Markova raven - Kalški greben (on marked path)

Access to starting point:
A1) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards Kamniška Bistrica and Črnivec pass. At Stahovica settlement, we leave the main road towards Črnivec pass and continue left towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cableway to Velika planina. A few tens of meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road, which first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we also cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon the first road branches off to the right, we continue straight (to Markova raven we can also arrive via the right road, description a3) to the next crossroad, where we turn left (straight Markova raven description a2). Further on, we ascend transversely towards the left for some time, then the road turns sharply right and leads us across several gullies (after heavy rain or after a storm the road is hardly drivable or not at all). We drive a few more kilometers, then from the slope we arrive in the Korošica valley, where the road turns sharply right, and in the middle of the turn a wide cart track or poorer road branches off to the left. We park at a suitable place by the road, or we drive a few more tens of meters further along the poorer road to another smaller "parking lot".
A2) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards Kamniška Bistrica and Črnivec pass. At Stahovica settlement, we leave the main road towards the Črnivec pass and continue left towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cableway to Velika planina. A few tens of meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road, which first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we also cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon the first road branches off to the right, we continue straight (to Markova raven we can also arrive via the right road, description a3) to the next crossroad, where we also continue straight (left Markova raven description a1). For some time we still moderately ascend along the Korošica stream, then the road becomes very steep and partly eroded (after heavy rain often also impassable). Higher a macadam road joins from the right (description a3), then after a few hundred meters it starts steeply ascending again in switchbacks. When we arrive at the left bend in the middle of which a wide cart track or poorer road branches off to the right, we are at Markova raven. We park at a suitable place by the road, or we drive a few more tens of meters further along the poorer road to another smaller "parking lot".
A3) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards Kamniška Bistrica and Črnivec pass. At Stahovica settlement, we leave the main road towards the Črnivec pass and continue left towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cableway to Velika planina. A few tens of meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road, which first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we also cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon we arrive at the first crossroad, where we continue sharply right (straight Markova raven description a1 and a2). After a short drive we quickly arrive at the slopes above the Kamniška Bistrica river, where at the nearby crossroad we continue left (straight leads the road which returns to the main road towards Dom v Kamniški Bistrici hut). The path ahead ascends for some time along the torrent stream, then turns left and crosses the slopes of Mokrica. A little further a road branches off to the right, which after a few hundred meters ends in the forest, we continue straight to the place where it joins the road that leads along the Korošica valley (description a2). Here we continue slightly right, and the road higher ascends over several steep switchbacks. When we arrive at the left bend in the middle of which a wide cart track or poorer road branches off to the right, we are at Markova raven. We park at a suitable place by the road, or we drive a few more tens of meters further along the poorer road to another smaller "parking lot".
B1) From Gornji Grad over Črnivec pass or from Luče over Volovljek pass we drive towards Kamnik, we drive along the main road to the end of Stahovica settlement, where we turn right towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cableway to Velika planina. A few tens of meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road, which first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we also cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon the first road branches off to the right, we continue straight (to Markova raven we can also arrive via the right road, description b3) to the next crossroad, where we turn left (straight Markova raven description b2). Further on, we ascend transversely towards the left for some time, then the road turns sharply right and leads us across several gullies (after heavy rain or after a storm the road is hardly drivable or not at all). We drive a few more kilometers, then from the slope we arrive in the Korošica valley, where the road turns sharply right, and in the middle of the turn a wide cart track or poorer road branches off to the left. We park at a suitable place by the road, or we drive a few more tens of meters further along the poorer road to another smaller "parking lot".
B2) From Gornji Grad over Črnivec pass or from Luče over Volovljek pass we drive towards Kamnik, we drive along the main road to the end of Stahovica settlement, where we turn right towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cableway to Velika planina. A few tens of meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road, which first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we also cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon the first road branches off to the right, we continue straight (to Markova raven we can also arrive via the right road, description b3) to the next crossroad, where we also continue straight (left Markova raven description b1). For some time we still moderately ascend along the Korošica stream, then the road becomes very steep and partly eroded (after heavy rain often also impassable). Higher a macadam road joins from the right (description b3), then after a few hundred meters it starts steeply ascending again in switchbacks. When we arrive at the left bend in the middle of which a wide cart track or poorer road branches off to the right, we are at Markova raven. We park at a suitable place by the road, or we drive a few more tens of meters further along the poorer road to another smaller "parking lot".
B3) From Gornji Grad over Črnivec pass or from Luče over Volovljek pass we drive towards Kamnik, we drive along the main road to the end of Stahovica settlement, where we turn right towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cableway to Velika planina. A few tens of meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road, which first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we also cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon we arrive at the first crossroad, where we continue sharply right (straight Markova raven description b1 and b2). After a short drive we quickly arrive at the slopes above the Kamniška Bistrica river, where at the nearby crossroad we continue left (straight leads the road which returns to the main road towards Dom v Kamniški Bistrici hut). The path ahead ascends for some time along the torrent stream, then turns left and crosses the slopes of Mokrica. A little further a road branches off to the right, which after a few hundred meters ends in the forest, we continue straight to the place where it joins the road that leads along the Korošica valley (description b2). Here we continue slightly right, and the road higher ascends over several steep switchbacks. When we arrive at the left bend in the middle of which a wide cart track or poorer road branches off to the right, we are at Markova raven. We park at a suitable place by the road, or we drive a few more tens of meters further along the poorer road to another smaller "parking lot".

