Kneške Ravne (Prošček) - Vogel (via Koča na planini Razor)

Access to starting point:
From the road Bača pri Modreju - Podbrdo, in the settlement Kneža we turn on the road in the direction of Kneške Ravne. Further, we are ascending on the road which continues through the valley of the stream Kneža. At first quite gentle and partly macadam road, higher starts ascending steeper, on a steep part the road is mostly asphalt. Higher, the road splits, and we choose the slightly right road which leads towards the mountain pasture Planina v Prodih and becomes a macadam (left Kneške Ravne). Next follows few 100 meters of the ascent on a macadam road, and then we park on an appropriate place before the gate.

Path description:
From the starting point, we continue on a macadam road over which there is a gate, and there in few hairpin turns and after approximately 35 minutes we get to the forestry cottage.
At the cottage, we leave the road and on the right side of the cottage we walk in the forest, where continues easy to follow and still unmarked footpath. Next follows an ascent, mostly through the forest, and occasionally also a view opens up a little in the direction of prealp hills. Next follows crossing of torrent, and then we reach periphery of the mountain pasture Planina v Prodih, where we also step on a marked path.
We continue left (few 10 strides to the right is situated hunting cottage) and we continue walking on Geological trail, and there leads also European footpath E7. The path ahead is mostly lightly ascending towards the left, and in doing so it crosses occasionally steeper slopes of Spodnje Bohinjske gore. When we reach the ridge between Ljubinske stene (walls) and Masovnik, a nice view opens up in the direction of Kojca, and the path stops ascending and gradually starts descending by the foot of the mentioned walls. Below the walls from the left almost unnoticeably joins also once marked path from Kneške Ravne.
We continue straight in the direction towards the mountain pasture Planina Razor, and the path leads us directly below the cliffs, where mainly in spring time is increased possibility of falling stones. Next follows a diagonal ascent and the path brings us into the forest, where leads us past a source. After the source path for some time steeply ascends, and after two zig-zags again flattens. A little further, we cross also a grazing fence, and the path out of the forest brings us on the upper part of the mountain pasture Kuk, on an area named Močila, where on the bottom side we bypass few cottages. Behind cottages we reach a driving road which we follow to the right (left mountain pasture Kuk and a parking lot), and then we quickly get to a crossing, where the path on Žabiški Kuk branches off to the right (also Žabijski Kuk) - path past Gradič (old military path).
We continue in the direction of the mountain pasture Razor and we continue on a gently sloping macadam road which crosses the western slopes of Žabiški Kuk. On the road, from which occasionally a nice view opens up towards the northwest, where we see Rdeči rob, Vrh nad Peski, Grušnica, Tolminski Migovec and other surrounding mountains, after approximately 25 minutes of additional walking, we get to the spot, where signs for mountain hut point us to the right, on the path which ascends diagonally above the road. Next follows only few minutes of walking and the path brings us to the mountain hut Koča na planini Razor.
From the mountain hut, we continue in the direction of Globoko, Vogel, Vrh nad Škrbino on the path which crosses a lane of a forest and then on a gentle grassy slope splits.
From the crossing, we continue right (straight Vrh nad Škrbino and Dom na Komni) and we start moderately ascending. The path quickly returns into the forest and it brings us to the next crossing.
Again we continue right in the direction of Vogel (left Globoko) and gradually we start ascending steeper. We quickly leave the forest and then we start ascending on a gradually steeper slope. With nice views on Tolminsko, we higher reach southwest broad ridge of Vrh Krnic, where the path for some time flattens and it turns left. The path ahead is ascending diagonally and leads us above Krnica and on slopes of Vrh Krnic. After the crossing of smaller valley, where unmarked footpath branches off to the left, which leads on the saddle between the mentioned peak and Vogel, the path passes on slopes of Vogel, where it ascends diagonally on a steep slope. Higher, we reach the ridge of Vogel, where the path turns left (right Žabiški Kuk). Next follows also good 10 minutes of ascent and a panoramic path brings us on 1922 meters high peak Vogel.
The starting point - Planina v Prodih 0:55, Planina v Prodih - Močila 2:00, Močila - Planina Razor 0:35, Planina Razor - Vogel 1:45.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in July 2018 and July 2016.

On the way: Gozdarska koča (937m), Planina v Prodih (1070m), Močila (1258m), Koča na planini Razor (1315m)

Trip can be extended to: Črna prst , Vrh Krnic