Sveti Jakob Revisited

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Round trip hike via Trnovec Parking B, Trnovec Parking A, Church of Saint Jakob, Trnovec Parking B, 3 weeks ago.

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3h4m duration

4,994 meter flat distance

806 meter highest point

437 meter lowest point

393 meter sum ascent

380 meter sum descent

I love it when a plan comes together. End quote.

We decided somewhat last minute to go for a hike, so instead of planning a completely new route we reused one from a couple of weeks ago. That time we deviated from the plan on the way down, this time we managed to follow it fully.

Reported by Binokkio.

Parking

10:04 - 10:06 (1m55s) @ Trnovec Parking B

We start a bit late today at 10 in the morning. All parking spots right at the start of the path are taken, but there are a couple of free ones 100 meters down the road, so we park there.

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The parking lot next to the road with 2 cars parked.

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To the start

10:06 - 10:08 (1m45s) @ Trnovec Parking A

We walk along the road to the start of the path towards Sveti Jakob.

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The full parking area at the start of the path.

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The start of the path to Sveti Jakob.

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Up through the fields

10:08 - 10:44 (36m19s)

We follow the mix of roads and paths across the rolling Polhov Gradec hills to the edge of the forest.

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We follow this bit of road and pass between the 2 buildings at the end.

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The path with Sveti Jakob visible in the distance.

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You can see Sveti Jakob on top of the hill in the distance if you look closely.

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You can see Sveti Jakob on top of the hill in the distance if you look closely.

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Here we go left.

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Here we go left into the forest.

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Up through the forest.

10:44 - 11:14 (30m2s)

We continue into the forest. Almost immediately the path splits. We continue on the left path and should come back on the right. Last time the marked path deviated from that plan and we came back on the road, but this time we're going to try and stick to what I planned.

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A small stream crosses the path through the forest.

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The path through the forest leading to an open field.

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The last bit up to Sveti Jakob

11:14 - 11:39 (25m30s)

We exit the forest onto an open field and make our way across to the hill ridge leading up to Sveti Jakob. From the ridge we are treated to a beautiful view across the Ljubljana basin. We take a quick break on the bench there before going through the last bit of forest between us and Sveti Jakob.

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The bench, a signpost, and the view across the Ljubljana basin.

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We stick to the right here.

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Sveti Jakob comes into view.

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Sveti Jakob

11:39 - 12:06 (26m39s) @ Church of Saint Jakob

We sit down on one of the many benches around Sveti Jakob and enjoy the views for a while.

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The planned way back

12:06 - 13:03 (57m20s)

Paying a bit more attention and occasionally ignoring the marked path we manage to stick to the planned path this time. It's shorter and stays in the forest which is nice on a hot and sunny day like today.

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The path branching off to the left from the road.

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We go left here.

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Easy to deviate here since the path we are on goes around the corner to the left. But there is actually another path behind the marked tree which we take this time.

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