Matizovec - Veliko Kladivo

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Ljubelj and follow the road ahead towards the border crossing. Main road we leave at the spot, where signs for »camp and Podljubelj« point us to the right. When we leave the main road, we will already after few meters come on crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of »Kofce«. Further, we drive through the village on a slightly ascending road and then we turn right in the direction of »Matizovec and Kofce«. This occasionally a little more narrow road which is in the lower part asphalt, we then follow to a larger marked parking lot, about 150 altitude meters below the farm Matizovec.

Path description:
From large free parking lot we continue on a macadam road, on which in approximately 20 minutes we get to the farm Matizovec.
From Matizovec we continue on the right marked road which through a meadow quickly brings us to the smaller crossroad. We again continue on the right upper road which then quickly changes into often quite muddy cart track. After few minutes walk we leave the cart track and go on a footpath which starts ascending steeper through the forest. The marked path then crosses few cart tracks and higher brings us on a little larger clearing, where we continue slightly right in the forest. The path ahead is ascending diagonally, higher turns left and it brings us out of the forest, where we join the macadam road (Jelendol). We continue left upwards and after few minutes of additional walking, the path brings us to the mountain hut Dom na Kofcah.
From the mountain hut, we continue in the direction of Veliki vrh and Kladivo on at first a little poorly visible path which starts ascending through a panoramic meadow. After 15 minutes of walking from the mountain hut Dom na Kofcah we get to a nice viewpoint by the cross.
The path then slightly descends and in few minutes brings us to steeper slopes of Košuta. The path then ascends through a lane of dwarf pines, where it brings us to a crossing. We continue right (straight Veliki vrh) on the path which already after few meters joins the path without the blazes from the mountain pasture Šija. We continue left upwards on the path which ascends steeply and it quickly brings us to an exposed passage. Without fixed safety gear we cross a short, but crumbly and slightly exposed ledge after which we go in a lane of dwarf pines. The path ahead ascends through a short lane of dwarf pines, and then continues on a side ridge of Košuta. More panoramic and pretty steep path higher joins the ridge path.
We continue right in the direction of Kladivo (left Veliki vrh, straight upwards Kofce gora 10 strides) on a path which starts slightly descending by the edge of the ridge. Very panoramic ridge path which runs on and by the main ridge is ahead on some spots slightly exposed, but when it is dry passages don't cause problems.
A little further, the path gets close to indistinct summit (Malo Kladivo) to which brings us a short steep ascent.
From Malo Kladivo the path starts descending and it quickly brings us on a smaller saddle between the both peaks of Kladivo. Here from the right joins easy unmarked path from the mountain pasture Šija (option of return), and we continue straight on the path which starts ascending steeper on the upper slope of Kladivo. After 10 minutes steep and for slipping dangerous walking, the path brings us on a panoramic peak.
The starting point - Matizovec 20 minutes, Matizovec - Kofce 1:15, Kofce - Kofce gora 1:00, Kofce gora - Kladivo 45 minutes.

On the way: Matizovec (1072m), Dom na Kofcah mountain hut (1488m), Kofce gora (1967m), Malo Kladivo (2036m)