Kopačnica - Veliki vrh (Lajše)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Gorenja vas in the valley Poljanska dolina (to here from Škofja Loka, new bypass road which bypasses Škofja Loka Horjul or Polhov Gradec), and then we continue driving towards Žiri and Cerkno. When we get to Hotavlje we turn right in the direction of village Leskovica and ski slope Cerkno. The road then soon brings us in Kopačnica, where we notice signs for Ermanovec, which point us to the left over a bridge. Because by the starting point, there aren't any appropriate parking spots, it is better to drive with a car a little upwards on a narrower road which through the hamlet Kopačnica brings us into ditch of the stream Podkovščica. We park above the village on an appropriate place by the road.
B) We drive to Žiri (to here from Vrhnika or Logatec), and then we continue driving towards Škofja Loka. When we get to Hotavlje we turn left in the direction of village Leskovica and ski slope Cerkno. The road then soon brings us in Kopačnica, where we notice signs for Ermanovec, which point us to the left over a bridge. Because by the starting point, there aren't any appropriate parking spots, it is better to drive with a car a little upwards on a narrower road which through the hamlet Kopačnica brings us into ditch of the stream Podkovščica. We park above the village on an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
Above the village, the road, by which we've parked gradually changes into a cart track which is moderately ascending by the stream Podkovščica. Cart track on which we walk few times crosses the mentioned stream and then by the gable of the ditch, turns sharply to the left, where it also ascends a little steeper. The path ahead is few minutes ascending diagonally, and then it brings us on a wide indistinct ridge, where it again turns to the right. We further follow the blazes, and the path in a moderate ascent through the forest brings us to the near forest road which we follow to the right (at the spot, where we step on the road there aren't any blazes).
We continue the ascent on the more and more panoramic road which with nice views on Blegoš and surrounding hills brings us to the homestead Erženovše. Above the farm macadam replaces the asphalt, and after 3 minutes of additional walking, we get to a marked crossroad, by which we notice a bigger chapel.
From the crossroad, which is situated in the main ridge of 1005 meters high Štor, we continue right (left Koča na Ermanovcu - 5 minutes) on a quite panoramic asphalt road, on which in few minutes we get to the information board of Rapallo border and renovated border stone from the year 1920.
Few strides further signs for hospital Franja point us to the right, on a macadam road which leads us through the yard of the nearby house. On the other side of the house, we continue left on a cart track, on which over a grassy slope we pass into the forest. Through the forest at few crossings we follow the blazes, and the path after the building from the time of Rapallo border starts visibly descending. Lower, the path brings us out of the forest, from where a nice view opens up on Škofje. Few more strides lower, at the hamlet of few houses, we step on an asphalt road which leads from Koča na Ermanovcu towards the mountain pass Kladje, and we follow it to the right. Few 10 strides ahead marked path branches off to the right towards Škofje and hospital Franja, and we continue on the road which leads us alternately through panoramic meadow, and partly through the forest, and in doing so leads us past few individual houses. Lower from the right also the other path from Škofje and hospital Franja joins, and past few houses we get to a marked crossing on the mountain pass Kladje, which is situated in the settlement Podlanišče.
From the saddle Kladje on Podlanišče we continue on the asphalt road in the direction of Lajše, Bevkov vrh and Sivka. The path at first leads past houses, and behind them marked path on Bevkov vrh branches off to the left, and we go straight and we still continue on the asphalt road. The road then crosses a lane of a forest, after which we get to a panoramic grassy slope. With a view on Škofje, Porezen, Kojca and part of chain Spodnje Bohinjske gore, we walk past a smaller hamlet, and then the road brings us to the smaller crossroad, where we continue right downwards in the direction of shrine on Lajše.
We continue on the macadam road which starts moderately descending, and then when it crosses a lane of a forest it entirely flattens. Here another path branches off to the left on Bevkov vrh, and gentle road that runs through wide meadow quickly brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue right and then after few steps we get to a smaller church (shrine on Lajše), which is situated few 10 meters from the path.
From the shrine we continue on a slightly ascending road, and it brings us to the quarry, where we continue on the left road. The road quickly ascends above the quarry, and then it is slowly turning towards the right. This occasionally more panoramic road, we then follow all the way to the peak, and we reach it after few minutes of additional walking.

On the way: Kladje (787m), Svetišče na Lajšah (830m)