Rdeči Kal - Dom Frata (via Velika raven)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana - Obrežje highway, take the Trebnje zahod exit, then continue driving in the direction of Dobrnič and Žužemberk. In Dobrnič, at the church, leave the main road leading towards Žužemberk and continue driving straight towards Artmanja vas. At the end of Artmanja vas, go slightly left (slightly right to Korita), then before reaching Vrbovec turn left again, this time in the direction of Mirna Peč. The road gets steeper a little further on, then it brings us to the village of Rdeči Kal, where by the sign marking the beginning of the settlement we park on a smaller parking lot by the crossroad.
B) First, drive to Trebnje, then continue driving towards Mirna Peč. Past the settlement of Dolenje Ponikve, leave the main road towards Mirna Peč and continue driving right towards Dečja vas and Jordankal. In Jordankal, go right, then drive all the way to Rdeči Kal, where we already notice the mountain signposts for Ostri vrh. From the signpost, drive approximately 100 meters further, then park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign marking the end of the settlement.
C) From the Obrežje - Ljubljana highway, take the Mirna Peč exit, then continue driving to the mentioned place. In Mirna Peč, reach the main road Novo mesto - Trebnje, which we only cross, then continue driving in the direction of Dobrnič. Past Mirna Peč, the road temporarily ascends more steeply, then it brings us to a smaller crossroad, where the road towards the settlements on Globodolsko polje branches off to the left, and we continue straight and soon arrive at Jordankal, where we go straight. Towards Dobrnič, drive to the village of Rdeči Kal, where we already notice the mountain signposts for Ostri vrh. From the signpost, drive approximately 100 meters further, then park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign marking the end of the settlement.
D) From Novo mesto, drive to Mirna Peč, where at the crossroad near the church continue left in the direction of Dobrnič. Past Mirna Peč, the road temporarily ascends more steeply, then it brings us to a smaller crossroad, where the road towards the settlements on Globodolsko polje branches off to the left, and we continue straight and soon arrive at Jordankal, where we go straight. Towards Dobrnič, drive to the village of Rdeči Kal, where we already notice the mountain signposts for Ostri vrh. From the signpost, drive approximately 100 meters further, then park on the left side of the road, on a smaller parking lot near the sign marking the end of the settlement.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue towards the east, that is, on the asphalt road leading towards the center of the village. When after approximately 100 meters we arrive at a smaller crossroad, by which we notice a sign (cross), we continue right in the direction of Ostri vrh, to which the nearby red mountain directional sign also points us. The path ahead ascends past a few more houses, then we continue left onto a macadam road, along which we soon notice the blazes. When the road enters the forest, we continue right on a cart track that continues through the forest (straight on the road Ostri vrh over Mali vrh).
Further on, we ascend gently to moderately through the forest, following the blazes at a few junctions. Higher up, the path flattens, then for some time continues with some shorter ascents and descents, later it starts ascending again. When the path reaches the slopes of Ostri vrh, it turns temporarily more to the left, and for a short time some views also open up. Less trodden but relatively well-marked path then brings us higher to the place where the path from Dom LD Dobrnič joins from the right.
From here, only a short ascent follows and the path brings us to the forested Ostri vrh.
From the summit, we return to the last junction, then continue on the slightly left path (viewed in the direction of descent from the summit), which further descends transversely to the right. After a few minutes of descent, we step onto the road, which we reach in the immediate vicinity of Dom LD Dobrnič.
We bypass the hut on the lower left side, then continue on the road, along which we begin to descend. About a minute lower, the signs for Frata direct us left into the forest, onto a path that continues without major changes in elevation. The path ahead leads past a hunting observatory, then enters a belt of extremely dense shrubbery, through which the path is nicely passable as it leads along a clearing about a meter wide. The path soon returns to the forest, then continues with some shorter ascents and descents. There follow a few junctions where we follow the blazes, then the path begins to descend more noticeably. During the descent, some views towards Gorjanci open up temporarily, then the path gradually turns somewhat more to the right, where we arrive at a larger clearing. After the clearing, we step onto a macadam road, which we follow to the right, but walk on it only briefly, as the signs for Frata direct us left onto a path that quickly descends to another road. This time we follow the road to the left, and in a few minutes of further walking we arrive at Dom Frata, located at the edge of a larger meadow.
Description and pictures refer to the condition in 2015 (November).

On the way: Ostri vrh (nad Globodolom) (523m), Dom LD Dobrnič (440m)