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Špička Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 10/18/2008
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Velika Špička is an attractive hill near Cerknica, with an advantage of being less visited than Slivnica. There are several approaches possible. We prefer to start from Begunje by Cerknica, parking at N45° 49.330', E014° 23.037' (please park a bit further away from a local bocce http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bocce club, leaving the best parking spaces to the locals). From the parking area to the top it takes less than an hour for a 3 km walk with a 300 m elevation change on a well marked trail. About 180 m from the parking place (N45° 49.411', E014° 23.106') a trail forks, but both paths lead to the top. On a way up we prefer to take the left route, but return by the other one which meets the first 250 m from the top of the hill, and descends past a large cross with a view of the valley. An alternative starting point is near a church in Selšček, a village 1.5 km East from Begunje. The cache is a one litre plastic container. ---- Velika Špička je privlačen hrib v pogorju Menišija blizu Cerknice, ki pa je vendar nakoliko manj oblegan kot Slivnica. Možnih dostopov je več. Midva najraje začneva izlet iz Begunj pri Cerknici, avto lahko pustimo blizu balinišča na N45° 49.330', E014° 23.037' (domačini bodo veseli, če jim prepustite najboljša parkirna mesta tik ob balinišču). Od balinišča do vrha je 3 km, kar je slaba ura hoje s 300 m višinske razlike po dobro označeni planinski poti. Kakšnih 180 m od balinišča (N45° 49.411', E014° 23.106') se pot razcepi, a obe poti vodita na vrh. Gor grede nama je ljubša leva, povratek pa za spremembo po drugi, ki se priključi prvi 250 m pod vrhom, in se spusti mimo velikega križa z lepim razgledom v dolino. Drugo možno izhodišče je blizu cerkve v vasi Selšček, 1.5 km vzhodno od Begunj. Poti tam je več in so slabše označene, a vrh je težko zgrešiti. Za kolesarje utegne biti zanimiva 20 kilometrska kolesarska pot, za sprehajalce pa 8.5 km sprehajalna pot ali 3 km naravoslovna učna pot. http://www.begunje.net/td-menisija/slike/menisija/nova_zlozenka.pdf http://www.slovenia.info/si/kolesarjenje/Kolesarska-pot-Menišija.htm?kolesarjenje=342 Zaklad je litrska posoda iz umetne snovi.

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whavcre / oeva

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)