Osolnik

Osolnik Hike April 2025

Hike in the Polhov Gradec Hills, Slovenia, visiting Osolnik, .

Recorded route
Trnovec - Osolnik Hike (v1, GPX) planned route
5,550 meter flat distance
17 % average gradient
857 meter highest point
382 meter lowest point
495 meter sum ascent
470 meter sum descent
Start quote. Osolnik in Spring. End quote.

Osolnik is a 857 meter high peak in the Slovenian Polhov Gradec hills, near Ljubljana. This hike from the Trnovec road to the Osolnik peak was a great way to spend a nice spring morning.

Parking

08:43 - 08:45 (2m36s) @ Parking below Osolnik

We arrive at the free street-side parking area below Osolnik at a quarter to 9. There are still plenty of spots available, but it tends to get busy quickly when the weather is so nice on a Saturday. The parking area sits between the road and Ločnica, a small stream. On the other side of the road is the start of our hike, a gravel road that leads up into the Polhov Gradec Hills.

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Street-side parking at the start of the path to Osolnik, with the road, parking spots, and start of the path visible.
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The parking area as seen from the start of the path.
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The start

08:45 - 09:16 (31m3s)

We follow the gravel road for a kilometer where a bridge takes us over a small stream. After the bridge a narrower gravel path branches off to the left while the road continues to the right. We continue onto the path.

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The gravel road.
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The bridge across the stream, with the gravel path visibe in the distance.
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The bridge across the stream. Here we go left after the bridge onto the gravel path.
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The gravel path.
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Still wide, but no longer a road.
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Breakfast

09:16 - 09:37 (20m58s)

A couple of fallen trees between the path and the little stream coming down the hill provide a perfect place to sit down for a little break and breakfast.

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The gravel path and seating area provided by a couple of fallen trees.
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The stream as seen from the seating area.
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Continuing up

09:37 - 10:16 (38m48s)

The path gets narrower and steeper with occasional steps and stairs before joining back up with the gravel road that took the long way around.

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The path through the forest.
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A sign on a tree indicating where to go for Osolnik.
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The path through the forest.
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The path through with a clearing to the right.
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The path through the forest.
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A bit of stairs in the path.
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A bit of stairs in the path.
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The path through the forest.
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The path through the forest.
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Out of the forest

10:16 - 10:39 (22m55s)

The top of Osolnik is a mix of mostly grass fields the occasional group of trees. There are quite some buildings as well and the gravel road runs between them.

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The gravel road.
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The fields near the top of Osolnik.
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The gravel road with stack of firewood next to it.
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Osolnik

10:39 - 11:33 (54m16s) @ Osolnik

There is a church at the top of Osolnik.

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The church on top of Osolnik.
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Back down

11:33 - 12:40 (1h6m)

We follow the same path down as we did coming up.

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The gravel road.
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The gravel road.
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The gravel road.
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The gravel road.
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The path through the forest.
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The path through the forest.
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The gravel road.
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The gravel road.
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Finish

12:40 - 12:40 (46s) @ Parking below Osolnik

The path out of the forest drops us right back at the parking area.

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The gravel road and parking area below Osolnik.
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