Rog Hike April 2025

Hike in the Polhov Gradec Hills, Slovenia, visiting St. Margaret Church, St. Catherine Church, Rog and St. James Church on Petelinc, 31 weeks ago.

Recorded route

Žlebe - Rog Loop Hike (v1, GPX) planned route

7,158 meter flat distance

13 % average gradient

789 meter highest point

408 meter lowest point

455 meter sum ascent

447 meter sum descent

The Polhov Gradec Hills in spring. End quote.

A public holiday allowed us to squeeze in another hike. We went to the same area as last time, but knowing it a bit better now I planned a slightly longer route for my wife, 4-year-old son, and me. The Rog peak at 798 meters was our main destination. The route takes us there over Jeterbenk's west flank, and back over the east, with the Jeterbenk peak being an option both times. With 3 churches along the beautiful path we had plenty of things to see and places for pause.

Reported by Binokkio.

Parking

09:14 - 09:17 (3m16s) @ Žlebe Parking

We arrive at the parking a quarter past 9 in the morning. It's a public holiday today and the parking lot is quite full. We start on the same dirt road as a couple of days ago.

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The information board at the Žlebe parking lot.

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To the church of Saint Margaret

09:17 - 09:32 (14m50s)

After a small distance on the dirt road we take the narrow forest path that branches off to the right. This path takes us across the little stream to the church of Saint Margaret.

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The dirt road and the narrow forest path branching off to the right.

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Here we take the narrow forest path that branches off to the right from the dirt road.

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The path through the forest with a small stream running next to it.

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The path through the forest crossing the small stream.

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The path through the forest with the church of Saint Margaret visible in the distance.

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Here the church of Saint Margaret comes into view.

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Church of Saint Margaret

09:32 - 09:45 (12m47s) @ St. Margaret Church

The church of Saint Margaret is our first stop this hike.

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The gate of the church of Saint Margaret.

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Up through the forest, past Jeterbenk

09:45 - 10:57 (1h12m)

We leave the Church of Saint Margaret and head toward the Church of Saint Catherine. The gravel path takes us close to the Jeterbenk peak, but we don’t visit it this time, having done so recently. Going over Jeterbenk is possible both on the way to Rog and on the way back, and it doesn’t add much distance.

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The gravel path leaving the church of Saint Margaret.

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A view from the gravel path with the cross on Jeterbenk visible in the distance.

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That's the Jeterbenk peak straight ahead, if you look really closely you can see the cross that's on top of it.

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Here you can go either way, the paths join back up . We go left, which is slightly shorter.

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Here the paths join back up.

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Taking the steeper path across the tree roots on the left here leads to Jeterbenk, but we go right instead.

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Out of the forest

10:57 - 11:13 (15m52s)

We exit the forest onto a gravel road that takes us to the Church of Saint Catherine.

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Church of Saint Catherine

11:13 - 11:25 (12m29s) @ St. Catherine Church

We arrive at the church of Saint Catherine, the door stands open, so we take a look inside.

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The inside of the church of Saint Catherine.

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A view from the church of Saint Catherine.

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The path visible on the left is how we continue on to Rog.

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To Rog

11:25 - 11:50 (25m5s)

We continue along a narrow path behind the church of Saint Catherine that leads up to Rog.

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The church of Saint Catherine and the path to Rog.

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A signpost next to the church of Saint Catherine.

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A sign-post in the middle of a u-turn in the path.

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A bit of a u-turn here.

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Rog

11:50 - 12:18 (27m36s) @ Rog

At practically 800 meters high, Rog offers great views all around. The church of Saint Jakob (nad Katarino) that we visited last week is only a kilometer away. Not to be confused with the church of Saint Jakob (na Petelincu) that we are visiting later during this hike.

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The church of Saint Jakob (nad Katarino) is there in the top-left.

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Onwards to the next church

12:18 - 13:19 (1h37s)

Quite a steep section brings us back down from Rog to the intersection where you can go up to Jeterbenk or go alongside it on either side. We go right today.

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