Osolnik Hike - April 2025

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

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.

The start

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.

Breakfast

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.

Continuing up

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.

Out of the forest

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.

Osolnik

There is a church at the top of Osolnik.

Back down

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

Finish

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