Veliko Trebeljevo - Kucelj

Access to starting point:
A) From Ljubljana eastern bypass highway, we go to the exit Ljubljana Bizovik or Sostro, and then we continue driving towards Sostro. At the end of Sostro the road starts ascending, and after few kilometers brings us to a smaller mountain pass, where a steep road towards Sveta Gora branches off to the right, which leads on Javor. Here we continue straight and we descend into the valley of the stream Besniški potok. When we descend into the mentioned valley from the left joins also the road from Zalog, and we continue right and we again start ascending. On the main road we drive to Veliko Trebeljevo, where at the crossroad we continue right towards the center of the village (left on the main road - Šmartno pri Litiji). Through the village we drive past a known confectionery and past the church of the Holy Cross. Above the village, the road steeply ascends, and then it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of Višnja Gora (right - Mali Vrhi). We park immediately after the crossroad on an appropriate place by the road.
B) First, we drive to Litija and from there we continue driving towards Šmartno pri Litiji. From Šmartno pri Litiji we go right and we continue driving towards Štangarske Poljane and Malo and Veliko Trebeljevo. At the beginning of the settlement Veliko Trebeljevo we come to a crossroad, where the main road towards Zalog turns a little to the right, and we continue straight towards the center of Veliko Trebeljevo. Through the village we drive past a known confectionery and past the church of the Holy Cross. Above the village, the road steeply ascends, and then it brings us to a crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of Višnja Gora (right - Mali Vrhi). We park immediately after the crossroad on an appropriate place by the road.
C) From highway Ljubljana - Novo mesto we go to the exit Višnja Gora, and from there we continue driving towards the settlement Vrh pri Višnji Gori, Leskovec and Veliko Trebeljevo. After approximately 3 km of driving from the village Leskovec we get to a smaller crossroad, where a road branches off to the left towards Mali Vrh, and to the right continues a road towards Veliko Trebeljevo. We park on an appropriate place few meters before the crossroad.

Path description:
Near the sign with the caption "Dobrodošli v deželi jagod (Welcome to the land of strawberries)" (fruit road between Javor and Janče) we will notice a cart track which immediately splits into three parts. It isn't important on which we go, because all three of them already after few minutes join, and the marked one is the far left, by which we notice a mountain signpost for Janče, which is pointing left downwards. We continue slightly right and we at first moderately ascend, and then the path flattens and joins the before mentioned cart track. Few minutes we walk on a cart track, and then blazes point us slightly to the right on a marked footpath which is ascending gently on slopes of the nearby Kopanca (684 meters). Later, the path flattens or for some time even slightly descends, and then it brings us to a smaller crossing, where we continue slightly in the direction of European footpath E6 (slightly left - Obolno). Only a little further, we join the road, and then we get out of the forest. The path ahead leads us past the crossroad, where the road branches off sharply to the left, which leads to Obolno.
We continue straight and further we walk on the road which leads towards the village Leskovec, which is gently ascending. After few minutes, the road flattens and it brings us to an unmarked crossing, where at first a wide cart track which leads towards Kucelj branches off sharply to the right. Few steps ahead we step into a narrow lane of a forest, where we notice a blaze on the tree, which confirms, that we are on the right path. A wide cart track is further ascending by the edge of a grassy slope, and a little higher it turns left into the forest. Through the forest, we walk few minutes, and then we get to the upper grassy slope of Kucelj, where we turn right. We continue a gentle ascent on a less distinct cart track, on which past the hunting observatory in few minutes we get to the panoramic peak, in the middle of which stands a geodetic tower.

Trip can be extended to: Gradišče , Kucelj