Volovljek - Bivak na Kalu

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving in the direction of the mountain pass Črnivec. Just a few hundred meters before the mentioned mountain pass, we notice signs for Kranjski Rak, which direct us sharply left onto a narrow and initially quite steep road. The road flattens higher up and then brings us to the mountain pass Volovljek, where near the inn Kranjski Rak we also park (parking in front of the inn is permitted only for guests). A little more space for parking is near the inn Štajerski Rak.
B) From Gornji Grad we drive towards Kamnik, then just a few hundred meters after the mountain pass Črnivec we continue right in the direction of Kranjski Rak. Further, we follow the above description.
C) From Savinjska dolina we first drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Kamnik. When we reach the mountain pass Volovljek we park at a suitable spot near the inn Kranjski Rak (parking in front of the inn is permitted only for guests). A little more space for parking is near the inn Štajerski Rak.

Path description:
From the mountain pass Volovljek we first walk to the refreshment hut Štajerski Rak (the refreshment hut is located on the eastern side of the mountain pass Volovljek, on maps Štajerski Rak is marked at the spot where the homestead Štajerski Rak once stood).
From the refreshment hut Štajerski Rak we continue on the forest road, which starts gently to moderately ascending through the forest. During the transverse ascent along the road, the path mostly leads us along the northwestern slopes of Kranjska reber, from which we occasionally get a nice view of Podvolovljek and the mountains above the mentioned valley. Higher up the forest temporarily ends and a view opens up on the highest peaks of the Kamnik and Savinja Alps, the road turns slightly to the right and brings us to the area named Na kalu, where there is a marked junction.
Here the marked path to Kranjska reber branches off to the right, straight ahead the road continues, by which we can reach the mountain pass Črnivec, but we continue left along the road in the direction of Lepenatka. Further on, the road descends transversely along the eastern slopes of Kašni vrh, from where at a few spots a nice view opens up towards Menina planina. When the road turns sharply to the left and turns into a cart track, we leave it and continue straight into the forest with the path. Through the forest we descend for some time more, thereby descending over a short jump. Lower we reach a forest road, which we follow straight ahead, then, when the road from the ridge turns slightly to the right, we continue straight onto the ascending cart track, along which there are also blazes. The cart track first ascends more steeply along the ridge, then from it slightly to the left and downward an unmarked cart track branches off, which after a shorter transverse descent joins the forest road that leads from Podvolovljek.
We continue along the mentioned cart track (straight marked path to Lepenatka), and when we reach the road we follow it right uphill. Along the road we ascend transversely along the western slope of Kunšperški vrh, higher up we arrive at the right bend, which is located on the saddle between Mali Rogatec on the left and the aforementioned peak on the right.
We continue along the road and follow it to its end. From the end of the road we continue along the upper path, the left lower path leads towards Podvolovljek, along which old blazes can be noticed. This is followed by crossing a steeper slope, where some fixed protections assist us. When after less than 5 minutes we reach the end of the second road, we notice slightly to the right the continuation of the path, which leads towards Bivak na Kalu. This is followed by an ascent through the forest, where we notice some old blazes, and we follow the easy-to-follow but poorly trodden path all the way to Bivak na Kalu.

On the way: Na kalu (1250m), Sedlo Kunšperk (1119m)

Trip can be extended to: Lepenatka ( 25 min) , Rogatec