Sežanje - Snežnik

Access to starting point:
A) From Cerknica or Nova vas na Blokah at first we drive to Bloška Polica, from there we continue driving in the direction of Lož and Babno Polje. In the settlement Pudob we turn right in the direction of Snežnik, Ilirska Bistrica, Knežak and nearby settlement Kozarišče. In Kozarišče we continue slightly left in the direction of Snežnik and also in the next crossroads, we follow the road in the direction of Snežnik. When Kozarišče ends, ends also an asphalt, and we immediately after the bridge through Mali Obrh we continue left in the direction of Mašun and Knežak. Next follows relatively long drive on a macadam road which we follow approximately 11 km or to Leskova dolina. From Leskova dolina we continue on the main road a little less than 1.5 km or to the spot, where signs for Gašperjev hrib 7 km point us to the left on a little steeper road. After a good 5 km of additional driving, we get to a marked crossroad, where the road branches off to the right towards Gašperjev hrib, and we continue straight, on the road which past Meželišče and Vodna draga after additional 5.5 km brings us to a crossroad in Sežana (on the right side of the crossroad we notice a wooden cottage). At the crossroad, we continue right, and we follow the road only a short time because it quickly brings us to a sign, that prohibits further driving.
B) We drive into Pivka, from there we continue driving towards Knežak. In Knežak at the marked crossroad we continue left in the direction of Mašun and settlement Bač and Koritnice. A little further, we go right in the direction of Mašun and Koritnice (straight Bač). After Koritnice the road starts considerably ascending, and after 18 km from the main crossroad in Knežak brings us to Mašun, from there we continue driving right in the direction of Sviščaki. After approximately 2 km of the macadam road from Mašun we get to a crossroad, where we continue on the left bottom road (right road leads towards Sviščaki), on which we drive for approximately 4 km, or to a crossroad, which is situated immediately after the road sign 12 km. At the mentioned crossroad, we continue right on side forest road (straight Kozarišče and Leskova dolina), and there we continue approximately 1.3 km, and then we join the road from Leskova dolina. Next follows a little less than 4 km of driving, and then we get to a marked crossroad, where a road branches off to the right towards Gašperjev hrib, and we continue straight, on the road which past Meželišče and Vodna draga after additional 5.5 km brings us to a crossroad in Sežana (on the right side of the crossroad we notice a wooden cottage). At the crossroad, we continue right, and we follow the road only a short time because it quickly brings us to a sign, that prohibits further driving.
C) First, we drive to Ilirska Bistrica, and then we continue driving towards Sviščaki (turn off is in the middle of Ilirska Bistrica and is marked, maybe it is a little poorly noticeable). At first, we are ascending on an asphalt road, and then after a little less than 12 km of ascent an asphalt is changed to a macadam. Next follows for approximately 7 km of the macadam, and then we get to a crossroad right next to the mountain hut Dom na Sviščakih, where we continue right in the direction of Snežnik. We continue driving on the road, on which runs also a marked path on Snežnik, and we are driving there to a marked crossroad below Lom, which is situated on 1330 meters (to here another 2.5 km). Here we continue right, and after 5.7 km again right. Next crossroad is after 1.7 km, where we continue straight, and after 1.2 km left towards area named Sežana. Next follows for approximately 2.7 km of driving and the road brings us in Sežana, where at the crossroad by a wooden cottage we continue left. Further, we drive only for a short time, and then we come to a sign, that prohibits further driving.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on for public traffic closed forest road which continues through the forest. After few minutes of easy walking, it starts moderately descending and brings us into large grassy hollow Grčovec. Here, where the road almost ends, we go right and we continue on the bottom of the valley, where we soon step on an older cart track. By the cart track we notice some of rare blazes, and we soon come to the edge of the forest, where on rock we notice a caption Snežnik.
We go in the direction of Snežnik and we continue on a worse cart track which soon changes into poorly beaten, but well-marked footpath. Further, we are ascending through a dense forest and then the path brings us into a smaller valley, through which we soon step out of the forest on slopes covered with dwarf pines. Small valley through which we are ascending is becoming narrower, and the path on which we are ascending steeper. Higher, the path for a short time very steeply ascends through a narrow passage, and then gradually widens, but still leads through a small valley. The increasingly panoramic path which runs among dwarf pines, higher flattens and it brings us to a crossing, where we join the path from Leskova dolina.
We continue in the direction of Snežnik and we continue the ascent on a marked path, which from dwarf pines brings us on unvegetated upper slopes of Snežnik. This increasingly panoramic path, we then follow all the way to the peak, and we reach it after few minutes of additional walking.

On the way: Grčovec (1290m)