we descend to the turning point of the next forest road. Further, we few minutes walk on the road, from which occasionally a view opens up towards the southwest, where we see Goteniška gora. After few minutes, we go from the road again to the right, and after a gentle ascent we reach another road which we only cross. Follows few minutes of a moderate ascent, and then we get below Slovenski vrh, where the path steeply ascends. The steep ascent quickly ends, because the path brings us on Slovenski vrh.
The starting point - Ledenik 1:15, Ledenik - Slovenski vrh 1:45.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2016 (September).

On the way: Bivaki (900m)

Trip can be extended to: Ledenik