Javornik – Route 3 – Through Podkraj

Altitude of the location: 1240 m
Altitude of the starting point: 798 m
Altitude difference: 442 m

Time of walking: 2 h 30 min
Difficulty: Easy marked path
Equipment: Normal hiking equipment. In the wintertime crampons are recommended
Expediency of visit: All seasons

Access:
Direct towards Logatec, from here towards Idrija. Somewhat before the village Kalce, after Logatec, turn left towards Podkraj and Col. When you reach Podkraj park on appropriate place, on a small parking lot next to the board; the parking is located at the end of the village. From here we go on ascending the dirt road towards Sveti Duh and Javornik. Soon it turns right to pass a grassy slope. Slightly higher we pass a shorter forest belt, behind it we come to the crossroad. The sign direct us right towards Javornik. The path ascends slightly at the edge of the forest all the way to the Izak cottage, which is located slightly away from the road on the left. Above bivouac the path splits into several directions, we continue straight in direction of Javornik all the way to the crossing. Follow the sign slightly to the right on grass dirt road, pass the military bunker on its left side, all the way to the fence of the pasture. Continue along the fence, sometime later the path turns to the right, in direction we came from. After descend it turns right into the forest, where we descend on overgrown path.

After short descend we come to the macadam road, which takes us left. From the forest we come on a grassy slope, where we come to the crossing. We direct right, and the path takes us to the sign. From here the walk is slightly steeper. When the path start to gently sloping we come to the plain, from here we continue to the left along marked path towards the bench. From the bench we pass slope of Streliški vrh and come to the pass, on the right a pulpit is located. On the pass we come to the crossing, direct downwards in direction Javornik and follow the blazes. Here are numerous side roads. We come to the macadam road, on which we turn right. After the ascend we come to the crossing, continue left and come to the lookout slope. We pass a shorter forest belt and come to the crossing, direct to the left towards an abandoned house. In front of this abandoned house the signs direct us to the right, and the path takes us to the cottage on Javornik. At cottage the board direct us towards the tower, after few minutes of ascend we come on the top of Javornik with a tower.