Zali Log - Blegoš (via Črni Kal)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Škofja Loka, then we continue driving towards Železniki and further towards Zali Log. About 100 meters before Zali Log, we will come to an intersection, where the road towards Davča branches off to the left. Here we turn left, cross the bridge over the Selška Sora river and park in a suitable spot by the transformer.
B) We can also reach the starting point from the direction of Tolmin. In this case, we first drive to Podbrdo, then we continue driving towards Železniki. At the first intersection after Zali Log we turn right and then park in a suitable spot by the transformer.

Path description:
On the nearby hayrack by the transformer we notice signs for Blegoš, which direct us to the road alongside which we have parked. The road initially ascends gently along the Davča river and further leads us through the hamlet of Zali Log. In the second part of the hamlet we arrive at a somewhat larger intersection, where the road to Davča, the Cerkno ski slope and Cerkno branches off to the right, while we continue straight across the bridge to the NOB monument. At the monument, under the power lines, a marked cart track branches off slightly to the right (the branch-off is unmarked), leading to Blegoš (Blegoš via Potok); we continue straight on the asphalt road, which further moderately ascends along the Muštrova grapa stream. After a few minutes of further walking we arrive at a smaller intersection, where signs for the hiking trail and the Pr' Muster and Pr' Dobret homesteads direct us left onto a narrower road, which gradually begins to ascend more steeply. Somewhat higher up, the asphalt road turns sharply left to the Pr' Muster farm, while we continue slightly right onto a macadam road that steeply ascends in a few hairpin turns to the Pr' Dobret farm.
From the mentioned farm we continue left along the cart track, which ascends across a panoramic grassy hayfield. When we reach the edge of the forest we continue right and, with views of Ratitovec and the surrounding hills, walk to the spot where the marked trail (cart track) turns left into the forest. Further, we ascend along a cart track that is steep for a short time, soon flattens, then splits several times. (To avoid getting lost at the forks, carefully follow the otherwise rare blazes).
From the spot where the cart track flattens, we cross the slopes to the left for some time, then ascend more steeply along a tractor track, along which we quickly arrive at a smaller saddle. At the saddle we continue right and proceed along the cart track, which first ascends a smaller ridge, splits several times higher up (follow the blazes), then passes to the left side of the nearby hill (Mrzli vrh). A bit further ahead the trail takes us to the Mrznikar farm, from which we continue the ascent along the cart track that begins at the nearby chapel. Further on we cross a panoramic slope, then the trail enters the forest, through which it continues to the asphalt road at the Čemšišar homestead. From there we head in the direction of Blegoš and Koprivnik and continue along the forest road. After some 10 m of walking along the mentioned road we arrive at a marked junction, where a cart track branches off to the left towards Koprivnik and Romovec, while we continue along the macadam road, which begins turning increasingly to the right. We follow the mentioned road to its end, located by a larger quarry.
At the end of the road we will notice an initially gentle marked trail (the mentioned trail is not drawn on maps), which crosses the relatively steep slopes of Romovec. Already after a few steps we encounter the first steel cable, with the aid of which we cross the steep slope that is slippery and dangerous when wet. Somewhat beyond the steel cable the trail turns left and ascends steeply for a short time. Further on the steepness eases, the trail turns right, where after a few more steps it brings us to the second steel cable, with the aid of which we ascend across the very steep slope in a traverse. The trail then flattens again and brings us to an old military bunker located above a smaller precipice.
We bypass the bunker on the left side, then the trail descends along an exposed ledge (high risk of slipping). Beyond the ledge the trail widens, and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to the large parking lot on Črni Kal.
From the parking lot we head onto the road, above which it says "from here on we walk on foot". Right at the mentioned sign, the signs for Blegoš direct us right onto a wide footpath, which after a few meters crosses the forest road leading to the hut on Blegoš.
We continue along the footpath, which begins to ascend steeply through the forest. Higher up the still steep trail brings us to the vegetated northeastern ridge of Blegoš, along which we ascend for some time. The trail further leads us past an old military bunker, above which we soon reach a small vantage point from which a beautiful view opens onto the nearby Ratitovec.
At the vantage point the steepness eases, and after 5 minutes of further walking the trail brings us out of the forest onto an indistinct saddle between Špik (1538 m) on the left and Blegoš on the right. Here the trail turns slightly right and after a few more steps brings us to the panoramic summit ridge. What follows is only a short walk past old military trenches to the summit of Blegoš, which we reach after some 10 more steps.

On the way: Črni Kal (1103m)