Sotočje Male in Velike Božne - Sveti Lenart
Starting point: Sotočje Male in Velike Božne (406 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.0797°N 14.2993°E
Time of walking: 1 h 45 min
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way
Difficulty of skiing: easily
Altitude difference: 455 m
Altitude difference (by path): 500 m
Map: Ljubljana - okolica 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From Horjul or Dobrova we drive to Polhov Gradec, and then we continue driving towards Črni Vrh. A little above Polhov Gradec, at the crossroad at the confluence of the rivers Mala and Velika Božna, we continue left and then right behind the bridge we park on a parking lot by the road.
Path description:
Only few meters away from the starting point, we notice hiking signposts, which point us to the right on a footpath which starts steeply ascending through the forest. After steep initial part, the path for some time flattens a little and then turns a little to the left, where gradually passes on very steep and mainly in wet for slipping dangerous slopes. The path ahead at first in a moderate ascent crosses the mentioned slopes, and then it becomes much steeper. Next follows a steep ascent through a pine forest, on the path which higher runs on and by occasionally exposed ridge. Higher, the steepness decreases and the path gradually passes on a cart track, on which we soon step out of the forest, on panoramic grassy slopes, from which a nice view opens up on the nearby Polhograjska Gora. Cart track higher changes into a macadam road, and it quickly brings us to the last houses in the village, where we also step on asphalt. We continue the ascent on panoramic and at first still slightly ascending road, and then it turns on the other side of the hill, where it starts descending steeper.
After few minutes of descent, we get to the next hamlet and only few meters ahead to a crossroad, where we join the main road connection between Polhov Gradec and Črni Vrh.
We continue slightly right in the direction of Črni Vrh and we continue the ascent on a slightly ascending road which over panoramic slopes brings us into a lane of a forest. When we again step out of the forest, in front of us we already notice the church of St. Lenart, which we were recently looking from quite far.
We still continue on the road, and past the primary school it quickly brings us to the fire station on Črni Vrh, where there is an inscription box with a stamp. Here we continue left and after 5 minutes of additional walking, we get to the church of St. Lenart, which is situated on a panoramic hill.
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