Rdeči Kal - Dom Frata (by road)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Obrežje we go to the exit Trebnje zahod, and then we continue driving in the direction Dobrnič and Žužemberk. In Dobrnič, at the church, we leave the main road which leads towards Žužemberk and we continue driving straight towards Artmanja vas. At the end of the Artmanja vas we go slightly left (slightly right Korita), and then before we get to Vrbovec once again left, this time in the direction of Mirna Peč. The road a little further steeply ascends, and then it brings us to the village Rdeči Kal, where by the sign, which marks the beginning of the settlement, we park on a smaller parking lot by the crossroad.
B) First, we drive to Trebnje, and then we continue driving towards Mirna Peč. After the settlement Dolenje Ponikve, we leave the main road towards Mirna Peč and we continue driving right towards Dečja vas and Jordankal. In Jordankal we go right, and then we drive all the way to Rdeči Kal, where we already notice signposts for Ostri vrh. From the signs, we drive for approximately 100 meters ahead, and then we park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign, which marks the end of the settlement.
C) From highway Obrežje - Ljubljana we go to the exit Mirna Peč, and then we continue driving to the mentioned settlement. In Mirna Peč we reach the main road Novo mesto - Trebnje, we only cross it and we continue driving in the direction of Dobrnič. After Mirna Peč the road for some time steeply ascends, and then it brings us to a smaller crossroad, where the road towards the settlement on Globodolsko polje branches off to the left, and we continue straight and we soon get to Jordankal, where we go straight. Towards Dobrnič we drive to the village Rdeči Kal, where we already notice signposts for Ostri vrh. From the signs, we drive for approximately 100 meters ahead, and then we park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign, which marks the end of the settlement.
D) From Novo mesto, we drive to Mirna Peč, where at the crossroad near the church we continue left in the direction of Dobrnič. After Mirna Peč the road for some time steeply ascends, and then it brings us to a smaller crossroad, where the road towards the settlement on Globodolsko polje branches off to the left, and we continue straight and we soon get to Jordankal, where we go straight. Towards Dobrnič we drive to the village Rdeči Kal, where we already notice signposts for Ostri vrh. From the signs, we drive for approximately 100 meters ahead, and then we park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign, which marks the end of the settlement.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go on a macadam road in the direction of Ostri vrh and Dom LD Dobrnič. The road at first leads through a lane of a forest, after which we get by the edge of the nearby meadow. On the other side of the meadow, the road passes into the forest, where at first leads past a smaller cave with a name Jama ob cesti (in 20 meters deep and 20 meters long cave they unfortunately dumping litter), and then it is gently to moderately ascending. Higher, we get to a marked crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of the cottage Dom LD Dobrnič. After the crossroad, the road gradually ascends a little steeper, and when left above the road a fence appears, the road gets an asphalt covering. Few minutes higher from the right also the marked path from Dom Frata joins, and here we continue straight and in a minute of additional walking, we get to the cottage Dom LD Dobrnič.
From the cottage, we return about a minute to a marked crossing, and then we continue on a marked path in the direction of Frata. The path ahead leads us past the hunting observatory, and then passes into a lane of very dense bushes, through which the path is nicely passable, because it leads us on a good meter wide clearing. The path soon returns into the forest and then continues with some shorter ascents and descents. Next follow few crossings, where we follow the blazes, and then the path starts considerably descending. During the descent for some time a view opens up a little towards Gorjanci, and the path then gradually turns a little more to the right, where we get to a larger clearing. After the clearing, we step on a macadam road which we follow to the right, and there we walk only for a short time because signs for Frata point us to the left, on the path which quickly descends to another road. This time we follow the road to the left, and there in few minutes of additional walking, we get to the mountain hut Dom Frata, which is situated by the edge of a larger meadow.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2015 (November).

On the way: Dom LD Dobrnič (440m)