Kraljev hrib - Rzenik (west path)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving in the direction of Kamniška Bistrica and the cableway to Velika planina. In Stahovica we continue left (direction Kamniška Bistrica and Velika planina cableway) and follow the moderately ascending road to a large parking lot near the lower cableway station to Velika planina (parking lot is located on the right side of the road).
B) From Podvolovljek over the mountain pass Volovljek we drive towards Kamnik or from Gornji Grad over the mountain pass Črnivec also towards Kamnik. When we arrive in Stahovica, from the crossroads we continue right in the direction of Kamniška Bistrica and the cableway to Velika planina. We then follow the mentioned road to a large parking lot by the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina (parking lot is situated on the right side of the road).

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on the road in the direction of Planina Dol and Velika planina. After approximately 100 meters of walking on the road, just before the first right turn, we will notice on the left side initially a wide footpath that ascends into the forest (the turn-off is not marked). We continue on the mentioned path, which soon crosses a belt of bushes and immediately afterwards brings us to a junction, where we continue on the right path. Further, we ascend on the path that after a short ascent brings us to a forest road, which we follow to the left (unmarked).
After a minute or two of walking on the road, we come to a marked junction, where we continue right on the marked footpath. The path ahead first gently ascends among wild garlic growth, then starts to ascend steeper and steeper. A relatively steep path that runs through the forest the whole time brings us higher to a short section exposed to falling rocks. Further, the path ascends even steeper, then turns to the left, where the steepness eases. Only a few minutes of easy walking follow and the path brings us to a forest road, which we follow to the right. The road, which immediately emerges from the forest onto the western edge of Planina Dol, we follow for about 5 minutes to a marked junction, where we continue left in the direction of Konj (right Velika planina).
The path ahead moderately ascends across a meadow, then enters the forest, where it turns right and gradually starts to ascend steeper and steeper. Approximately 20 minutes of steep ascent through the forest follow, then the path brings us to a small viewpoint. Here the path turns left and levels off somewhat. We continue on a moderately steep path, where from the increasingly sparse forest we soon pass into a belt of dwarf pines. A short ascent follows on a well-trodden path through the dwarf pines and the path brings us to Planina Rzenik, on the edge of which we notice a shepherd's hut.
At the hut we leave the marked path that leads to Konj and head slightly left to the western, partly overgrown part of the planina. Here among the dwarf pines we will notice a poorly trodden footpath that leads us into a dense belt of dwarf pines, through which runs a path that is otherwise cleared but overgrown with high grass. The moderately steep path gradually turns increasingly to the left, then, upon reaching the ridge, turns right and brings us after a few more minutes of walking to the grassy summit.
Kraljev hrib - Planina Dol 2:00, Planina Dol - Planina Rzenik 1:00, Planina Rzenik - Rzenik 40 minutes.

On the way: Planina Dol (1308m), Planina Rzenik (1654m)