Dražgoše (Jelenšče) - Bičkova skala
Starting point: Dražgoše (Jelenšče) (960 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.2523°N 14.1838°E
Time of walking: 10 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 52 m
Altitude difference (by path): 52 m
Map: Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) We drive to Železniki, and then we continue driving towards Dražgoše. Through Dražgoše we follow the main road to part of the village named Na Pečeh, where we continue slightly left on a side road in the direction of Bičkova skala, Dražgoška gora and hamlet Jelenšče. Above the hamlet Jelenšče we continue on the forest road, but only to the first crossroad, where by signsposts on an appropriate place we park.
B) We drive to Kranj, and then we follow the signs for Besnica (turn off from old road Ljubljana - Kranj is before the bridge over the river Sava, or after the bridge if we come from the direction Kranj). Further, we drive through Spodnja and Zgornja Besnica and Njivica. Even a little further, we get to Nemilje, after the mentioned settlement the road starts ascending steeper. When we get to Podblica, we follow the main road, above Podblica we reach the main road Kropa - Dražgoše, which we follow to the left (if turn is too sharp is few 10 meters to the right settled a turning point). Further, we drive past the church of St. Jedert, and then we already get to Dražgoše, where at first we get to a crossroad, where the road towards Sveti Križ branches off to the left. Here we continue on the main road, and then we get to the center of Dražgoše, where in the area named Na Pečeh, we continue sharply right on a side road in the direction of Bičkova skala, Dražgoška gora and hamlet Jelenšče (signs are from the opposite direction, so we can quickly overlook them). Above the hamlet Jelenšče we continue on the forest road, but only to the first crossroad, where by signsposts on an appropriate place we park.
C) We drive into Kropa, and then we continue driving towards Dražgoše and Železniki. When we get to Dražgoše, in the center of Dražgoše, in the area named Na Pečeh, we continue sharply right on a side road in the direction of Bičkova skala, Dražgoška gora and hamlet Jelenšče (signs are from the opposite direction, so we can quickly overlook them). Above the hamlet Jelenšče we continue on the forest road, but only to the first crossroad, where by signsposts on an appropriate place we park.
Path description:
From the starting point, we continue right in the direction of Bičkova skala (left Dražgoška gora, Kališnik and mountain pasture Vodiška planina) and we continue on the road which is ascending diagonally towards the right. After a little less than 10 minutes of walking, we get to Bičkova skala, which is situated few steps right from the road and from where a nice view opens up on Dražgoše and surrounding hills.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2017 (December).
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