Koroška Bela (RC Kres) - Alničje (hunting path)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lipce (Jesenice east) and we drive right towards Jesenice. At the first traffic light crossroad (Slovenski Javornik) we turn right in the direction of Lj. Next follows the second crossroad with traffic lights, where we turn left and drive through the railway underpass, and in the next smaller crossroad we go right towards Koroška Bela. We drive past last bus stop (store on the left) in the village. We look for crossroad in the center of the village, where there stands a church memorial. From here we go on the main road through the village, which leads uphill towards the north. After approx 100 meters, on the right we notice bridge, but we drive straight for additional 50 meters, where we run into the left turn-off of the road. We go there, and in uphill we cross one more (Koroška ulica) street and we continue uphill (church lower on the left) all the way to the spot outside of the settlement, where we run into abandoned tennis court (RC Kres).

Path description:
At first chestnut tree by the road (approx 50 meters from the settlement), on the right we notice forest cart track which goes in the direction of back towards the east. We go there and we walk short time to left turn off, at first path similar to the cart track which ascends steeply on a slope. Soon the path narrows in footpath which is in rare zig-zags ascending on the east slope of the hill Gank (secondary peak of Alničje). We soon run into improvised bench, and we continue on the path towards the northeast. Higher, the path flattens a little, and eventually brings us to a crossing, on which we turn left uphill, by slope (right path descends a little). After few steps, we get to a steep grassy slope, which is situated slightly left, and our and the path turns right and it ascends steeper. A little higher forest gets thinner and we walk on a grassy slope. After two zig-zags steepness twice in a row a little decreases, whereupon at the left turn it again moderately to steeply ascends. After this when the path almost flattens, it again ascends a little slightly towards the left, through hazel bushes. After a short grassy part path almost vanishes. Here it turns left on a slope, and a little higher again continues similar as before, namely to the next spot at rotten trees, where in hairpin turns to left (back). After hairpin turn which follows the path is again ascending on a slope towards the right and after some time again brings us to the next (last) double zig zag. Next follows some of crossing of steeper grassy slopes, after this a little hard to follow path in a moderate ascent brings us to the forest. Here continues on approximately same altitude, and soon becomes also easy to follow. This part with a forest covered slopes is quite steep, therefore caution is recommended (in wet dangerous for slipping!) Soon the path brings us out of the forest on grassy saddle below Debelo brdo, where below the spruce on the right are situated bench and box with an inscription book. A view on Julian Alps opens up, if we ascend for few 10 meters on a grassy slope. To visit 1145 meters high peak Alničje we ascend on its ridge, where on the path in few minutes we reach the highest point.

On the way: Gank (850m)

Trip can be extended to: Planina Stamare