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Velika Planina

Žan29. 08. 2023 09:45:05

I'll answer.
The road to St. Primož is now better than when it was new.
Three cheers for the excavator operator and all who helped him.
Leave the car at the Kalcit parking lot and go nicely along the road to Primož. There is no longer a direct path in the Apneni valley to the planina. Go a bit your own way or along the arranged path past the church. The path from Primož to Sušav is normally passable for people and nowhere narrower than half a meter. From Mickina hut continue along the upper winter path and there are no problems to the top.
Stop at Jarški dom too and victory is guaranteed.
Maybe wait for nicer weather.
Good luck

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DVas29. 08. 2023 12:35:50

Thanks. The plan was for Saturday with the group. But given the road situation, we will likely change the plan.

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v.hribov.ec30. 08. 2023 11:31:17

Two "emergency" ones still there. From Tuhinj valley at Markovem to Sovja peč and on to Volovljek....
The other from Mekinje over Brezje to Gozd. It joins a bit above Črna on the road. Good luck.

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lijaneja1. 09. 2023 09:55:55

Finally yesterday the thing cleared, though in the morning I didn't know. Prepared for descent over Rigelj and walk to Stahovica, but went down with cable car and by bus on the road. nasmeh

Start (in sneakers) at Calcit, to Primož path nicely arranged, including the last bend which the flood practically took away. Higher to Velika same situation, slide a bit above Primož and impassable through Pasje pečine, where the detour via Pirčev vrh adds less than five minutes. Planina of course untouched, just fewer tourists though all eateries already open. Cable car works stopped after the catastrophe only for a week, almost all chairlift poles already set up.
Don't recommend the path through Dolški graben for now, as especially the lower part is in catastrophic condition, to Rigelj I'll check soon.

The trough is back in place, just need to channel water into it.

The most damaged bend has been nicely fixed.

...the wide and deep ditches between the poles will serve.

I think seven poles will connect the chairlift.

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dprapr1. 09. 2023 16:50:09

Velika planina would be visited enough even in winter without that chairlift!
Don't know why it's still needed here? Just remove the old one, and the planina would be more pristine.
Also on Mariborsko Pohorje unnecessarily building intermediate funicular station. Who will get off there? And who will maintain two tracks in winters without snow and frost? At altitudes from 300 to 1000m.

brett1. 09. 2023 16:53:56

They fixed the trail quickly! Bravo!! nasmeh

Why is the Zeleni Rob guesthouse called a goldmine? zmeden

Prices, what else?

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lijaneja1. 09. 2023 17:19:47

Without the chairlift up here it wouldn't work at all. Sure, a quad chairlift would suffice, but it's like that. Skodla, Zeleni rob, Sladki kot are manna for foreigners, most of whom couldn't handle those 250 m ascent. I noticed that before the apocalypse, when they already tore down the old double chairlift. Of course, winter is dead; there is no skiing, no tourists either. Those few who go up in any weather don't need any chairlifts.
Yes, @brett, for tea in a coffee pot I already left 2.5€ in winter.
They were diligent on the road and path. Locals helped a lot.

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Kafetarca1. 09. 2023 18:57:03

Once this Zeleni rob "saved" me with a sausage when on top of Velika I decided to do that really long loop, but had too little food with me. Got rid of some 8-10 euros, but it was fatty and good so I had energy for Konj, then through Dolski graben and along Koželjeva back to Calcita. velik nasmeh

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lijaneja12. 09. 2023 16:02:55

The path over Pasje pečine was still closed on Sunday; ignoring the closure is deadly dangerous as the path was washed away in a very steep, rocky part. The alternative path over Pirčev vrh is longer by four minutes, some 40 m extra ascent is also negligible.
After the floods, local tourists returned; works on the new six-seater are progressing nicely. Sadly no more little roses, but all the more little cows. Also mention the solid service with good and cheap food at Jarški dom.

...as workers are active even on Sundays.

