Tržič - Zavetišče v Gozdu

Access to starting point:
A) From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Naklo, and then we continue driving in the direction towards settlements Žeje, Spodnje and Zgornje Duplje to the settlement Retnje, where we turn right towards the settlement Križe. At the crossroad a little after the parish church we continue left in the direction of Pristava, and when Pristava ends we get to Tržič. We park approximately 100 meters ahead on a parking lot on the left side of the road.
B) From highway Jesenice - Ljubljana we go to the exit Podbrezje, and then we continue driving towards Ljubelj and Tržič. Before Petrol gas station in Bistrica pri Tržiču we turn right, and then at the traffic light right towards Križe. Next follows driving on a little narrower road, after the road widens at the crossroad we continue left in the direction of Pristava. In Pristava from a little bigger crossroad at the stop sign we continue left in the direction of Pristava, and when Pristava ends we get to Tržič. We park approximately 100 meters ahead on a parking lot on the left side of the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue few 10 strides on the road, and then we continue right on a side road in the direction of Gozd and Kriška gora. A little further, before the last house we leave the road and we continue with an ascent left on a marked footpath which starts ascending through the forest. Further follows more crossings, where we follow the marked path, and higher we reach the macadam road which we follow to the right. The road we quickly leave because signs for Gozd and Kriška gora again point us to the left on the mountain path. Next follows few minutes of ascent, and then the path for some time flattens and brings us on a cart track, on which we continue the ascent. Next follows a walk on a cart track, where at the crossings we follow the blazes, and from the cart track higher path branches off to the left towards NOB monument Čevdrci, and we continue straight on a marked path. Next follows few minutes of gentle path, after that towards the left we cross the asphalt road which leads to the village Gozd. Further, we walk on a worse macadam road which after trough with water changes into ascending cart track. Cart track higher for some time touches asphalt road, and we again continue right from the road. Next follows few minutes of a light ascent through the forest and the path brings us to the cottage Zavetišče v Gozdu.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2017 (January).

Trip can be extended to: Planica (airfield Gozd) ( 5 min) , Mala Poljana , Velika Poljana , Koča na Kriški gori , Tolsti vrh , Storžič