Gozd - Vrata

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Kranj - west and follow the road ahead in the direction of Golnik. Only a little after the village Golnik (more precisely after the village Senično) steep road branches off to the right upwards, which leads towards Zgornje Veterno and Gozd. Soon after the village Zgornje Veterno, we come to a marked parking lot, which is situated on the left side of the road (starting point for steep path), and we continue driving on an ascending road which soon brings us to the cottage Zavetišče v Gozdu. We can park on one of the two large parking lots by the mentioned cottage, or we drive good 100 meters ahead to the parking lot at the church.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we at first walk to the nearby church, and then we come at the marked crossing, where from the right side joins the path from Golnik. We continue slightly left and we continue the ascent on the road which past two successive NOB monuments brings us above the village, where the road changes into wide but steep cart track. After a short ascent, the cart track splits into two parts, and we continue on the left in the direction of the mountain hut Koča na Kriški gori (right Tolsti vrh). Cart track then past the water supply structure and holiday cottage passes into the forest, where we continue in a moderate ascent.
Only a little further signs for Kriška gora point us to the right (straight unmarked path on Kriška gora) on a little more rough cart track which higher changes into relatively steep footpath. Further, we are ascending on a well-settled path, by which we notice numerous benches and by them names of benches. Higher, the path brings us to a grazing fence and only a little higher it turns to the left, where it is then ascending diagonally. After few minutes of a diagonal ascent, we step out of the forest, where in front of us we already notice a mountain hut Koča na Kriški gori, to which we have only few 10 strides of easy walking.
From the mountain hut, we return few steps back, and then we continue in the direction of Tolsti vrh. The path ahead is slightly ascending and by the main ridge of Kriška gora, and then it gradually passes on the south slopes. After approximately 20 minutes of walking from Koča na Kriški gori, we will left from the marked path notice a poorly beaten footpath which then already after few meters vanishes. We go on the mentioned footpath which as said after few 10 strides vanishes among grass. From the spot, when footpath vanishes, among dwarf pines and bushes we look for the most appropriate passage, after which we step into an easy passable and with grass vegetated terrain. Further, we ascend on a slope straight upwards and then in few minutes we get to the top.

On the way: Koča na Kriški gori mountain hut (1471m)