Štefanja Gora

From the car park, continue along the asphalt road that runs along the left side of the former monastery’s wall. Follow this road to the first left-hand bend, where signs for Štefanja Gora direct you right onto a footpath. After a few dozen steps, the marked path turns left and begins to climb more steeply. The gradient soon eases and a path from the water intake joins from the left. Continue slightly right past a small wayside shrine along a gently graded path that runs on and alongside a cart track, which is usually quite muddy for several days after rain. A little further on, a path from Velesovo joins from the left; keep going along the wide, gently graded cart track. The easy path then brings you to a signposted junction beside a small chapel.

Continue right towards “klopce” (the benches; left leads to “šterne”, the wells) along the cart track, which gradually begins to climb moderately. Higher up, the path brings you to three benches in a row (klopce), which offer a fine view of Gorenjska (Upper Carniola). The cart track then enters the forest and turns into a fairly steep footpath, which soon levels out and leads you out of the forest onto an extensive grassy slope; cross it in a few minutes to reach an asphalt road and then the Pri Mežnarju excursion farm.

From the farm, continue along either of the two paths that climb across the partly steep grassy slope. After a good 5 minutes of further walking, you reach the top of Štefanja Gora, crowned by St Stephen’s Church.