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Veliki Travnik (Turnovka)

Trobec25. 03. 2026 21:00:47

On a cloudy and snowy Saturday in these parts. Circular "racking up kilometers", as it could be shortened in many places... zadrega

https://trobec.blogspot.com/2026/03/travnik-2132026.html

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Lisica3. 05. 2026 19:53:47

Some of today's... The hut is open on weekends. nasmeh

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Stamp21. 05. 2026 13:42:21

This Sunday I plan from Žep along an unmarked trail past Bolnišnica mountain to Travnik, but direction for Mali Travnik down..
Can it be like this as in the picture?
I'm also interested where the Cemetery near Bolnišnica is? Last time I didn't find it..
And finally - along the way towards the mountain some waterfall is marked. Is that really a waterfall, lots of water?

geppo21. 05. 2026 15:00:28

The path you thought of is OK. I don't know about the cemetery next to the hospital, even though I've passed by here many times? There are many waterfalls here, because there are more tributaries than elsewhere. The waterfalls are a few meters high. It depends on how strong the water inflow is, so they look like that. There is also one waterfall to the left of the hospital.
I have planned for tomorrow to go to these areas after a long time. I have planned to park in Rastke and then on the path you planned for the return, towards Travnik. From Travnik to Komen, Krnes, Smrekovec, Golte and then descent back to Rastke.
lp

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Jovan Cukut22. 05. 2026 17:07:28

Geppo, you planned a long tour for yourself. Bravo!

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geppo22. 05. 2026 22:35:34

22.5.2026 Smrekovško pogorje
Jovan, you're right! I noticed when I crossed Krnes that it wouldn't work out (time-wise). Also at the end of the path, when I had walked almost 24km, it showed strongly in my lower limbs. And my wife and I were invited to RD at 18:00, I got home a bit after 16:00 (without stopping for beer on the way home). velik nasmeh

At 7 in the morning I parked by the bridge when driving into Rastke. I left the car here because I planned the descent from Stari stanovi (Golte). How I would descend the last part to Rastke was still a puzzle?
Everything up to Komna went without any noteworthy problems. When I crossed Krnes summit I started thinking differently. In a moment I decided and descended to the hunting hut. How I would get into the valley I didn't know at all? No markings so I relied on feeling. A couple of times I turned back because I came above sheer walls and couldn't go down. I found a nice passage and crossed a steep gully. Then down by feeling. It went quite OK and I didn't get into bigger troubles. Snow patches melted quickly due to the steepness. When I reached the road to Smrekovec the only thing bothering me was 2km of asphalt and partly macadam to the starting point. I saw no human soul in 9 hours, not even in Rastke. zmeden

Walked 23.6km in 8 hours and 45 min.

Under Robnikova planina the cows are already on pasture.

View from the balcony of the hunting hut

Shrubby lichens, more precisely representatives of the genus Usnea (scientific name Usnea). Among people these lichens are best known under the name tree beard or old man's beard.

The paths of the Smrekovško pogorje are soft and pleasant for walking.

Wonderful passage above the steep ravine

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Stamp23. 05. 2026 00:31:46

Geppo, that beautiful waterfall isn't on my route, or? Do you have its GPS location?

geppo23. 05. 2026 07:24:02

Stanp, this waterfall is completely outside marked paths. I descended through quite demanding off-trail areas and in between used parts of forest paths. As much as I noticed that somewhere it would go directly down, I tried. Mostly it was quite strenuous, very steep. Sometimes it was also necessary to turn back. The hardest for me was finding a descent from the sheer cliffs to which a barely visible path led me. It was trodden by rare visitors and connoisseurs of this terrain (viewpoint). Forest roads kept me more at the same height and walking on them I did not lose any notable elevation. But along the way I discovered many new things. What surprised me the most was the viewpoint on Repeljska dolina. It is right by the road, if you are not paying attention you can pass by and not notice it at all.
lp

Steep and high sheer cliffs during the descent

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Stamp3. 06. 2026 11:46:48

Here is the completed circular trip according to the plan I published above. Everything planned was found.
Some pictures are here, and more of them and descriptions at Google
If someone wants to find the waterfall or hospital or .. track with POI can be downloaded from my Wiki location