Jablanica - Koča na Kozleku

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Koper we go to the exit Postojna and follow a road ahead in the direction of Reka and Ilirska Bistrica. At the end of the Ilirska Bistrica we turn left towards villages Vrbovo, Jablanica and Trpčane. Ahead we drive past village Jasen, Vrbovo and Vrbica. Immediately after the village Vrbica we turn left on a macadam road which after 30 meters brings us on village road, where we continue right. Ahead we drive only few ten meters to the parking lot by the road which is located before smaller bridge.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we cross a small bridge and by the road, we notice signposts for castle and Kozlek. Blazes point us to the left on a cart track which soon has unmarked crossing, where we continue right into the forest. The path by which we soon notice blazes, leads us past the ruins of former church, where we again notice signs for castle and Kozlek. Further, we continue on a worse footpath which a little higher brings us on a cart track which we follow to the ruins of the former castle. Ahead cart track soon changes into a footpath which ascends steeper on in parts panoramic slopes. And a little higher we join the path from Vrbiški dol. Here we continue right on the path which is moderately ascending on with a forest covered ridge. And we soon come on panoramic slopes, from which a beautiful view opens up towards the south, and towards the east we already see panoramic Srednji vrh, which is the secondary peak of Kozjek. Here the path for a short time descends, and then in a moderate ascent through the forest, brings us on Srednji vrh.
From Srednji vrh path slowly descends on the saddle between the both peaks and then again starts ascending, at first on unvegetated slope and higher through the forest. When we come to the mountain hut koča na Kozleku a view opens up towards the south and east. From the mountain hut and to the top there is only few steps of easy walking.

On the way: Srednji vrh pri Kozleku (923m)