Medvodje - Veliki vrh above Komatevra
Starting point: Medvodje (898 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.4096°N 14.4016°E
Time of walking: 2 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy pathless terrain
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 736 m
Altitude difference (by path): 765 m
Map: Karavanke - osrednji del 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Podnart (Ljubelj), and then we continue driving on the road towards Ljubelj and Tržič. When "fast road" ends (blue sign), we will on the right side notice gas station, in front of which we turn right downwards towards Tržič. Further, we drive through Tržič, and we follow the narrower road towards the gorge Dovžanova soteska and then through the village Dolina and Jelendol to a hamlet Medvodje. Here at the first crossroad we continue right in the direction of waterfall Stegovniški slap (left Košutna and mountain pasture Dolga njiva), and in the second crossroad left by the river Tržiška Bistrica (right waterfall Stegovniški slap). Further, we are gently ascending by the upper stream of Tržiška Bistrica, and we follow the road to a marked parking lot, where we park.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a gently sloping road which is ascending by the river Tržiška Bistrica. And we soon get to a gate, behind which we go at the unmarked crossroad. Here we continue on the right road which starts ascending by the stream Fevča, and we leave the stream at the first sharp right turn. From the road which becomes a little steeper, for some time a view opens up a little on Košutnikov turn, and then it turns to the left and crosses a lane of a forest. The road then with a view on Dobrča and nearby Stegovnik, brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight (the right road ends in nearby forests). We still walk on the road and after few minutes we get to the next crossroad. This time we continue left (straight the road which leads towards the slopes below Konjščica, and the right road quickly ends) on a gradually more and more panoramic road which crosses slopes towards the left. At the next crossroad, we continue sharply right and through the forest, we ascend to the next crossroad, where we continue left. The road then becomes a little steeper and soon brings us to the spot, where the cart track branches off to the right towards the saddle Pri lojtri, and here we go straight and we still continue on the road. Higher, the road gradually flattens, and then it brings us on a smaller indistinct saddle, where slightly to the right at first a little wider cart track branches off, on which we continue the ascent. At the first crossing of cart tracks, we continue right and there we turn around towards the left. A little further, the cart track ends, and we continue the ascent on a forested ridge, where we run into an old wire fence. Further, we are ascending by the mentioned wires, where they lead us on and by the ridge. Higher on the left side we bypass a relatively steep secondary peak, and the "path" on this part even descends a little. The slope then becomes again quite steep, and all the time during the ascent we follow the old wire fence, by which we ascend to the top of Veliki vrh.
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