Medvodje - Stegovnik (via Pri lojtri)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Podnart (Ljubelj), and then we continue driving on the road towards Ljubelj and Tržič. When "fast road" ends (blue sign), we will on the right side notice gas station, in front of which we turn right downwards towards Tržič. Further, we drive through Tržič, and we follow the narrower road towards the gorge Dovžanova soteska and then through the village Dolina and Jelendol to a hamlet Medvodje. Here at the first crossroad we continue right in the direction of waterfall Stegovniški slap (left Košutna and mountain pasture Dolga njiva), and in the second crossroad left by the river Tržiška Bistrica (right waterfall Stegovniški slap). Further, we are gently ascending by the upper stream of Tržiška Bistrica, and we follow the road to a marked parking lot, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a gently sloping road which is ascending by the river Tržiška Bistrica. And we soon get to a gate, behind which we go at the unmarked crossroad. Here we continue on the right road which starts ascending by the stream Fevča, and we leave the stream at the first sharp right turn. From the road which becomes a little steeper, for some time a view opens up a little on Košutnikov turn, and then it turns to the left and crosses a lane of a forest. The road then with a view on Dobrča and nearby Stegovnik, brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight (right road circles the nearby peak Bukov vrh). We still walk on the road and after few minutes we get to the next crossroad. This time we continue left (straight road which leads towards the slopes below Konjščica, and right road circles Bukov vrh) on a gradually more and more panoramic road which crosses slopes towards the left. At the next crossroad, we continue sharply right and through the forest, we ascend to the next crossroad, where we continue left. The road then becomes a little steeper, and we walk there to the next plain or road expansion. Here slightly to the right unmarked cart track branches off, on which we start ascending steeper. After few minutes, wide cart track turns a little to the left, and at this spot, we choose the right, at first a little harder followable. Higher at few crossings we choose the left direction and on a worse footpath we ascend on a saddle Pri lojtri, where we reach a marked path from Jezersko.
Here we continue right in the direction of Stegovnik (slightly right Javornik, sharply left mountain pasture Brsnina, slightly left Jezersko) on the path which gradually starts ascending steeper and steeper. Ahead very steep path, which is mainly in wet dangerous for slipping and which continues by decaying wire fence, through a thinner forest brings us on the main ridge of Stegovnik. Here the path for a short time avoids the ridge on the right side, where with the help of steel cables we cross an exposed ledge. The path then returns on the ridge, which with increasingly beautiful views we follow to the peak, and we reach it after good 10 minutes of additional walking.

On the way: Pri lojtri (1486m)