Planina Ravne - Molička peč (via Dolga trata)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving towards Stahovica and mountain pass Črnivec. Few 100 meters before the mountain pass Črnivec we leave the main road which leads towards Gornji Grad and we continue driving sharply left in the direction of the mountain pass Volovljek (Kranjski Rak). From the mentioned mountain pass we continue straight (left road which leads on Velika planina, right Štajerski Rak) and start descending towards Luče. Lower the road flattens a little and brings us into a valley Podvolovljek. Further at first we drive past the turn-off of the road which leads into a valley of Lučka Bela, after that also past bar Pri Gamsu. After the bar, we need to pay attention, because only few 100 meters further road which leads towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and mountain pasture Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off to the left (by the spot, where we leave the main road, there is a road sign approximately 11 km). Further, we drive on at first still asphalt road which is then ascending towards the plateau Dleskovška planota. Higher, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road which few 100 meters further from turn-off towards the farm Planinšek becomes a macadam, and a little further it brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podveža). Further a little rough road, we then follow to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park on an appropriate place by the road.
From the main road to the mountain pasture Ravne is approximately 10 km, of this approximately 4 km macadam.
B) First, we drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Kamnik. When by the road we notice a sign road which shows 10.5 km, we need to pay attention to the right turn off, because only a little further to the right a road towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off. Further, we drive on at first still asphalt road which is then ascending towards the plateau Dleskovška planota. Higher, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road which few 100 meters further from turn-off towards the farm Planinšek becomes a macadam, and a little further it brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podveža). Further a little rough road, we then follow to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park on an appropriate place by the road.
From the main road to the mountain pasture Ravne is approximately 10 km, of this approximately 4 km macadam.

Path description:
At the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne (also Ravni) we notice wooden mountain signposts for Veliki vrh, Korošica, Molička planina and Dolga trata, which point us to the left towards the nearby cottage, which is situated on the edge of the mountain pasture. We bypass the cottage on the left side, and then we pass into a narrow lane of a forest, where blazes lead left. The path ahead leads us through the clearing, through which it ascends diagonally in the forest. Further, we are ascending through the forest, where we soon cross a grazing fence. Higher, the forest starts to get thinner, or changing into a lane of dwarf pines. On some spots a little worse beaten, but all the time easy to follow footpath higher flattens and brings us on the bottom edge of pastures Dolge trate. Here the path entirely flattens and in few 10 strides of additional walking brings us to the shepherd hut on Dolge trate.
From the shepherd hut, we continue left in the direction of the mountain pasture Molička planina, Korošica, Veliki vrh and Zelene trate (slightly right Dleskovec). The path ahead leads us on pastures Dolge trate and is gently to moderately ascending. Higher, the path flattens and brings us on a smaller saddle, after which the path leads us past a watering-place for animals. Watering place we bypass on the left side, and the path only few meters ahead brings us to a smaller crossing, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Veliki vrh and Korošica (straight downwards Korošica over Vrtače). Further, the path passes on panoramic western slopes of Dleskovec, over which it starts descending diagonally towards a crossing on Zelene trate. After a short descent, we get to a mentioned crossing, and from there we continue left in the direction of Korošica (right mountain pasture Ravne over Korita). And only a little ahead we get to the spot, where the path on Veliki vrh branches off to the right.
We continue in the direction of Veliki vrh, and the path ahead leads us through an indistinct small valley eastern, after that northeast from Veliki vrh. When the marked path on Veliki vrh turns left towards a slope, we continue straight on ahead worse footpath or partly pathless terrain. Here on the right we notice caving bivouac Jamarski bivak, to which is good 10 minutes of a descent, and we continue with a crossing of the slopes of Velika Zelenica. After few minutes, we reach a little wider footpath, and there we continue to the notch between Velika Zelenica on the left and Molička peč on the right. From the notch, from which a beautiful view opens up, the path at first moderately ascends, and then crosses slopes of Molička peč. In the second part of the crossing, before the path starts descending, on the left a nice passage opens towards the summit of Molička peč, to which we have approximately 10 minutes of ascent on a moderately steep slope surrounded by dwarf pines.

On the way: Planina Dolga trata (1835m)