Kosmačev preval - Rušnata Mlinarica

Access to starting point:
We leave the Gorenjska motorway at the Jesenice - west exit (Hrušica) and continue driving in the direction of Kranjska Gora. A little before the settlement Dovje, we leave the main road and continue driving left in the direction of Mojstrana and valleys Vrata, Kot and Krma. Still before we cross Triglavska Bistrica, signs for Radovna, Kot and Krma direct us left onto a somewhat narrower road which ascends past a few houses. The road above the settlement Mojstrana starts ascending more steeply and past the TNP sign brings us to Kosmačev preval, where the road branches off to the right into valley Kot. Here we park at an appropriate place by the crossroad.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a cart track which in a gentle ascent runs parallel with the road. At the beginning we continue on the right cart track, after two minutes of walking another cart track branches off to the left onto which we turn. At the junctions are also placed cairns, which help us with orientation. Further, the cart track ascends on the slope straight upwards and later turns into a footpath which starts ascending steeply. The path is poorly visible, but smaller cairns help us. The path then turns a little right and brings us onto an indistinct small ridge. Here the path turns left and follows this small ridge straight upwards. The path soon brings us from the ridge onto steep slopes and ascends in zigzags to the main ridge. Here the path turns left again and continues ascending through the forest. For a short time the steepness eases, but the path soon ascends steeply again. The last part of the path towards the bivouac runs mostly on slopes above the valley Vrata or on the ridge. The path then flattens and on the right side we notice a smaller cottage. This is the bivouac on Črna gora.
From the bivouac, we continue on the ridge and first slightly descend. Further on we walk for a long time on the ridge through the forest and ascend and slightly descend several times. In doing so we also ascend some less known peaks, namely Predelov vrh, Nizko dolino and then Lengarjeva glava, where there is also a viewpoint from which the view towards the east opens for the first time. Before that we had been walking through the forest the whole time and therefore the view was very limited.
From Lengarjeva glava we continue further on the ridge and out of the forest the path brings us into dwarf pines, where wonderful views open on all sides. Further a few short ascents and descents through dwarf pines follow, and the ridge is somewhat steeper at some places. An ascent through a short stretch of forest follows and then a short ascent through dwarf pines, which brings us to the panoramic peak Požar.
From the top where a large cairn is placed we continue on the ridge and then on the path through the forest soon come to a junction, where a hunting path from valley Kot joins from the left.
The path continues on a steep and relatively narrow forest-covered ridge (in wet danger of slipping). The path which up to here is still not too demanding then brings us to the forepeak of Rušnata Mlinarica, where less experienced can end the trip (the peak is recognisable by a large cairn).
We continue the path on the ridge which is increasingly covered with dwarf pines, but the passages are nice since the dwarf pines are cut. A little further the path brings us to a shorter steep step (at torn steel cable), where with the help of dwarf pines we must ascend 5 meters steeply upwards. The path which runs on a relatively steep slope and occasionally narrow ridge then brings us over numerous forepeaks and gullies to the unvegetated and panoramic peak Rušnata Mlinarica.

On the way: Pri Turnih (1349m), Črna gora (1350m), Predelov vrh (1460m), Nizka dolina (1357m), Lengarjeva glava (1498m), Požar (1543m)

Trip can be extended to: Požgana Mlinarica (1 h)