Črnivec - Vivodnik

Access to starting point:
From Kamnik we drive towards Gornji Grad or vice versa. When we reach the mountain pass Črnivec, we park on the parking lot by the information boards. Parking in front of the nearby inn is only for guests.

Path description:
From the mountain pass Črnivec we head onto the macadam road in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Menini planini. The road first bypasses the guesthouse Črnivec, then starts to gently ascend over the slope that was damaged on 13.7.2008 by a storm with strong winds. After a few minutes of walking, the road flattens completely and brings us to a smaller valley, where we arrive at a well-marked intersection. We continue straight on the left road in the direction of the tourist farm Toman, and the road leads us past some smaller wooden cottages. At the last cottage the road splits again, and this time we continue on the upper right one (left downward to farm Toman), to which the signs for Menina planina also direct us. The road, which starts to ascend more steeply, transitions into a dense forest, and after a few minutes we pay attention, as the blazes will direct us slightly right onto a marked footpath that ascends parallel to the road. Soon we return to the road or wide cart track, which leads us over a short panoramic slope. Somewhat higher we arrive at a junction of cart tracks, where we continue straight on a relatively steep cart track. The cart track quickly flattens and then even starts to descend slightly. When after a short descent we arrive at a smaller left bend, we will notice blazes that direct us to a parallel footpath ascending through a dense forest. We continue on the mentioned path, after which in a few dozen steps we arrive at a cross with a registration book.
From the cross we continue for some time on the overgrown path, then step onto a cart track, which we follow to the right. The cart track or wide path then gradually brings us to a pasture fence, behind which we step onto the grazing areas of the nearby mountain pasture. The path continues ahead with some shorter ascents and descents and brings us through pastures and through the forest to the eastern edge of the mountain pasture Ravni, where a shepherd's hut stands.
From the mountain pasture Ravni we continue in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Menini planini and mountain pasture Travnik. The path ahead rises slightly and quickly enters the forest, through which it then continues for some time. Somewhat further we join a wide cart track, along which we soon exit the forest. When we exit the forest, we step onto the western part of mountain pasture Travnik, across which we then walk to the shepherd's hut on the other side of the mountain pasture. A poorly visible path leads us there, which crosses the mountain pasture.
From the hut we continue past the nearby cross and bell, behind which the marked path turns right. There follows a pleasant walk on the path, which first gently, then moderately ascends over extensive pastures. Higher the path enters the forest, where it gradually starts to descend. The path soon starts ascending again and brings us to a macadam road, which we follow to the right. We walk a few minutes on the mentioned road, then the blazes direct us right onto a footpath that moderately ascends through a dense forest. Higher we cross the road once more, which gradually brings us to the pastures of Menina planina. With some shorter ascents and descents we continue the pleasant path, to which after a somewhat longer descent the path from Gornji Grad (path past Jespe) also joins.
We continue right in the direction of the mountain hut Dom na Menini planini, on the path that crosses a strip of forest, then brings us to the parking lot near the already mentioned mountain hut. From the parking lot we continue across the meadow and the path, from which a nice view opens onto the chain of Kamniško Savinjskih Alps, quickly brings us to the Dom na Menini planini.
From the hut we continue on the marked path in the direction of Vivodnik. After a few dozen steps of easy walking, the path steeply ascends for a short time, then flattens and brings us to a larger grassy slope, where we encounter a direction sign with the inscription "Vivodnik - krožna pot". We continue slightly left (on the right path we can return) on a relatively gentle path, which quickly brings us into a short strip of forest. Here the path ascends again for a short time, then brings us out of the forest, where we already see the observation tower on Vivodnik ahead of us, which we reach after a few more steps.

On the way: Planina Ravni (1075m), Planina Travnik (1180m), Dom na Menini planini mountain hut (1453m)