Kopačnica - Škofje (via valley of Podkovščica)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Gorenja vas in the valley Poljanska dolina (to here from Škofja Loka, new bypass road which bypasses Škofja Loka Horjul or Polhov Gradec), and then we continue driving towards Žiri and Cerkno. When we get to Hotavlje we turn right in the direction of village Leskovica and ski slope Cerkno. The road then soon brings us in Kopačnica, where we notice signs for Ermanovec, which point us to the left over a bridge. Because by the starting point, there aren't any appropriate parking spots, it is better to drive with a car a little upwards on a narrower road which through the hamlet Kopačnica brings us into ditch of the stream Podkovščica. We park above the village on an appropriate place by the road.
B) We drive to Žiri (to here from Vrhnika or Logatec), and then we continue driving towards Škofja Loka. When we get to Hotavlje we turn left in the direction of village Leskovica and ski slope Cerkno. The road then soon brings us in Kopačnica, where we notice signs for Ermanovec, which point us to the left over a bridge. Because by the starting point, there aren't any appropriate parking spots, it is better to drive with a car a little upwards on a narrower road which through the hamlet Kopačnica brings us into ditch of the stream Podkovščica. We park above the village on an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
Above the village, the road, by which we've parked gradually changes into a cart track which is moderately ascending by the stream Podkovščica. Cart track on which we walk few times crosses the mentioned stream and then by the gable of the ditch, turns sharply to the left, where it also ascends a little steeper. The path ahead is few minutes ascending diagonally, and then it brings us on a wide indistinct ridge, where it again turns to the right. We further follow the blazes, and the path in a moderate ascent through the forest brings us to the near forest road which we follow to the right (at the spot, where we step on the road there aren't any blazes).
We continue the ascent on the more and more panoramic road which with nice views on Blegoš and surrounding hills brings us to the homestead Erženovše. Above the farm macadam replaces the asphalt, and after 3 minutes of additional walking, we get to a marked crossroad, by which we notice a bigger chapel.
From the crossroad, which is situated in the main ridge of 1005 meters high Štor, we continue right (left Koča na Ermanovcu - 5 minutes) on a quite panoramic asphalt road, on which in few minutes we get to the information board of Rapallo border and renovated border stone from the year 1920.
Few strides further signs for hospital Franja point us to the right, on a macadam road which leads us through the yard of the nearby house. On the other side of the house, we continue left on a cart track, on which over a grassy slope we pass into the forest. Through the forest at few crossings we follow the blazes, and the path after the building from the time of Rapallo border starts visibly descending. Lower, the path brings us out of the forest, from where a nice view opens up on Škofje. Few more strides lower, at the hamlet of few houses, we step on an asphalt road which leads from the mountain hut Koča na Ermanovcu towards the mountain pass Kladje, and we short time follow it to the right, and then next signs for hospital Franja point us to the right on a cart track which is still descending. Next follows a descent, at first through the forest and then through a panoramic meadow to the next well-marked crossing, where from the left joins the path from the mountain pass Kladje.
We continue straight (right - Jeram - stamp ICPP) on a gentle cart track which crosses a lane of a forest and then without large changes in altitude in few minutes brings us to the next marked crossing. At the crossing, we only cross an asphalt road (left downwards - Cerkno and hospital Franja) and we continue on a shorter grassy slope into the forest (we continue on a footpath and not on the nearby cart track). Further, we are ascending by the edge of the forest, and the path leads us just by the wide grassy slope of Škofje. Higher, the path brings us out of the forest on a panoramic grassy ridge, where it turns to the right and then it is ascending on a more and more panoramic ridge. Next follows a gentle and very panoramic walk on a grassy ridge (a nice view towards Kojca and Porezen), and then the path passes into the forest and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to the summit of Škofje.
We descend on the ascent route, or on a little shorter, but unmarked path (road) through the valley of Podplečica.

On the way: Vrata (831m)