Preval - Koprivnik

Access to starting point:
A) From Škofja Loka we drive towards Železniki or vice versa, but only to the village Praprotno, where signs for Stari vrh point us to the left (from the direction Železniki after the village Bukovica we continue sharply right) on the road which brings us by the foot of ski center Stari vrh. We continue on the asphalt road which only a little further brings us to a crossroad, where we continue sharply left in the direction of village Zapreval. From Zapreval we continue driving towards the village Javorje, but only to a smaller mountain pass named Preval. Here we notice signs for guesthouse Stari vrh - right, and we continue left, where we park on a parking lot by the road.
B) We drive to Poljane nad Škofjo Loko, where at the traffic light crossroad we continue in the direction of the settlement Javorje. When Poljane ends, the road leads us through Volča, and after the mentioned settlement, the road starts ascending steeper. Higher, we go also through Dolenčice, and then we already get to Javorje, where we go left in the direction of Stari vrh and Blegoš. A little further, in the settlement Murave we go right towards Stari vrh and settlement Četena Ravan (straight Blegoš and Žetina). After Četena Ravan follows some more of the crossing, and then we get to a crossroad, at Preval, where we go left (straight Zapreval and Škofja Loka) and then we park on a parking lot by the road.

Path description:
From Preval we continue in the direction of family park Stari vrh (družinski park Stari vrh) and inn Gostišče Stari vrh. We continue on an ascending asphalt road which leads us by the edge of the ski track, and higher also past family park Stari vrh. We continue on the asphalt road, from which soon slightly to the left circular path "Med gorami, the path Valentinova pot and the hunting path" branch off. Next follows few minutes of a diagonal ascent and we get to the mountain hut on Stari vrh.
From the mountain hut, we continue forward, so that upper station of six-seater chairlift Stari vrh we bypass on the left side, where we continue on a cart track which crosses a ski track and passes into the forest. Through the forest, we are ascending on a cart track which makes few hairpin turns, and at the crossings we follow the blazes. Higher, we once again cross the ski track, and then by the edge of the forest we ascend to a log cabin, where the path past the playground returns into the forest. Next follows few more 10 strides of walking and we get to Stari vrh, for a nice view it is worthed to continue for approximately 10 minutes to the vantage point, where there are bench, table and inscription box.
From the vantage point follows a quite steep descent to the saddle Prehodi, where from the left the hunting path and the path from Podvrh join.
We continue straight towards Mladi vrh, Koprivnik and Blegoš. The path ahead is ascending through the forest and mostly runs on a forested southeastern ridge of Mladi vrh. Higher, we follow the blazes, and the ridge turns a little to the right, so that we continue walking towards the north. Next follows few minutes of ascent and the path brings us on Mladi vrh, where there is a bench and from which a view opens up a little.
From Mladi vrh we start descending towards the west, and the path after approximately 30 minutes of descent brings us to a saddle Brdo, where we reach the macadam road. We few minutes continue on the macadam road, and then signs for Koprivnik point us to the right on a footpath which starts ascending through the forest. The path ahead leads us on cart tracks, where at the crossings we follow the blazes, and higher from few clearings a nice view opens up on neighbouring Mladi vrh. For some time we still walk on a relatively well-marked cart track, and then it changes into a footpath which through the last meadow brings us into the forest and a little further also to the top of Koprivnik.
Preval - Koča na Starem vrhu 0:20, Koča na Starem vrhu - Stari vrh 0:30, Stari vrh - Prehodi 0:20, Prehodi - Mladi vrh 0:50, Mladi vrh - Brdo 0:30, Brdo - Koprivnik 0:45.

On the way: Koča na Starem vrhu (1032m), Stari vrh (1217m), Prehodi (1125m), Mladi vrh (1374m), Brdo (1144m)