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MojcL14. 09. 2023 10:56:41

Hello!
On Saturday, 16.9.2023, we planned with kids to Velika planina. Start from parking behind Ušivcem. Not from this part of Slovenia so wonder if road to parking behind Ušivcem is passable? Thanks for info.
Best, M.

Yulius Kugy14. 09. 2023 15:31:39

Passable only from Gornji Grad - Kamnik, Stahovica - Črnivec closed (website promet.si)

Žan14. 09. 2023 17:13:59

I'll bluff a bit and answer even though I haven't been behind Ušivcem since the floods. Road from Raka to parking behind Ušivcem must be good, as workers doing new chairlift use and repair it regularly.
Good luck and have a nice time.

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Hugo14. 09. 2023 20:06:57

Podlom - Kranjski Rak complete closure. If someone risks it, let them. Just don't cry then.

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ejti14. 09. 2023 21:10:55

The road is passable. Already last week, 5.9., I was at Raka. And the planina, of course. At the bend a little before Kališka church half the road was washed away but it is passable. I really drove through Markovo and Studenec. But they also drive through Črno.
In short, one gets to Ušivca.

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lijaneja4. 10. 2023 15:32:50

Yesterday went to check how Vel'ka looks without cows. jezik

Sadly, despite warm weather, it was also tourist-wise deserted, as I saw only a few hikers. Despite August delay, the new six-seater will start on schedule.
Path over Pasje pečine still closed, as bridging will be quite demanding. At Lidija (Jarški dom) new schedule on the door. Until midweek it is closed due to holidays, Thu., Fri., Sat. and Sun. open only daytime velik nasmeh

Fog in the valley, but me in the sunshine.

Water and grass are still there, cows no more.

Stations and pillars are already standing.

A little longer, and it will change color

At the zlatarji there are three new benches

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silvo195215. 10. 2023 08:59:01

By bike from home to Velika Planina and back is a tour I do rarely. If luck is kind, once a year. One of the last warm days in October was Friday, when I pressed on the pedals and rode off. On the way I saw devastation caused by the flood that spared neither the road nor the cart track on Velika Planina, where I did a circular route and enjoyed the views of the plateau and mountains. More at: https://www.gore-ljudje.si/Kategorije/Novosti/velika-planina-109

2023.10.13.20 villages and Velika planina

2023.10.13.52 Rakov rob and Rakove ravni

2023.10.13.110 huts with chapel and spring

2023.10.13.166 at the crossroads in Polju

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lijaneja15. 10. 2023 09:31:14

They haven't mounted the seats on the via ferrata yet?

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lijaneja17. 10. 2023 08:51:22

Yes, I went up yesterday myself to check, but they haven't even installed the via ferrata completely. The path over Pasje pečine is still closed too, in icy condition the damaged section is deadly dangerous to cross, so mandatory over Pirčev vrh!

On benches and puddles there is still ice.

The seats are still in the amphitheater.

The supporting cable is almost installed.

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lijaneja18. 10. 2023 17:30:30

Into the sun! After less than an hour of hiking the fog stays below me. In short sleeves I rush to Jarški dom, which I have all to myself for half an hour. No hikers, didn't even go to Domžalec so as not to disturb the ladies carefully guarding the stove room so no one steps in jezen

. At the construction sites there are still some groups of workers finalizing the terrain around pillars and stations, only two of us on the cable car, and the other one is also my driver, who delivered me nicely to Calcita. I thank him nicely for the transport, since afternoon bus service was canceled with autumn jezen

Horizontally on the bench, like in July on the beach.

Today Kamnik is also covered for a long time

Now that there are no more calves, the ponds are filled

Just seats and snow, then Francelj, požen!

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silvo19527. 11. 2023 09:26:56

Promising forecast and mountain view prompted us to go to Velika Planina. Apparently every rainfall causes extra worries. Road to Kamniška Bistrica was closed, Črna stream filled its bed, water flowed over roads. On the plateau cold wind greeted us, clouds constantly veiled the sky. Windy and lonely was the plateau. More at: https://www.gore-ljudje.si/Kategorije/Novosti/vetrovna-planina