Lipa - Grmada (path via Peski)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Ljubljana - Šmartno, and then we continue driving towards Tacen. In Tacen just before the road over a bridge crosses the river Sava we continue slightly right in the direction of Pirniče. A little after that, when Ljubljana ends, we get to Vikrče, and a little further in Spodnje Pirniče, and we follow the road to club Lipa, where we park on a large parking lot, which is intended for visitors of Šmarna gora (price for parking is 1.5 eur/h - December 2012).
B) From Šentvid we drive to Tacen, there immediately after the bridge through the river Sava left towards Pirniče. Only a little after that, when Ljubljana ends, we get to Vikrče, and a little further in Spodnje Pirniče, and we follow the road to club Lipa, where we park on a large parking lot, which is intended for visitors of Šmarna gora (price for parking is 1.5 eur/h - December 2012).
C) From Medvode we drive to Zgornje and then to Spodnje Pirniče, and we follow the road to club Lipa, where we park on a large parking lot, which is intended for visitors of Šmarna gora (price for parking is 1.5 eur/h - December 2012).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a marked path which starts on the south side of the parking lot. The path at first leads through passage among spruces, and then passes among fields and meadows, through which is gently ascending. After few minutes, the path passes into the forest, through which it gradually starts ascending steeper. For some time we are steeply ascending, and then the path flattens and it brings us to the spot, where we join the relatively steep road which leads from Zavrh towards Šmarna gora.
We continue the ascent on the road which further leads past NOB monument and few meters ahead also past plague or Turkish column. Higher, the road turns a little more to the left and out of the forest brings us on panoramic slopes. With a view on the summit of Šmarna gora and Kamnik Savinja Alps we quickly get to the homestead Gorjanc, from which follows a short walk to a marked crossing on the saddle Na Sedlu.
From the saddle, we continue right downwards in the direction of Tacen (left Šmarna gora), when the path passes into the forest we continue right in the direction of Grmada. We continue the ascent on a little steeper path, which is at first ascending through the forest and then passes on a partly panoramic ridge, on which in few 10 strides of additional walking, we ascend to the summit of Grmada.

On the way: Na Sedlu (580m)

Trip can be extended to: Šmarna gora