Koča pod slapom Rinka - Vellacher Turm/Storžek

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 junction, 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 mountain hut Koča pod slapom Rinka, where we park.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a wide tourist path, which starts ascending gently. After a good ten minutes of walking, we come out of the forest, where we reach a junction. We turn 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 traverse to the top of the waterfall follows. This part is exposed to falling stones. The path then crosses Savinja again and further ascends 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 goes into dense forest and after a short ascent brings us to the winter shelter on Okrešlju. We continue left and in a few steps we come to Dom na Okrešlju.
At the hut we head onto the path in the direction of Kamniško and Savinjsko sedlo. Soon we come to 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 beside scree slightly upwards. Soon we come to the next junction, where the path to Turški žleb and to the memorial branches off to the left, to which there are only a few dozen steps. We continue straight through the ever narrower valley. The path starts to ascend more steeply and brings us below the walls of Mrzla gora. The path ahead continues on the left side of the torrent, on a moderately steep grassy slope which is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. The path ahead passes to the left side below the scree of Štajerska Rinka. In a traversing ascent the path brings us below the walls, where there is danger of falling stones. A shorter steep section follows, then the path directs somewhat to the right onto grassy slopes, where we come to a junction. We continue straight, to the right the path to Mrzla gora branches off. Soon we come again to a junction, where the climbing path to Rinke branches off to the left upwards, while we continue straight on the path which soon turns right into steep slopes. Here the path ascends steeply and brings us in a few minutes to the bivouac pod Mrzlim vrhom. At the bivouac the path turns right and ascends steeply for a few more steps, then the steepness eases. A few steps of walking to Savinjsko sedlo follow, where there is the state border.
From Savinjsko sedlo we continue slightly right (left Jezersko sedlo) on the path which starts descending towards the valley of Belska Kočna. After a few minutes of descent we will notice on the left side of the path a large inscription on the rock “Klettersteig”. Here we leave the path towards the valley of Belska Kočna and head left upwards on a somewhat less trodden trail. The path, which is further marked with red dots, soon brings us to the entry into the climbing part of the path. The climbing path first with the help of a steel cable and staples traverses the steep eastern slope of the mountain towards the north. The path then turns left and ascends steeply upwards along the steel cable. Later the path brings us onto a steep partly grassy slope, where caution is needed as the path is often slippery. In the last part of the path we turn left and a short ascent follows on the unsecured slope towards the summit.

On the way: Orlovo gnezdo mountain hut (Rinka waterfall) (1120m), Dom na Okrešlju mountain hut (1396m), Bivak pod Mrzlim vrhom (1980m), Savinjsko sedlo (2001m)