Koča pod slapom Rinka - Brana

Access to starting point:
We drive to Luče (from here from Mozirje or via Kranjski rak) and further towards Logarska dolina. Soon after the village Solčava we come to a crossroads, where the road to Logarska dolina branches off to the left. We turn left towards Logarska dolina (toll payment) and drive along the road to the parking lot at the hut under Rinka waterfall, where we park.

Route description:
From the place where we parked, we first walk to the Bar Pod slapom, then head onto the marked path, along which numerous mountain destinations are indicated. We continue along the mountain trail through the forest (a slightly less steep tourist path leads a bit more to the left), which after a few minutes of ascent joins the tourist path, and along it we continue with an easy ascent to the junction near Slap Rinka.
We continue slightly left in the direction of Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju (straight to the foot of Slap Rinka and Orlovo gnezdo), where a little further we cross the Savinja over a wooden bridge. It then sinks into the gravel bed, but immediately after the bridge, looking to the right, we get a beautiful view of Slap Rinka.
In the continuation, we begin to ascend steeply along a well-maintained and cared-for path, which higher up turns right and passes under the rock faces, where there is a risk of falling rocks. Here, with the help of safeguards, we ascend transversely to the right, then cross the Savinja over a footbridge just above the mouth of Slap Rinka.
The path then leads us for some time along the picturesque Savinja, where a few more safeguards help us for easier progress, and higher up the slope levels out. This is followed by crossing the bed of the Savinja, which in this section is barely watery, then we arrive at the marked source of the Savinja.
After the source, the path enters the forest, through which we ascend moderately to steeply, higher up it levels out and forks.
We continue right in the direction of Kamniško sedlo, Turski žleb, Savinjsko sedlo and Mrzla gora (straight leads the path to Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju – two minutes, from where all the mentioned paths also lead). From the forest we then step onto the grassy plain of Okrešelj, from which a magnificent view opens onto the surrounding mountains and their rock faces.
Here a path quickly joins from the left, leading past Frischaufov dom, and we head left in the direction of Kamniško sedlo, Planjava, Brana and Turska gora. The path ahead initially ascends moderately through the forest, later through a belt of shrubs, and all the time the path leads us somewhat towards the south. Later the path completely levels out and crosses scree to the left, and after the scree we already arrive at the northern wall of Brana or the passage called Boštjanca, which is not overly demanding since numerous safeguards help us for easier progress. When we ascend a rock step higher, the path turns towards the east, but is still quite steep and exposed to falling rocks. Higher up we arrive at a rather steep and in snow, which can remain here until the beginning of summer, a dangerous scree for slipping, which we only cross. This is followed by a short ascent along a wide and somewhat exposed ledge, after which we already arrive at the extensive grassy slopes of Kamniško sedlo, where west of the saddle we reach a marked junction.
We head sharply right in the direction of Brana and Turska gora (slightly left, just a few minutes' walk Kamniška koča na Kamniškem sedlu and Planjava and Kamniška Bistrica) onto a path that in the continuation ascends over an increasingly rocky slope. Soon we arrive at the northern slopes of Brana, where we step onto scree and this too in late summer still poses a risk of slipping on possible snow patches, otherwise we gradually ascend over the scree to the right.
At an altitude of 2030 meters we arrive at a marked junction, where a path branches off to the left to Brana, and straight ahead the path continues towards Turska gora.
We continue in the direction of Brana, and the path in the continuation begins to ascend somewhat more steeply and for some time still crosses slopes towards the west. Higher up the path turns left and becomes somewhat more demanding, and from the path ever more beautiful views open up, reaching towards Turska gora, Grintovec and Skuta. In the continuation we ascend over a rocky slope towards the ridge of Brana, the path turns somewhat more to the left and before reaching the ridge we cross slopes towards the southeast. On this section a steel cable helps us in a few places, otherwise we mainly ascend with the help of natural holds. This is followed by a steep ascent along a narrower gully, where some easy climbing is required, at the top of the gully the path turns right and leads us to the summit slope of Brana, where it levels out. Here the path turns back to the left and continues over easy terrain all the way to the extensive summit of Brana, a few minutes away.

Starting point - Slap Rinka 0:15, Slap Rinka - Izvir Savinje 0:35, Izvir Savinje - Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju 0:20, Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju - razpotje nad Kamniškim sedlom 1:25, razpotje nad Kamniškim sedlom - odcep za Brano 0:20, odcep za Brano - Brana 0:40.

Along the route: Slap Rinka (1100m), Izvir Savinje (1305m), Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju (1396m), Razpotje nad Kamniškim sedlom (1914m), Odcep za Brano (2030m)

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