Tacen - Šmarna gora (Partizanska steza)

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Ljubljana - Šmartno, and then we continue driving towards Tacen. When we get to the bridge over the river Sava, at the crossroad we turn right in the direction of Vikrče and Pirniče. Immediately after the crossroad, we again turn right on larger marked parking lot.
B) From the road Celovška cesta in Ljubljana only a little after turn-off for Gorenjska highway the road towards Vižmarje and Tacen branches off to the right (if we come from Medvode side only a little before the turn-off for highway we continue left). We continue driving towards Tacen, immediately after we crossed bridge through river Sava, we park on a large parking lot.

Path description:
At the beginning of the parking lot, we notice signposts for Šmarna gora, which at first lead on a sidewalk, after that they point us to the right on street Thumova ulica. After few minutes of easy walking we come to the crossroad of street Thumova ulica and street Ulica Janeza Rožiča, and we continue straight on a narrower mountain path. After a short gentle ascent we step on the road, and we only cross it and we continue the ascent on a steeper mountain path. The path which ahead runs through the forest, higher flattens and brings us on a plain Spodnja Kuhinja.
On Spodnja Kuhinja is marked crossing, and we continue right in the direction of the path Romarska pot and Partizanska steza (left path Mazijeva steza on Grmada, straight saddle Sedlo). The path ahead is ascending diagonally towards the right, and then joins the path from Šmartno. Here we continue slightly left and we ascend to the near chapel. At the chapel, we continue right, and the path quickly brings us to the next crossing, where we continue left upwards in the direction of the path Partizanska steza on Šmarna gora.
From the crossing ahead, the path becomes steeper and passes on much steeper slopes, which are mainly in snow and ice dangerous for slipping. Further, we are ascending in zig-zags on a steep slope, well made and maintained path, after a time brings us to a bench, from which a nice view opens up towards the valley. Above the bench, the path passes on a ridge, on which we ascend right below the peak of Šmarna gora. Here the path from the ridge passes on a slope, over which in few 10 strides of additional walking, we ascend to the summit of Šmarna gora.