Koča pod slapom Rinka - Kranjska Rinka (via Turski žleb)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Luče (to here from Mozirje or over Kranjski Rak) and further towards Logarska dolina. Soon after the village Solčava we come to the intersection, where the road to Logarska dolina branches off to the left. We turn left towards Logarska dolina (toll payment) and drive on the road to the parking lot at Koča pod slapom Rinka, where we park.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a wide tourist path that starts gently ascending. After a good ten minutes of walking, we come out of the forest, where we reach a junction. We go left (right Orlovo gnezdo 3 minutes) in the direction of Dom na Okrešlju. The path ahead crosses a small bridge and on the other side starts to ascend more steeply. After a short ascent, the path brings us below the walls, from where a crossing to the top of the waterfall follows. This part is exposed to falling stones. The path then crosses Savinja again and ascends upwards along the river with the help of steps. Next we ascend on the right side (left bank) of Savinja. Soon we come to the source of Savinja, where we cross the water again. On the other side, the path enters dense forest and after a short ascent brings us to the winter shelter on Okrešelj. We continue left and in a few steps come to the mountain hut Dom na Okrešlju.
At the hut we head onto the path in the direction of Kamniško sedlo and Savinjsko sedlo. Soon we reach the edge of a panoramic meadow, where there is a junction. We continue straight across the meadow in the direction of Češka koča and Kranjska koča (left Kamniško sedlo). The path ahead crosses a torrent and then ascends alongside gravel slightly upwards. Soon we come to the next junction, where we go left following the signs for Turski žleb. At the junction there is also a memorial plaque. The path then starts to ascend more steeply and brings us to the entrance into Turski žleb. Because of falling stones on the path through the gully, helmet use is mandatory; use of self-belaying is also highly recommended. The path then leads us on the right side of the gully and soon brings us to the entrance into the climbing section of the path. Here the path ascends vertically on numerous staples, then turns left and with the help of steel cables and staples crosses the more or less vertical wall above the gully. After crossing via numerous staples, the path becomes gradually less demanding and soon the last steel cables end. A relatively steep ascent on gravel terrain to the top of the gully follows. In the upper part, when ascending on gravel, be very careful not to trigger stones. At the top of Turski žleb, where there is also a junction, we go right towards Rinke and Skuta; left the path leads to Turska gora. The path then ascends below the slopes of Mala Rinka (2289m) and brings us to two successive junctions. In both cases we go right following the signs for Rinke; left the path leads towards Kokrsko sedlo and Skuta.
The path ahead ascends steeply for a short time, then brings us to an indistinct ridge along and beside which we then ascend. Just before the marked path reaches the summit of Mala Rinka, it turns slightly left and descends slightly to the notch between Mala and Štajerska Rinka. On the other side of the notch, the marked path starts ascending again and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to a marked junction, where we continue straight in the direction of Kranjska Rinka (right Koroška Rinka). The path ahead crosses the slopes of Koroška Rinka, then turns slightly left where it ascends steeply. A short very steep ascent follows, then the path brings us to the main ridge, along which we ascend to the summit of Kranjska Rinka in a few steps.

Along the route: Orlovo gnezdo mountain hut (Rinka waterfall) (1120m), Dom na Okrešlju mountain hut (1396m)

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