Pikovnik - Sveti Vid (Vidovska planota)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Koper we go to the exit Brezovica, and then we continue driving in the direction Podpeč (to Podpeč we can also come from Črna vas or Ig). In Podpeč we continue in the direction of Borovnica, Krim and Rakitna and continue driving for a short time by the edge of Ljubljana marshes, and then signs for Rakitna point us to the left on a steep ascending road. The road then leads us through Preserje, where it also starts descending. After a short descent, we continue left in the direction of Krim and Rakitna, and then we follow a mostly ascending road to Rakitna and from there towards Cerknica. Further, we few kilometers drive through the forest and then we get to a saddle Pikovnik and the eponymous settlement, where we park on an appropriate place by the road.
B) From highway Koper - Ljubljana we go to the exit Unec and we follow the road ahead in the direction of Cerknica. Only a little before Cerknica, we continue left in the direction of Begunje, and when we get to Begunje we follow the signs for Rakitna. Further, the road starts ascending, and we follow it to the settlement and saddle Pikovnik, where we park on an appropriate place by the road.
C) First, we drive to Cerknica, and then we continue driving in the direction Begunje, when we get to Begunje we follow the signs for Rakitna. Further, the road starts ascending, and we follow it to the settlement and saddle Pikovnik, where we park on an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
On the eastern side of the mountain pass, we notice signposts for Zadela, Koščaki and Sveti Vid, which point us on a cart track which at first ascends below the power line and turns a little to the left. We short time continue below the power line, and then at first still panoramic path turns to the right. We continue the ascent through a narrower meadow, which is surrounded by a mostly spruce forest. Higher, the path flattens, and the forest at the beginning of a panoramic ridge for some time ends. On the other side of an ample meadow, the path goes into the forest, through which it is then relatively gently ascending. The path continues on the southwestern side of Zadela (Zadela (959 meters) is with a forest covered peak), and then gradually brings us on an indistinct saddle southeast from the mentioned summit.
Further, the path gradually passes on a forested ridge of Ostri vrh (950 meters), which indistinct peak we reach after few minutes of additional walking.
From the sharp peak, the path starts descending at first through the forest and then through the already overgrown clearings. When the descent ends, we step on the road Zadela - Sveti Vid, and we reach it right at the lonely house, and behind it, we gradually come out of the forest. We continue with nice views on the ridge of Javorniki, Slivnica, Snežnik and other surrounding hills. Next follows a short descent, in the middle of which at first the road branches off to the right towards few houses in the village Koščake, and a little further from the left joins the path from Rakitna. In both cases we continue straight, and further an asphalted road quickly takes us to the next village, named Korošče.
On the other side of the village, the road for some time ascends a little and then it flattens and slowly starts turning more to the left. Meanwhile already a view opens up towards the church of St. Vid and the eponymous village. A little before the village, we join the other a little wider road which we follow to the left, and we ascend there to the fire station and church.

On the way: Koščake (850m), Korošče (827m)