Briše - Polhograjska Gora (Sveti Lovrenc) (gentle path)
Starting point: Briše (375 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.0542°N 14.3033°E
Path name: gentle path
Time of walking: 1 h 35 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 449 m
Altitude difference (by path): 455 m
Map: Ljubljana - okolica 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From Horjul or Dobrova we drive to Polhov Gradec, and then we continue driving towards Gorenja vas. Only a little after Polhov Gradec, by the end of the village Briše, we will notice by the road church of the holy three kings and only few meters before it signs for terme Briše, which point us to the left on a macadam road which we then follow approximately 100 meters to the parking lot in front of natural swimming pool terme Briše.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we return to the main road, and from there we continue right towards Polhov Gradec. After few minutes of walking by the main road, we get to the bus stop in Briše, here signs for Praproče and Polhograjska Gora, point us to the left on an ascending asphalt road. We for some time continue on a narrow and ascending road, and then we get to a smaller hamlet, where from the right side joins the path from Polhov Gradec.
Only few meters after the crossing, which a lot of people miss, the asphalt road turns to the left and crosses a smaller ditch. On this spot, signs for Sveti Lovrenc point us to the right on a cart track which starts ascending by the torrent ditch. After a short ascent, at the smaller crossing, we continue left and we start ascending steeper on occasionally a little more muddy cart track. Higher, the cart track makes few hairpin turns, and then it joins the forest road from Praproče. When we reach the mentioned road, we continue right and there we walk to the nearby crossroad, where from the left joins also the second road from Praproče.
Here we continue past the bench, behind which we quickly get to a gate.
We continue in the direction of Sveti Lovrenc (left upwards Sveti Lovrenc "demanding path") on the road, on which there is a gate. The road then starts ascending steeper and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to a bigger carved passage (mainly after the rain or by the end of the winter there is a danger of falling stones). Here the road for a short time flattens, and then passes into the forest, where it starts ascending steeply. At Logar the steepness decreases and the road ends. Here a beautiful view opens up towards the part of Karawanks, and we go slightly left and we continue the ascent past the chapel on the path which goes into the forest. Next follows a moderate ascent through the forest and the path brings us on a ridge, from which a nice view opens up towards the west. Here we continue left and after few steps of additional walking, we step on the summit of Polhograjska Gora.
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