Cerkno - Porezen (steep path)

Access to starting point:
A) From regional road Idrija - Tolmin, at settlement Straža in hamlet Želin at the traffic light crossroad we turn right in the direction of Cerkno (if we come from the direction Tolmin we turn left). Further, we drive through the valley of river Cerknica, past Petrol gas station all the way to Cerkno, where at the crossroad behind the church of St. Jernej (by the church is also a cemetery and a parking lot) we continue left in the direction of Železniki, ski slope Cerkno, hospital Franja and center of Cerkno. At the next marked crossroad we continue left in the direction of the settlement Zakojca and Gorje. If we haven't park in front of the church we can do this a little further from NOB monument on one of the parking lots in Cerkno.
B) From the road Škofja Loka - Žiri, after the settlement Trebija we turn right in the direction of Sovodenj and Cerkno (from the direction Žiri still before Trebija we turn left), from where we at first drive in Sovodenj, and from there over mountain pass Kladje (mountain pass is located in the settlement Podlanišče) we start descending towards Cerkno. In Cerkno at the first larger crossroad we continue straight (right we come in the center of the town and to the church of St. Ana), after that in second, about 300 meters ahead we turn right in the direction of Železniki, ski slope Cerkno, hospital Franja and center of Cerkno. At the next marked crossroad we continue left in the direction of the settlement Zakojca and Gorje and then we park on one of the parking lots in Cerkno.
C) From the road Škofja Loka - Podbrdo, at settlement Zali Log we continue left in the direction of Davča and ski slope Cerkno (if we come from the direction Podbrdo or Soriška planina, at the end of the settlement, we continue right). The road ahead at first ascends on Davča, and from there it starts descending towards Cerkno. In the center of Cerkno, at post office we turn right, and then a little after monument NOB we park on an appropriate place.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on the asphalt road which continues along the stream Zapoška and at first leads past the factory ETA E.G.O.. A quite gentle road then continues also past more houses, and then it brings us to a smaller crossroad, where we continue right over a bridge (straight snack bar Okrepčevalnica pr Padkejc). After the bridge the road starts considerably ascending, after that quite quickly takes us to the settlement Trebenče, where we stick to the main road. At the end of the settlement road on the left side bypasses bigger cliff, on the top of which is situated the church of St. Jošt. From here we few minutes continue on the main road, and then we get to some sort of picnic area, by which there is situated grass sports field (volleyball, futsal, playground, trampoline...).
Right at log cabin narrower macadam road branches off to the right (straight Poče, Gorje, Jesenica...), on which we continue the ascent. The road soon passes into the forest, where makes longer left turn. At the turn footpath towards the church of St. Jošt branches off to the right, to which is good 5 minutes of walking, and we still continue on the asphalt road which past the transformer brings us to a smaller crossroad near the two houses.
Asphalt road continues right towards the house, and we continue straight on a worse macadam road. On first crossroad few 10 meters ahead we continue left, after that partly through the forest, and partly through meadows we get to an asphalt road which we reach at the monument NOB and the fire station.
From the fire station, where there is also turning point for buses, we continue on an ascending road through the village Poče. In the middle of the village we notice the first blazes, and few steps ahead also first hiking signposts.
From the center of Poče we continue left in the direction of Porezen (right Porezen over Labinjske lehe), where we at first walk past few houses, and then the asphalt ends, and we continue on a macadam road. The road little ahead gets closer to another house, and still before the house (turn-off of the path is at the hayrack) we continue left on the path which ascends through meadow to few minutes distant forest road. When we reach the road, we follow it to the left, and we walk there in the direction of Porezen. Occasionally a view opens up a little on Cerkljansko hribovje, and then we already get to a smaller crossroad, from where we continue straight on a footpath which continues between the both roads. After a short ascent, we return on the right branch of the road which is more and more similar to the cart track (expansion of cart track 2014). The path ahead leads us past a smaller waterfall, and then we get to a partly marked crossing, where signs for Porezen point us sharply to the right (straight Porezen - gentle path (turn-off isn't marked)).
From the crossing, we walk on a cart track only few 10 strides, after that marked footpath continues left uphill. After a short ascent, we get closer to the end of one cart track, and we continue on a relatively steep path through the forest. Higher forest for some time ends, and the path splits into two parts. Officially marked is right path which leads us towards the panoramic slope, after that near the hunting observatory it returns into the forest and turns sharply left (turn-off is marked). Next follows gently sloping diagonal ascent towards the left and from the left joins already mentioned path, which is a little shorter, but officially unmarked. Further, we are ascending diagonally through the forest, bushes and overgrown meadows, and the path among other things leads also past memorial. With occasional views on prealp hills we get to the spot, where the path towards the hunting cottage Lovska koča na Šašu branches off to the right. Behind the crossing soon a nice view opens up towards Porezen, and only a little further we step on the saddle between Porezen on the left and less known peak Medrce on the right.
At the crossing from the right joins the path over Labinjske lehe, the path from hospital Franja and the path from surroundings of Davča, and we continue left in the direction of Porezen. A little further from the left joins also gentle path from Poče, and few steps ahead also one path from Davča (if we continue here in the direction of Davča we quickly get to the road, on which we can get to the mountain hut Dom na Poreznu).
The path ahead continues on only occasionally steeper, but more and more panoramic ridge of Porezen. With a view on Kamnik Savinja Alps, Karawanks, larger part of Julian Alps and Škofjeloško and Cerkljansko hribovje and Trnovski gozd, then without any bigger problems we get to the top, where there is an inscription box, monument NOB and panoramic plate.
From the top, we can in few minutes descend also to the nearby mountain hut.
Cerkno - Poče 1:15, Poče - Porezen 2:30.

On the way: Trebenče (453m), Poče (653m)

Trip can be extended to: Dom na Poreznu