Gornji Grad - Bivak na Kalu

Access to starting point:
From Savinjska Valley or from Kamnik over the Črnivec Pass, we drive to Gornji Grad, where we park on the arranged parking lot next to the main bus station.

Path description:
From the main bus station in Gornji Grad, we continue along the main road towards the Črnivec Pass and Kamnik, walking along it for approximately 5 minutes, or to the crossroads, where a narrower asphalt road towards Lenart branches off to the right.
The path ahead leads us along the mentioned road, which at first ascends gently over expansive meadows. A little higher the road enters the valley of the Kanolščica stream, along which we then ascend gently to moderately for quite some time. At all crossroads we follow the road along the bottom of the valley, and after approximately 1 hour of walking from the starting point we notice the mountain markers, which direct us left onto a path that ascends under the power poles. After a few tens of meters we cross a torrent, and then the path begins to ascend steeply over occasionally quite overgrown slopes. Higher up the path leads us over a short partly demanding section, where a landslide has carried away a few meters of the marked path. The path then returns to dense forest, through which it steeply ascends for a short time, then flattens and brings us to the nearby road. We follow the road to the left, walking along it to the first bend, where at the end of it we continue left onto the marked footpath, along which we quickly ascend to the Knebovšek homestead. We walk through the yard, and then continue in the direction of Lepenatka and Rogatec. A little above the farm the road turns into a cart track, which turns right into the forest, where it crosses the slopes to the right. A little further we cross a slightly exposed torrent, then along an occasionally overgrown path we arrive at the forest road. We follow the road to the right and past the chapel in a gentle descent walk to the marked junction. From the junction we continue in the direction of St. Lenart and continue along the wide cart track, along which in 3 minutes of further walking we arrive at the already mentioned church.
From the church we continue left in the direction of Kal saddle and Lepenatka (straight Zgornji Špeh and Veliki Rogatec) along the path that ascends above the cart track. After a short ascent a path about a minute shorter joins us from the left, which bypasses the church of St. Lenart. We continue straight and after a further short ascent step onto the macadam road, which we follow to the right, walking along it to the nearby crossroads.
From here we continue right in the direction of Kal saddle (left Lepenatka "along the ridge"), where after 2 minutes of further walking we arrive at the end of the road below Lepenatka.
From the end of the road the markers direct us into the torrent gully and then right onto steep slopes that are mainly dangerous for slipping when wet (in winter there is also avalanche danger on this section). In a few minutes along the well-maintained mountain path we ascend to the forested ridge, where the path and slope flatten. The path ahead leads us for some time along and beside the forested ridge, then turns right and in a traversing ascent brings us below the Kal saddle. Here we step onto a narrower cart track, along which we ascend in a few minutes to the already mentioned saddle.
From the saddle we continue right (left Lepenatka 25 minutes), where after a few steps we arrive at a marked junction. Here we continue left (straight Rogatec, slightly right Zgornji Špeh) and after 2 minutes of further walking arrive at the Bivak na Kalu.

On the way: Sveti Lenart nad Gornjim Gradom (929m)

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