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H17 - ALONG THE SEVEN HILLS OF
NOVO MESTO
 Stroll
through Novo mesto
Trail length: 10.3
km.
Novo mesto, like
Rome, lies on seven hills. You will ascend some of the hills and
only touch others. At any rate you need a whole day to view all the
key sites.
This route is
included in the packages HTN 07, 13,16
SCHEMATIC MAP
From the Glavni trg
square and past the town hall and market, we will ascend to the
Cathedral of St. Nicholas. Opposite the provost’s house to the left is
the Kapitelj hill (253 m) which is the first scenic hill on our route.
We will then descend to Novi trg square and cross the artery several
metres from the underground passage into the old town centre. At the
bank we will turn onto the former provincial road which today has been
transformed into the Kettej tree avenue- a tree-lined promenade
running past the Marof hill (228 m) to Bršljin, where we will again
arrive at the Novo mesto artery. We will cross the railway tracks and
freight tracks and turn left. The asphalt road next to the former
factory soon changes into a footpath running alongside the Krka River,
on which we will ascend to the Gostišča Loka inn. We can have a rest
here and then cross the wooden bridge over the Krka River which will
take us to the Portoval sports complex. We will turn right at the
tennis courts and walk around the soccer field, then turn left into
the forest. The third hill, the Portoval hill (225 m) will be on our
right. From the forest we will turn onto a path which descends to the
Novo mesto-Straža main road. We will cross the road at the pedestrian
crossing and continue onwards along the street Šegoval ulica to the
Leon Štrukelj sports hall. The Šipčev hill (213 m) is located right
behind the building. We will cross the railway tracks and turn left
onto the street Bajčeva ulica and proceed to the Church of St.
Michael. We will turn left at the church and take an immediate right
at the crossroads to the railway underpass. Here we will turn right
towards the Težka voda River onto the footpath on which we will ascend
to the Grm hill (192 m). The trail leads us past the Grm Castle,
Krajčev House and Mordax Chapel, and then descends to the primary
school where we will turn right and ascend to the road Kandijska
cesta. We will cross the road and turn right and walk up the steps
right next to the Mercator store and arrive at the street Slančeva
ulica. We will turn left, and then right at the first street which
will bring us to Recljev hill (221 m.). We will climb the steps and
turn left onto the street Ragovska ulica. At the store, we will cross
the road and head towards Ragovski grove. We will follow the footpath
above the Krka River and then turn onto the wooden bridge spanning the
Krka River and descend to the playground and past the courthouse. We
will pass the streets Streliška and Vrhovčeva ulica and arrive back at
the main square.
Additional information
about the trail:
| Lowest point: |
164.8 m |
| Highest point: |
215.3 m |
| Total ascent: |
139.4 m |
| Total descent: |
143.9 m |
| Estimated hiking
time: |
2.5 h |
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