Bučan - Koča na Ljubelju (by road)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Ljubelj (Tržič), and then we continue driving in the direction of Celovec / Klagenfurt. After Ljubelj tunnel the road starts descending, and on the Austrian side we follow it to the first left turn, where old Ljubelj road branches off to the right. We park on an appropriate place by the crossroad, or we can also park higher on the Austrian side of the former border crossing Ljubelj.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on the old Ljubelj road which is with a traffic sign closed for public traffic. The road at first moderately ascends over two zig-zags, and then continues along the stream to the ruins of former church of St. Lenart, by which stands a little bigger religious symbol. Here the road turns to the left and gradually goes away from the valley. From the road then nice views start opening on Palec and other surrounding peaks. The road ahead leads past a smaller crossroad, where we continue sharply right on "main" road, and then in a moderate ascent we cross steep slopes (danger of falling stones, or in the winter time avalanche and slipping). Higher, the road makes few hairpin turns, and then it brings us to the marked crossing, where a marked footpath towards Košutica / Loibler Baba branches off to the left. We continue on a wider road and in 10 minutes of additional walking, we get to an old border crossing, after which stands a mountain hut Koča na Ljubelju.

On the way: Šent Lenart (1119m)

Trip can be extended to: Žerjavov Praprotnik / Loibler Prapotnik , Polna peč ( 30 min) , Dom na Zelenici (2 h 5 min) , Planina Korošica , Hajnževo sedlo , Vrh Ljubeljščice (Triangel) (1 h 45 min) , Hajnžev Praprotnik / Zeller Prapotnik , Lokovnikov Grintovec / Grintoutz (1 h 45 min) , Ferlacher Horn / Grlovec , Loibler Baba/Košutica (1 h 45 min) , Veliki vrh (Košuta)