Ljubljanica - Kugelč (Šentjošt above Horjul) (longer path)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Horjul (to here from Dobrova at Ljubljana or Vrhnika), and then we continue driving towards Vrzdenec, Šentjošt and Gorenja vas. At Vrzdenec the road starts ascending steeper, and then a little further it brings us to hairpin turn, in the middle of which road branches off to the left towards Šentjošt and Smrečje. We continue right on the main road, and it soon brings us on a small saddle, at the end of which road branches off to the right towards the village Samotorica. Because on the saddle there aren't any appropriate parking spots, we descend on the road a good 100 meters and then on the left we notice NOB monument, by which we park.
To the starting point, we can come also from the direction Gorenja vas and Polhov Gradec. In this case, at hamlet Ljubljanica we continue in the direction of Horjul. We park at the before mentioned monument, which is located approximately 200 meters above the crossroad in Ljubljanica.

Path description:
From the monument we continue on an ascending road, and it quickly brings us to a crossroad, where asphalt road branches off to the left towards the village Samotorica.
On the right side of the crossroad, we notice mountain signposts for Šentjošt, Smrečje, Kožljek, Koreno, Butajnova and Setnik. We go slightly right on the path in the direction of Šentjošt and Smrečje and we continue on a gentle cart track which leads to the near log cabin. Approximately 50 meters before the mentioned log cabin, we leave the cart track and we continue left and then we ascend through a grassy meadow. Higher "path" brings us on a grassy cart track, and in crossing of grassy meadows, after few minutes it brings us into the forest. In the forest blazes are more frequent, and the path is on some spots entirely overgrown. This path, which is mostly ascending gently we follow all the way to the chapel, where we step on an asphalt road. The road ahead moderately ascends on a grassy slope, and then we come to a smaller crossroad, where we continue left. Next follows a short descent and from the right slightly shorter path joins (option of a circular path).
Only few meters ahead we leave the road, and we continue on a gentle marked cart track which gradually passes on panoramic meadows. During the ascent through meadows the path starts vanishing, and we continue slightly right towards the houses, which we see on our right. To mentioned houses only a short descent follows, and then we continue on the asphalt road which past the kindergarten brings us to the center of the village Šentjošt nad Horjulom.
We continue in the direction of Smrečje, and we follow the road to churches of St. Jošt and St. Janez. Behind both churches we come by the foot of grassy peak Kugelč, where we also notice the beginning of the ski lift on the mentioned hill. At the ski lift we leave the road and on easier pathless terrain in few minutes we ascend on the mentioned peak.

On the way: Šentjošt nad Horjulom (623m)