Kneške Ravne (Prošček) - Vogel (via Žabiški Kuk)
Starting point: Kneške Ravne (Prošček) (754 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.2197°N 13.8256°E 
Path name: via Žabiški Kuk
Time of walking: 5 h 20 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way, partly demanding marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1168 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1275 m
Map: TNP 1:50.000
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 on the mentioned path (straight mountain hut Koča na planini Razor 30 minutes), which on a grassy slope starts vanishing. During the ascent, we get help from wooden poles, which are in the upper part colored in red color. When higher we step into the forest, more footpaths appears, and we continue on the one, by which there are red lines. For some time we in a diagonal ascent cross quite steep slopes towards the right, and then we step out of the forest and we get to steep grassy slopes. Next follows traversing in a gentle descent, where it is mainly in wet dangerous for slipping, and then the path turns left and passes into steep, mostly grassy gully surrounded by dwarf pines. Through indistinct gully the path which is still marked with red lines, is ascending straight upwards, so that the path is very steep. Higher, the footpath turns a little to the right, and the slope also flattens a little, and with nice views, we reach old mule track. For some time we are ascending on an old mule track, and then the path out of the dwarf pines passes over by the edge of the ridge, where we are ascending by the edge of steep slopes. Higher the ridge becomes a little more distinct, and in few additional minutes we get to miniature Aljaž turret, which is situated on Žabiški Kuk (1844 meters).
From the inscription box, we short time continue diagonally on the ridge and then red lines point us on a bad footpath which on the left side bypasses survey point 1881, which is the highest point of the ridge of Žabiški Kuk. With nice views on surrounding mountains path soon returns on the ridge and there we descend to the saddle between Žabiški Kuk and Vogel. From the saddle a short ascent follows and we reach a marked path which leads from the mountain pasture Razor towards Vogel.
We continue the ascent and after 10 minutes of additional walking, we get to panoramic peak.
The starting point - Planina v Prodih 0:55, Planina v Prodih - Močila 2:00, Močila - Žabiški Kuk 1:55, Žabiški Kuk - Vogel 0:30.
Description refers to condition from July in the year 2018, pictures from July in the year 2016 and 2018.
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