Selski most - Sveti Štefan (Kupljenik)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Lesce, and then we continue driving towards Bled. In Bled "we ignore" left turn-offs in the direction towards Koritno, Bodešče, Ribno and Selo and we continue driving to the traffic light, where a road branches off to the right towards Gorje and Pokljuka. At the mentioned crossroad, we continue straight and we start descending towards Lake Bled. When on the left we notice Chinese restaurant Peking we leave the main road towards Bohinjska Bistrica and behind restaurant we continue left on street Ulica Narodnih herojev. At few smaller crossroads, we continue on the main road, and then we get to the road Cankarjeva cesta, on which we drive for some time, or to a crossroad at the chapel, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Selo and Dobra gora (still on the main road Ribno). We continue driving on a gradually narrower road which for some time leads by meadows and fields, and then passes into the forest through which it starts descending. Lower forest ends, and we get to the village Selo and a little further also at the smaller crossroad, where we continue straight (left and then immediately right) downwards in the direction of Sava and Kupljenik (left Ribno, right Bled). Next follows some descent on still relatively narrow road, and then the asphalt ends, and on a little wider macadam road we drive to the bridge Selski most over the river Sava Bohinjka. We park on an appropriate place by the bridge.
B) First, we drive to Podbrdo and from there in Bohinjska Bistrica (with car shuttle train or over Soriška planina). From Bohinjska Bistrica we continue driving towards Bled, and there, when we get to the lake we turn right in the direction of Selo. Further, we drive on a narrow road Mlinska cesta. Bled soon ends, and still relatively narrow and the road brings us in the village Selo, where at the smaller crossroad in the middle of the village we continue right in the direction of Sava and Kupljenik (left Bled, straight Ribno). Next follows some descent on still relatively narrow road, and then the asphalt ends, and on a little wider macadam road we drive to the bridge Selski most over the river Sava Bohinjka. We park on an appropriate place by the bridge.

Path description:
From the starting point, we go over a bridge through Sava Bohinjka, from which a nice view opens up on Ribenska gora, and after the bridge we continue right in the direction of Bohinjska Bela, Kupljenik and Talež. We short time continue on the macadam road, and then we get to a smaller crossroad, where at first still road branches off to the left towards Talež, and we continue straight in the direction of Kupljenik. We still continue on the road, and then at the next crossroad, which isn't marked we continue slightly left, so that we walk by the right edge of the nearby fence. Further still gentle road changes into a cart track which at the crossings we follow in the direction of Kupljenik. Few minutes ahead, when the path passes on slopes of Hom (675 meters), it starts ascending steeper towards the right, and in doing so it leads us through quite steep slopes. Higher the forest for some time ends and the path brings us to a nice viewpoint at the chapel Na Koren, where we can for a short time stop and enjoy nice views.
The path ahead for some time returns into the forest and then it leads by the edge of meadows. A little behind the NOB memorial, which we notice on the left side, the path turns a little more to the left and with a view on Babji zob starts ascending towards the settlement Kupljenik. Asphalt road which leads through Kupljenik we reach few steps above the small chapel, and we follow it left in the direction of Jama. The path ahead leads us past relatively new cross, and then the road slowly starts turning more and more to the right. At the smaller crossroad, which is situated among individual houses we continue right (left Talež), and then we continue on a gently sloping asphalt road, from which beautiful views opening up towards Karawanks and Lake Bled. Past another NOB monument and past the fire station we soon get to the spot, where we continue left in the direction of cave, on the path on which in a minute of additional walking, we get to the church of St. Štefan.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2015 (april).

On the way: Kapelica Na Koren (550m)

Trip can be extended to: Planina Prihod (1 h 5 min) , Babji zob (1 h 35 min)