Koča pod slapom Rinka - Ledinski vrh

Access to starting point:
We drive into Logarska dolina, then follow the main road towards the head of the valley, where we park at the parking lot at the turning point near Bara Pod slapom, also known as Koča pod slapom Rinka.

Entry by motor vehicle into Krajinski park Logarska dolina requires payment of an entrance fee or ecological tax, which amounts to 10 € for a passenger car (7 € for motorcycles, 20 € for vans). The fee is collected during the tourist season (from spring to the end of October) and also applies to electric vehicles. Payment of the tax includes the use of all parking lots within the valley. Entry is free for pedestrians and cyclists.

The current price list is available on the official website of Krajinski park Logarska dolina.

Route description:
From the place where we parked, we first walk to 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 little 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 Savinja over a wooden bridge. It then sinks into the gravel bed, but immediately after the bridge, looking to the right, we get a nice view of Slap Rinka.
In the continuation, we begin a steep ascent along a well-maintained path, which higher up turns right and passes under the walls, where there is a risk of falling rocks. Here, with the help of fixed safety gear, we ascend transversely to the right, then cross Savinja over a footbridge just above the mouth of Slap Rinka.
The path then leads for some time along the picturesque Savinja, where a few fixed safety gear help us progress more easily, and higher up the slope levels out. This is followed by crossing the Savinja riverbed, which in this section has almost no water, and then we reach the marked source of Savinja.
After the source, the path enters the forest, through which we ascend moderately to steeply, and 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 walls.
Here a path quickly joins from the left, leading past Frischaufov dom, while slightly to the left a demanding mountain path branches off towards Kamniško sedlo. We continue right towards Turski žleb, Savinjsko sedlo and Mrzla gora. The path returns to the forest and a little further crosses a regulated torrent, then leads us to a second torrent. We walk along it for a short time, then continue beside it, where we encounter the next junction.
We head slightly right in the direction of Mrzla gora and Savinjsko sedlo. To the left branches the path towards Turski žleb, beside which stands a boulder with memorial plaques to rescuers who perished in a tragic accident during a rescue exercise in June 1997, as well as others who died in the surrounding mountains (the boulder is only a minute's walk away). In the continuation we ascend through a picturesque landscape surrounded by sparse larch forest, called Mrzli dol. Higher up we leave the small valley and head slightly left onto the scree below Rinkami. Here we ascend transversely to the right, then cross a mighty torrent gully behind boulders. On the other side of the gully we see a large waymark showing the correct direction. At the foot of the wall we then ascend transversely along a steep and in places slippery slope. When the terrain levels out, we cross to the right over another torrent, then through a belt of sparse dwarf pine we ascend to the next junction.
We continue left towards Savinjsko sedlo (slightly right branches the path to Mrzla gora) and from a short grassy section we again enter scree.
Here the path forks once more, and we choose the right direction leading towards Savinjsko sedlo (left to Češka koča and Kranjska koča via Križ and the climbing route to Rinke). For a few minutes we ascend transversely across the scree, then move onto steeper slopes covered with dwarf pine. A few minutes of steep ascent await, after which we reach the place where Bivak pod Mrzlim vrhom once stood, of which today only the foundations are visible.
This is followed by a short steep ascent through dwarf pine, then the path levels out and leads us to the state border, which we reach at Savinjsko sedlo.
We head slightly left in the direction of Ledine and Jezersko sedlo. The path runs on the Austrian side of the state border, where we first ascend a little more, then reach scree. Across it we first descend transversely, then begin ascending towards Jezersko sedlo. Below the saddle the scree ends, and we ascend the steep gravelly slope to the mentioned pass, where a marked junction is located and where we again reach the border line.
Straight ahead the path continues towards Kranjska koča na Ledinah, while we continue right in the direction of Ledinski vrh and Velika Koroška Baba. The path ahead leads us with exceptional views of the northern walls of the mountains above Ledine and Spodnje Ravne. Along the ridge path we ascend to the junction at the saddle between Ledinski vrh on the left and Storžek (Belski turn) on the right.
We continue left towards Ledinski vrh (straight down leads the path to Velika Koroška Baba). The path leads across crumbly terrain, then passes onto grassy slopes, along which we begin a steep ascent. Only a short ascent through a narrow belt of dwarf pine remains, and we reach the scenic and precipitous Ledinski vrh.

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 pri obeležju 0:15, razpotje pri obeležju 0:10 - odcep za Mrzlo goro 1:00, odcep za Mrzlo goro - odcep za Križ 0:05, odcep za Križ - nekdanji bivak 0:15, nekdanji bivak - Savinjsko sedlo 0:05, Savinjsko sedlo - Jezersko sedlo 0:15, Jezersko sedlo - razpotje pod Ledinskim vrhom 0:08, razpotje pod Ledinskim vrhom - Ledinski vrh 0:07.

Along the route: Slap Rinka (1100m), Izvir Savinje (1305m), Frischaufov dom na Okrešlju (1396m), Razpotje pri obeležju (1449m), Odcep za Mrzlo goro (1831m), Odcep za Križ (1878m), Nekdanji Bivak pod Mrzlim vrhom (1968m), Savinjsko sedlo (1999m), Jezersko sedlo (2036m), Razpotje pod Ledinskim vrhom (2066m)

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