Mengeš - Mengeška koča on Gobavica
Starting point: Mengeš (320 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.1669°N 14.5681°E
Time of walking: 20 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 113 m
Altitude difference (by path): 113 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
A) From the direction of Ljubljana: We drive on bypass highway to Tomačevo roundabout, where we turn towards Črnuče and Trzin. On a four-lane road we drive past Črnuče and Trzin. At the crossroad right before Depala vas or just before the road narrows into two-lane road we turn left in the direction of Mengeš (signpost). After driving through Trzin we get to Mengeš and to a roundabout of Mengeš bypass road. We leave the roundabout at exit for settlement Mengeš. We drive through the settlement over two traffic light crossroads (at first Tuš, at the second fire station). Just before the main crossroad towards Brnik we turn left. We drive past the kindergarten (picture 1 - only during the weekends it is allowed to park) or we drive even a little further to the parking lot, which is situated on both sides just before the road turns uphill (picture 2).
B) From Domžale (from the direction Štajerska highway exit): We drive to Rodica (direction Kamnik) and there just after the railway station at the crossroad at Toyota center we turn left, we cross the track and we drive about a kilometer, two to Mengeš. From the settlement sign, we drive few hundred meters to first traffic light. On the right we see the fire station. We turn right and further, the same as description from the direction of Ljubljana.
C) From the direction Kamnik: We drive to a roundabout on Šmarca, and there in the direction of Ljubljana or Mengeš. From the settlement sign for Mengeš after few hundred metrers we get to the traffic light crossroad towards Brnik (on the right we see inn Pavovec). There we go straight and then we turn on first street right and further, the same as description from the direction of Ljubljana.
D) From the direction Kranj (Gorenjska): We leave Kranj in the direction of Šenčur and at the roundabout (on which we come also from the highway from Ljubljana direction or from Jesenice, if at the crossroad after we get from the highway we turn right and we drive below the highway) we turn towards Šenčur. We drive through Šenčur, Brnik, Lahovče, Mostec all the time straight or following signposts for Mengeš. When we come in Mengeš after few hundred metrers of driving, we find ourselves on traffic light crossroad where we turn right and then we turn again on first street right and further, the same as description from the direction of Ljubljana.
Path description:
From the second parking lot we go few ten meters still on the road uphill and then we turn left on a forest path, which branches off from the road (picture 3). The path is marked even though at the beginning the blazes are a little poorly visible. After the turn to the left it leads us past the big rock (picture 4) and then past the broken bench (picture 5). From here after about 10 minutes we come on a clearing with a bench and a chapel. From this clearing we have a nice view towards Kamnik Alps with saddle Kamniško sedlo, Brana, Planjava,...
Further, we DO NOT continue on obvious path past the bench and direct in the forest but we follow poorly visible path behind the chapel as it is this marked on the picture 7. This path after few ten meters again brings us into the forest (picture 9) where we again notice the blazes (picture 10). We continue straight and just before the peak we come to a crossroad (picture 12) where we again continue straight. After few ten meters we reach the peak.
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