Planina Ravne - Velika Zelenica (via Dolga trata)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving towards Stahovica and mountain pass Črnivec. A 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 to Velika planina, right Štajerski Rak) and start descending towards Luče. Lower down the road flattens a little and brings us into Podvolovljek valley. Further on we first drive past the turn-off of the road which leads into Lučka Bela valley, after that also past the bar pri Gamsu. After the bar, we need to pay attention, because only a few 100 meters further the road which leads towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and 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 the initially still asphalt road which then ascends towards the Dleskovška planota plateau. Higher, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road, which a little further brings us to the next crossroads, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podvežak). Further on a somewhat rougher road, we then follow it to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park in an appropriate place by the road.
From the main road to the mountain pasture Ravne is approximately 10 km.
B) First, we drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Kamnik. When by the road we notice a road sign which shows 10.5 km, we need to pay attention to the right turn-off, because only a little further to the right the road towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off. Further, we drive on the initially still asphalt road which then ascends towards the Dleskovška planota plateau. Higher, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road, which a little further brings us to the next crossroads, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podvežak). Further on a somewhat rougher road, we then follow it to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park in an appropriate place by the road.

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 forest, where blazes lead left. The path ahead leads us through the clearing, through which it ascends diagonally into the forest. Further, we ascend through the forest, where we soon cross a grazing fence. Higher, the forest starts to get thinner, or changes into a lane of dwarf pines. On some spots a little worse beaten but all the time nicely followable little path flattens higher and brings us to the bottom edge of the pastures Dolge trate. Here the path entirely flattens and in a few tens of steps of additional walking brings us to the shepherd hut on Dolge trate.
From the shepherd hut we continue left in the direction of Molička planina, Korošica, Veliki vrh and Zelene trate (slightly right Dleskovec). The path ahead leads us across the pastures Dolge trate and gently to moderately ascends. Higher the path flattens and brings us to a smaller saddle, after which the path leads us past a watering place for animals. We bypass the watering place on the left side, and the path only a few meters further brings us to a smaller junction, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Veliki vrh and Korošica (straight downwards Korošica over Vrtač). Further, the path passes onto the panoramic western slopes of Dleskovec, across which it starts to descend diagonally towards the junction on Zelene trate. After a short descent we arrive at the mentioned junction, from there we continue left in the direction of Korošica (right mountain pasture Ravne over Korita). Only a little further we arrive at the spot where to the right branches off the path to Veliki vrh.
At this spot we leave the wide path which leads towards Korošica and continue right following the signs Veliki vrh. Further we ascend on a somewhat less beaten path which continues through a lane of dwarf pines. After approximately 15 minutes of additional walking the path passes into more rocky terrain, where the footpath becomes even a little less beaten. The path, which further is well marked with cairns and newer blazes, ascends along the right side of the scree, where it leads us below smaller cliffs. The steepness then eases and after approximately 10 minutes of additional walking we arrive in more grassy terrain. Here we head left upwards and continue on a less beaten footpath which leads towards the saddle between Veliki vrh on the left and Velika Zelenica on the right. In the upper part of the ascent we keep somewhat more to the right, since the slope below Veliki vrh becomes very steep. When we pass the steep section the path suddenly flattens and brings us onto extensive grassy slopes.
Here we continue right (left Veliki vrh) and ascend the gentle grassy slope to the nearby peak.

On the way: Planina Dolga trata (1835m)