Hiking:

• H1 - MALA GORA AND SLEMEN TRAILS

• H2 - WOODENWARE AND PILGRIMAGE TRAILS

• H3 - BEAR TRAILS

• H4 - VERONIKA DESENIŠKA TRAILS

• H5 - ENERGY REFUEL IN THE WORLD OF THE KOLPA RIVER

• H6 - ALONG THE SOUTHERNMOST SLOVENIAN BORDER

• H7 - ŽUPANČIČEVA TRAIL

• H8 - BELA KRAJINA PARTISAN TRAILS

• H9 - THROUGH BEAUTIFUL AREAS OF BELA KRAJINA

• H10 - ALONG THE USKOK TRAILS

• H10.1 Through ferns and vineyards

• H11 - ALONG THE TRAILS OF MONKS

• H12 - OVER THE PLAIN ACROSS THE KRKA RIVER

• H13 - ALONG THE TRAIL FROM ŠMARJETA TO MOKRONOG

• H14 - THROUGH THE MIRNA VALLEY

• H15 - ALONG THE TREBNJE HILLS

• H16 - FOLLOWING THE VESTIGES OF KARSTIC TEMENICA

• H17 - ALONG THE SEVEN HILLS OF NOVO MESTO

• H18 - ALONG STRAŠKA GORA TO SUHA KRAJINA

• H19 - THROUGH THE KRKA RIVER VALLEY

• H19.1 - Cvinger archaeological trail

• H20 - ALONG THE KOČEVSKI ROG PLATEAU

• H20.1 -  Levstikova brigada walking trail

• H20.2 -  Plavica herbal trail

• H20.3 - Polhar trail

• H20.4 -  Trail to Base 20

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H2 -WOODENWARE AND PILGRIMAGE TRAILS

 

Rigelj - Sv. Gregor - Kamni grič - Nova Štifta - Ribnica.

Trail length: 21.5 km.

Easy route along the magical Slemen to the Nova Štifta pilgrimage and then through woodenware villages to Ribnica. For people who enjoy cultural and ethnological sites.

This trail is included in the packages HTN 02, 08

 SCHEMATIC MAP

The route begins in the village Rigelj where the Oblak tourist farm is located. Here we can take a rest, spend the night and tour more sites.

We will set off to the main road and through the villages Pusti Hrib, Gašpinovo and Hojče after which we will arrive at the centre of Slemen,  the village Sv. Gregor. There is a small shop  inn and church here. This is the birthplace of Janez Evangelist Krek. All areas of Slemen are very scenic  and full of fruit trees, especially cherry trees and in autumn, we can also collect chestnuts.  This part of the hike takes  1 hour.

We will continue along the road to Sodražica, (1 hour), cross the bridge and walk along the road towards Loški Potok. At the knitting factory, we will turn right and find a bike path between the houses which will take us through meadows to the forest. The trail is level for a while and then ascends, crossing a road and then continuing towards the peak. The trail becomes increasingly steeper and runs past a small hut to the forest road. Here we will take a few steps to the left descending and take a right onto a steep path which will soon bring us to the slope of Travna gora (1.30 hours ). We will continue along paths and bike trails running through forests and pastures and arrive at the Kamni Grič mountain lodge in a little less than an hour.

The mountain lodge is managed by PD Loški potok and is open on the weekends. We will descend through a meadow on the left side and at the edge of the clearing look for the signposted trail  which will bring us to the Travna gora mountain lodge. We can eat and drink here and also spend the night.

We will continue along the road to the crossroads and straight on along forest paths which are also signposted and arrive at the pilgrimage church in Nova Štifa within an hour. In addition to the prominent Baroque church, one should also visit one of the oldest linden trees in Slovenia and ascend to the little house and cool off in its shade.

We will double back along the road a bit and turn left at the crossroads and descend to the village Ravni dol where we can visit the Matic ethno  house. We will continue along the road and walk through the villages Jurjevica in Sajevec  and return back to Ribnica to our departure point. This part of the route takes 2 hours.

The entire trail is signposted with the characteristic yellow-green signs and runs along the route of the Ribnica mountain trail which is marked with Knafel markings. The Orneški Castle and Kadica sites are nearby the trail.

Additional information about the trail:

Lowest point:	492.2 m
Highest point:	1012.3 m
Total ascent:	739.2 m
Total descent:	922.4 m
Estimated hiking time:	6.5 h