Path description:
From the starting point we continue along a wide cart track or poorer road, which after a few tens of meters brings us to the second "parking lot" or turning area, from where we continue straight onto a somewhat narrower cart track, which turns left. After a few minutes the cart track splits into two parts, we continue along the right marked one, on which we also walk only a few minutes since the blazes lead us a little further right onto the marked path towards Kamniški vrh, Krvavec and Koren pasture (the junction is not specially marked, so we must carefully follow the blazes), which begins to ascend through the forest. The path ahead ascends along the right side of the nearby gully and ascends quite steeply, we follow it to the next junction, which is this time somewhat better marked.
At the junction we continue right in the direction of the sign "ZA VRATA" and continue through gradually less dense forest, so that occasionally we cross a clearing, meadow or shorter scree slope, from where a nice view opens up mainly onto the peaks around the Korošica valley. The path ahead brings us below the foot of a shorter wall, where to the right upwards an unmarked path branches off towards Koren pasture and also a transverse hunting path towards Medvedja jama.
From the mentioned junction we continue along the left path, which bypasses the nearby cliff on the left side. A little further a slight descent follows and the path brings us to a smaller refreshing spring, which unfortunately dries up in dry periods. Further on we cross to the left side of the spring and begin to ascend again. An ascent follows through a short belt of dwarf pines, then the path passes onto a grassy slope, where it becomes harder to follow, but the otherwise sparse blazes help us. After approximately 20 minutes of ascent from the spring we arrive at a smaller hunting hut, above which the path turns left and joins a better trodden and also marked path leading from Kriška planina towards Koren pasture.
When we reach the mentioned marked path we continue right and ascend transversely through the forest. The path quickly exits the forest into bushes and dwarf pines, then gradually brings us over a pasture fence to the next unmarked junction, which is located right in the middle of a sharp right bend.
From the mentioned serpentine an unmarked path continues straight towards Razor saddle (saddle between Krvavec and Veliki Zvoh), we continue right along the still marked path. A short transverse ascent follows and the path brings us to the southern part of Koren pasture, from where a nice view opens onto the central part of the pasture and surrounding peaks. From the southern part of the pasture a short descent follows to the nearby shepherd hut, which is located in the central part of Koren pasture.
Here our path continues slightly left (slightly right Košutna pasture) across meadows along the valley bottom (the path is initially poorly visible). The path then becomes steeper and after less than 30 minutes of walking brings us to a smaller pond, where there is a poorly marked junction. We continue straight (right Košutna) and follow the gentle path to the next junction, where we continue left towards Vrh Korena (straight Kompotela). The path ahead begins to ascend more steeply and through karst terrain quickly brings us to the place where we join the path from Veliki Zvoh towards Vrh Korena (Jež ridge). We continue right and the path brings us in a few steps to the place where the path to Vrh Korena branches off to the right (1 minute). The path ahead begins to descend along the slope, which is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. After 15 minutes of descent the path brings us to the junction at Škrbina.
Here we continue straight towards Kalški greben and Cojzova koča hut along the path which after a few more steps brings us to the next junction. We continue slightly left (right Kalška gora and Cojzova koča hut) along the path which begins to ascend gently on increasingly panoramic slopes. A pleasant path, which can be very hot midday, first leads near a smaller ridge, then gradually turns somewhat more to the left and brings us from the dwarf pines onto wonderful meadows, where we will find various types of flowers. The wide slope along which we walk then narrows, and the meadows are gradually replaced by rocks. Higher the path brings us onto the panoramic main ridge, which we then follow to the summit, which is often full of sheep droppings.

On the way: Planina Koren (1675m), Vrh Korena (1999m), Škrbina (1870m)