Potoče - Javorov vrh (direct way)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Kranj - east, and then we continue driving in the direction of Jezersko. When we get to Preddvor we leave the main road and we continue driving left, and after few 10 meters, opposite the company Jelovica we continue right in the direction of village Potoče, St. Jakob and Potoška gora and lake Črnava. Further, the road leads through the settlement Hrib, above which we get to a crossroad, where we continue straight (left Hotel Bor and lake Črnava, right Senior citizens home Preddvor. Next follows a good 100 meters of a light ascent to the chapel, where the road turns right, and we are driving there past few more houses, and then before Senior citizens home we turn left on a larger macadam parking lot.
B) From highway Jesenice - Ljubljana we go to the exit Kranj - zahod and at the first crossroad, we continue left. Further, we drive through the underpass below the highway, and then we get to a roundabout, from where we continue driving in the direction of Golnik. The path ahead leads us through the settlement Mlaka pri Kranju, and at the end of the settlement, we continue right in the direction of the settlement Srakovlje. Next follows driving through Srakovlje, Spodnja Bela, Srednja Bela to Zgornja Bela, where we continue right towards Preddvor. At the end of the Preddvor, only few 10 meters before the road joins main road Zgornje Jezersko - Kranj, we continue left in the direction of village Potoče, St. Jakob and Potoška gora and lake Črnava. Further, the road leads through the settlement Hrib, above which we get to a crossroad, where we continue straight (left Hotel Bor and lake Črnava, right Senior citizens home Preddvor. Next follows a good 100 meters of a light ascent to the chapel, where the road turns right, and we are driving there past few more houses, and then before Senior citizens home we turn left on a larger macadam parking lot.

Path description:
At the beginning of the parking lot, we go on a footpath which goes by the fence of retirement home upwards. The path is steeply ascending through the forest and in five minutes brings us to senčnica Josipine Turnograjske. Here is an inscription book and some benches.
The path ahead slightly descends and brings us on a cart track. Cart track, which is well marked we follow additional five minutes to the spot, where we come on the road at snack bar Mimi. Here we go straight upwards in the direction of Novi grad and Jakob. The path already after few ten meters brings us to a crossing, where we go right. The left path goes on castle Novi grad. We follow right path ahead through the forest few more minutes, and then we cross the cart track which also leads on Jakob. The path ahead is ascending through the forest and again brings us to a crossing. We go right on a poorly beaten footpath (well-marked). If we go straight we come on a cart track. And our path then after approximately five minutes again crosses the cart track. And the path ahead is ascending a little steeper and at the cross gets very close to the cart track. We still stay on a footpath which runs only a little left from the cart track. And and then we again come to a crossing, where we go right. The left path goes to the hut Koča pri Franciju. Our right path after few minutes brings us on a cart track, where we go left. We follow this cart track for approximately five minutes all the way to the mountain hut Iskra on Jakob.
Between the mountain hut and the church are signposts, which point us on the northern side of the church ahead in the direction of Potoška gora. After a short descent the path starts ascending through the forest and after approximately 15 minutes brings us to a crossing.
Here we go left (right path goes to the summit of Potoška gora). Our left path then for few meters descends and then crosses the slopes. And soon the path again starts ascending. After 45 minutes of walking from the mountain hut, we come to a crossing, where join the path from the mountain hut Dom Čemšenik and Potoška gora. Here we go left in the direction of Javorov and Srednji vrh. After few minutes, the path which runs through the forest brings us to the next crossing. Here we go on the right path (straight Srednji vrh), which runs on Javorov vrh. The path here again starts ascending and still runs through the forest. Orientation further isn't very difficult because the path mostly sticks to the ridge and only on some parts leaves it. After 15 minutes, the path again brings us to a crossing. Here we go right and the path still mostly follows the ridge. After additional 15 minutes we get to inscription book. From here we only have 10m of walking to the top, which isn't covered with a forest.
The starting point - Jakob 1:15, Jakob - Javorov vrh 1:15.

On the way: Senčnica Josipine Turnograjske (570m), Planinska koča Iskra na Jakobu mountain hut (961m)