Spodnje Pirniče - Šmarna gora (learning trail)

Access to starting point:
A) From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the exit Ljubljana - Šmartno, then continue driving towards Tacen. In Tacen, just before the road over the bridge crosses the river Sava, we continue slightly right towards Pirniče. A little after Ljubljana ends, we arrive at the inn Kovač in Vikrče and only a few meters ahead to the crossroads, where the road towards Medvode and the center of the settlement Spodnje Pirniče branches off to the left. Here we continue straight and after some 10 meters of additional driving we arrive at a smaller crossroads, where a narrower asphalt road towards house nos. Spodnje Pirniče 48, 48 a-d, 49, 49 e, f, g, h, 50, 50 a, b, 53 a, b branches off to the right. At the mentioned crossroads our path starts, but because there are no appropriate parking spots here we have to park somewhere else (the most appropriate place is by the church in Spodnje Pirniče or on the paid parking lot at club Lipa).
B) From Šentvid we drive to Tacen, there immediately after the bridge over the river Sava left towards Pirniče. A little after Ljubljana ends, we arrive at the inn Kovač in Vikrče and only a few meters ahead to the crossroads, where the road towards Medvode and the center of the settlement Spodnje Pirniče branches off to the left. Here we continue straight and after some 10 meters of additional driving we arrive at a smaller crossroads, where a narrower asphalt road towards house nos. Spodnje Pirniče 48, 48 a-d, 49, 49 e, f, g, h, 50, 50 a, b, 53 a, b branches off to the right. At the mentioned crossroads our path starts, but because there are no appropriate parking spots here we have to park somewhere else (the most appropriate place is by the church in Spodnje Pirniče or on the paid parking lot at club Lipa).
C) From Medvode we drive to Zgornje and further to Spodnje Pirniče, but at the crossroads before the start of Vikrče we turn towards club Lipa. After only some 10 meters of additional driving we arrive at a smaller crossroads, where a narrower asphalt road towards house nos. Spodnje Pirniče 48, 48 a-d, 49, 49 e, f, g, h, 50, 50 a, b, 53 a, b branches off to the right. At the mentioned crossroads our path starts, but because there are no appropriate parking spots here we have to park somewhere else (the most appropriate place is by the church in Spodnje Pirniče or on the paid parking lot at club Lipa).

Path description:
From the starting point we continue along the mentioned street, then behind the last house on the right side we turn right onto the road, which a few meters ahead loses the asphalt surface and brings us to an unmarked junction at the water reservoir.
Before the water reservoir we continue left into the forest (if we continue straight we arrive at Kovačeva steza) through which we begin to ascend gently at first. Further on, the path leads us past the abandoned quarry, and a little further we join the better-trodden path from club Lipa.
The path continues through the forest, through which it gradually begins to ascend more steeply. For some time we ascend steeply, then the path levels out and brings us to the place where we join the relatively steep road that leads from Zavrh towards Šmarna gora.
We continue the ascent along the road, which further leads us past the NOB monument and a few meters ahead also past the plague or Turkish sign. Higher up, the road turns somewhat more to the left and brings us from the forest onto panoramic slopes. With a view of the summit of Šmarna gora and the Kamniško Savinjske Alpe we quickly arrive at the homestead Gorjanc, from which a short walk follows to the marked junction Na Sedlu.
Here we continue left further along the road, which soon splits into two parts. We can continue the ascent along the road, in which case we ascend to the summit past the wish bell, or continue right along the marked footpath, which past the chapel of St. Sobota also brings us to the summit of Šmarna gora.

On the way: Na Sedlu (580m)