Ravenska Kočna - Velika (Koroška) Baba (on hunting and climbing path)
Starting point: Ravenska Kočna (1000 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.385°N 14.5364°E
Path name: on hunting and climbing path
Time of walking: 4 h
Difficulty: very difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1127 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1155 m
Map: Kamniške in Savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Kranj - vzhod and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. In Zgornje Jezersko only a little behind the gas station, we will notice a road which from the main road branches off to the right (direction lake Planšarsko jezero). The road then leads us past the mentioned lake and behind it for a short time steeply ascends. Higher, the road flattens and at the beginning of a large meadow loses an asphalt covering. We then follow the macadam road to a larger marked parking lot.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road following the signs »Češka koča, Ledine« and after approximately 15 minutes of walking, we come to a cargo cableway.
From the former parking lot, we go on the path which runs on the left side of the cableway on Ledine (bottom station of the mentioned cableway in June 2015 burned down). The path ahead at first runs through the forest, but soon passes into dwarf pines, where it is ascending gently by the edge of mighty torrent. The path this torrent follows all the way to the beginning of steeper part of the path. The path then steeply ascends, and we also get help from some steel cables, with the help of which we ascend a level higher (in wet dangerous for slipping). Difficulties then decreases and the path continues steeply ascending, mostly on the northern slopes. After an hour and a half of walking, we come to a pleasant resting place, where there are bench and table. Near the resting place, which is also nice viewpoint, is situated memorial plaque in the memory of victims of helicopter crash. From here ahead to the hut, which we reach after good 20 minutes of additional walking, there isn't any technically demanding spots.
From the mountain hut, we continue left towards the east in the direction of Ledinski vrh, Mrzla gora and Babe. The path in few minutes brings us to a crossing, where we go left following the signs “V. Baba”. The path then slightly descends and brings us below the mountain walls of Ledinski vrh. Here we turn to the left and the path becomes demanding. By the steel cable we cross steep slopes towards the north and then we turn slightly to the right, and we cross a wide gully. Because of avalanches on this spot the snow can stay also late in the summer.
Next follows again a little steeper ascent by the steel cable, and the path is becoming also more and more crumbly, therefore it is also mandatory to use a helmet. Further, the path few more times ascends towards the east and north, and then follows a short descent into a wide gully between Ledinski vrh and Velika Baba. From the gully we ascend on the other side and then follows an ascent on steep rocky plates towards the north. On this part, the path isn't crumbly anymore, but it is very steep and often also wet. Next a short steep ascent follows with the help of few stemples and then again the ascent on rocky plates by rare dwarf pines all the way to a crossing, where from the right side joins an easier path from the saddle Jezersko sedlo.
The path further becomes a little less demanding and is still ascending towards the north. Later, the path turns to the left and avoids steep walls on the west side of the mountain. After that, the path crosses the western slopes towards the north, and in the last part turns to the right and a short ascent follows towards a very panoramic summit.
The starting point - Kranjska koča 2:15, Kranjska koča - Velika Baba 1:45.
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