Stara Vrhnika - Koča na Planini nad Vrhniko (via Špica)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Koper we go to the exit Vrhnika, and then at the first traffic light we continue left in the direction of Logatec. On old road towards Logatec we drive only few 10 meters and then signs for Horjul point us to the right. Further, we drive towards Horjul, and we follow the mentioned road to the spot, where signs for Stara Vrhnika point us to the left. We continue driving through the mentioned settlement, and then we quickly get to a crossroad at the fire station. Here we park on an appropriate place by the crossroad.

Path description:
From the crossroad at the fire station, we go straight and we continue on a slightly ascending road which past the church of St. Lenart brings us to a crossroad at NOB monument. Here we continue on the left road and we continue through the settlement to the end of the road. From the end of the road, we continue on a cart track which is gently ascending through a panoramic meadow, and when we get below the power line, we continue slightly left, where after few minutes of additional walking, we get to the road. We only cross the road and we continue the ascent on a marked hiking path which starts moderately ascending and higher passes into a dense forest. After few minutes of walking through the forest, the path for some time entirely flattens, and then it steeply ascends and brings us on a forested ridge. We for some time continue on the mentioned ridge and then the path turns slightly towards the left and joins the path from Vrhnika.
Follows few minutes of easy walking to the bench Špica, and then the path turns slightly to the left and it gradually starts ascending steeper. This further a relatively steep path, we follow all the way to the cottage Zavetišče na Planini nad Vrhniko, and we reach it after approximately 10 minutes of additional walking.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in December 2010.