Poljšica pri Gorjah (Zatrata) - Planina Rčitno (on footpath)

Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Bled, and then we continue driving in the direction of Pokljuka. When we get to Zgornje Gorje, at the crossroad at the church we turn left in the direction of Poljšica. Further, we drive on a narrow road past the church, and then on the nearby crossroad behind the chapel right. Only a little further at the next crossroad we go left in the direction of Poljšica, and when we get to the mentioned settlement we go on first crossroad right, and after good 10 meters left in the direction of hamlet Zatrata. We park on an appropriate place by the beginning of the mentioned hamlet, where we notice signs for path Riklijeva pot, which from the road branches off to the right.
B) We leave Gorenjska highway at exit Lipce, and then we follow the signs for settlement Kočna and later Spodnje Gorje. In Spodnje Gorje we join the road from Bled, and we continue in the direction of Pokljuka. When we get to Zgornje Gorje, at the crossroad at the church we turn left in the direction of Poljšica. Further, we drive on a narrow road past the church, and then on the nearby crossroad behind the chapel right. Only a little further at the next crossroad we go left in the direction of Poljšica, and when we get to the mentioned settlement we go on first crossroad right, and after good 10 meters left in the direction of hamlet Zatrata. We park on an appropriate place by the beginning of the mentioned hamlet, where we notice signs for path Riklijeva pot, which from the road branches off to the right.

Path description:
From the starting point, where there is also a smaller crossroad of multiple roads, we continue in the direction of the path Riklijeva pot, which signs point us slightly right on a narrower macadam road which is gently ascending by the grazing fence. At first, a beautiful view opens up towards Karawanks, and then the road turns left and after a short ascent for some time descends. In smaller valley we leave a worse road and we continue an ascent left on a cart track in the direction of the path Riklijeva pot. We continue on a cart track which continues through the forest, at the crossings we follow the signs for path Riklijeva pot. Higher a nice view opens up on Kamnik Savinja Alps, and the path then returns into the forest and gradually brings us on a forested ridge. On the ridge, we are at first ascending, and there we descend to a forest road which we follow in the direction of the mountain pasture Rčitno.
Further, when we walk on the road, we are also accompanied by Knafelc blazes. A quite gentle road which for some time runs through a small valley, higher turns right and becomes steeper and more and more similar to a wide cart track. During the ascent on a bad road for some time a view opens up a little in the direction of Galetovec, and when the path returns into a dense forest, it also splits.
We continue straight on a wider marked path (bad road) (on the path right, by which we can notice some faded blazes it is possible to come on Hotunjski vrh), by which we soon notice signs, that we got to Rčitno, but at first we are still in the forest. The forest soon ends, after that cart track leads on the bottom of ample mountain pasture, and we can past many individual cottages ascend on the upper part of the mountain pasture, from where also a nice view opens up.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2017 (January).

On the way: Križi (790m)

Trip can be extended to: Hotunjski vrh , Forestry cottage Mali Vokel , Hunting cottage Mali Vokel , Grajska planina (Ribšca) , Belska planina , Turn (above Bohinjska Bela) , Zgornji Goreljek (Pokljuka) , Berjanca , Rečiška planina , Galetovec (1 h 35 min)