Planina Ravne - Mala Ojstrica (via Dolga trata)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards Stahovica and the Črnivec pass. A few hundred meters before the Črnivec pass, we leave the main road which leads towards Gornji Grad and continue driving sharply left in the direction of the Volovljek pass (Kranjski Rak). From the mentioned pass, we continue straight (left road which leads to Velika planina, right Štajerski Rak) and start descending towards Luče. Lower down, the road flattens somewhat and brings us into the Podvolovljek valley. Further on, we first drive past the turn-off of the road which leads into the Lučka Bela valley, then also past the bar pri Gamsu. After the bar, we pay attention, because only a few hundred meters further, the road which leads towards the mountain pastures Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off to the left (by the spot where we leave the main road, there is a road sign approximately 11 km). Further, we drive on the initially still asphalt road, which then ascends towards the Dleskovška planota plateau. Higher up, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road, which a little further brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podvežak). Further on a somewhat rougher road, then we follow it to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park in an appropriate place by the road.
From the main road to the mountain pasture Ravne is approximately 10 km.
B) First, we drive to Luče, then continue driving towards Kamnik. When by the road we notice the road sign which shows 10.5 km, we pay attention to the right turn-off, because only a little further to the right the road towards the mountain pastures Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off. Further, we drive on the initially still asphalt road, which then ascends towards the Dleskovška planota plateau. Higher up, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road, which a little further brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podvežak). Further on a somewhat rougher road, then we follow it to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park in an appropriate place by the road.

Path description:
At the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne (also Ravni), we notice wooden mountain signposts for Veliki vrh, Korošica, Molička planina and Dolga trata, which direct us left towards the nearby cottage on the edge of the mountain pasture. We bypass the cottage on the left side, then pass into a narrow strip of forest, where the blazes lead us left. The path ahead leads across a clearing, across which it ascends transversely into the forest. Continuing, we ascend through the forest, where soon we cross a grazing fence. Higher up, the forest begins to thin out or change into a strip of dwarf pines. On a few spots somewhat less trodden but always nicely followable, the path levels out higher and brings us to the lower edge of the Dolge trate pastures. Here the path completely levels out and in a few dozen steps of further walking brings us to the shepherd's hut on the Dolge trate.
From the shepherd's hut, we continue left in the direction of Molička planina, Korošica, Veliki vrh and Zelene trate (slightly right Dleskovec). The path ahead leads across the Dolge trate pastures and ascends gently to moderately. Higher up, the path levels out and brings us to a smaller saddle, beyond which the path leads past a watering hole for livestock. We bypass the watering hole on the left side, and the path brings us just a few meters further to a smaller junction, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Veliki vrh and Korošica (straight down Korošica via Vrtače). Further on, the path passes onto the panoramic western slopes of Dleskovec, across which it begins to descend transversely towards the junction on Zelene trate. After a short descent, we arrive at the mentioned junction, from there continuing left in the direction of Korošica (right mountain pasture Ravne via Korita). Just a little further, we arrive at the place where the path to Veliki vrh branches off to the right.
We continue straight in the direction of Korošica and Molička planina along the path, which occasionally descends slightly and rises again. The path ahead circles the slopes of Veliki vrh and brings us to a junction, where the path to the mentioned summit branches off right and upwards. Here we continue straight along the path, which a little further brings us to the Prag saddle, where the next junction is. We continue straight (sharply left mountain pasture Podvežak) along the marked mountain path, which gradually begins to descend. After a good 10 minutes of descent, the path levels out and brings us to a small swamp, beyond which we reach the next junction. We continue slightly left in the direction of Korošica (straight Molička planina, right Robanov kot) along a pleasant mountain path which begins to ascend moderately. Higher up, the path turns somewhat to the left, then joins the path from mountain pasture Podvežak. We continue right in the direction of Korošica along the transverse path, along which in a few minutes of further walking we ascend to Sedelce (1900 m), where there is a marked junction.
From Sedelce (1900 m), we continue right along the Kocbekova pot in the direction of Ojstrica and Mala Ojstrica (straight down Kocbekov dom na Korošici). From the saddle, the path first descends slightly across a pleasant grassy slope, then turns right, where it begins to ascend transversely towards the east. After a short ascent, the path brings us to the ridge of Mala Ojstrica (here the path from Molička planina joins from the right), where it turns sharply left and continues ascending along a very panoramic ridge. The path, which continues ascending along the left side of the ridge, brings us in a few further minutes of walking below the indistinct summit of Mala Ojstrica, which we recognize by the miniature Aljažev stolp. When we step right below the summit of Mala Ojstrica, we leave the marked path which leads to Ojstrica and continue right along the steep path, along which in less than a minute of further walking we ascend to the summit of Mala Ojstrica.

On the way: Planina Dolga trata (1835m), Prag (1870m), Sedelce (1900m)

Trip can be extended to: Ojstrica (1 h)