Kranjski Rak - Chapel of Marija Snežna (Velika planina) (via Seliški rob)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving in the direction of the mountain pass Črnivec. Only a few 100 meters before the mentioned mountain pass we notice signs for Kranjski Rak, which point us sharply left onto a narrow and at first also quite steep road. The road flattens higher up and then brings us to the mountain pass Volovljek, where near the inn Kranjski Rak we also park (parking in front of the inn is allowed only for guests).
B) From Gornji Grad we drive towards Kamnik, and then only a few 100 meters after the mountain pass Črnivec we continue right in the direction of Kranjski Rak. Further, we follow the description above.
C) From Savinjska dolina we first drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Kamnik. When we arrive at the mountain pass Volovljek we park at a suitable place by the inn Kranjski Rak (parking in front of the inn is allowed only for guests).

Route description:
From the mountain pass Volovljek we continue towards the west on a macadam road in the direction of Velika planina, Jarški dom, Črnuški dom, Domžalski dom and Dom na Kisovcu. The road at first leads along the pasture, and then passes into the forest, where a marked footpath branches off to the left. We continue on the road, which turns a little to the right and at the beginning of the left turn splits into two parts. The right road leads to the former homestead Štajerski Rak (guesthouse Štajerski Rak is located at the mountain pass Volovljek), and we continue on the wider road which leads towards Velika planina, on which we walk a few more minutes, or to the spot where the road makes a sharp left turn. From the mentioned turn straight ahead continues a worse road (in summer one needs to cross the electric shepherd's fence) which we continue on. The path ahead moderately descends and after crossing the torrent valley of the stream Brložnica turns right. The path ahead leads past a scree slope, and then again turns more to the left, where it leads us below the rocky towers. When the crossing ends we reach a kind of ridge, from where a view opens towards the Dleskovška planota.
At the mentioned spot a marked path from Podvolovljek joins us from the right, and we continue left onto the footpath which steeply ascends above the road. Due to erosion and overgrowth the passage is somewhat awkward and especially when wet also slightly dangerous for slipping. The path continues for a short time along the forested ridge and brings us above the previously mentioned rocky towers, then temporarily turns a little to the right. Further on we ascend through the forest for a few more minutes, then we cross a grazing fence and step onto the lower part of the mountain pasture Marjanine njive. When the forest ends, the hitherto poorly trodden path also ends. We ascend the slope, on one of the trees we notice a mark, then a little higher we already spot some huts on the pasture, a little to the right also a wooden cross.
We continue past the huts and behind them ascend to the nearby macadam road, where we notice a marked junction with numerous direction signs.
At the junction we leave the road and continue the ascent on a cart track in the direction of Jarški dom, Črnuški dom and Domžalski dom as well as Mala and Gojška planina. At first a nice view still opens towards Kranjska rebra and part of Posavsko hribovje, then the path passes into the forest, through which it continues to the spot where a footpath from Kranjski Rak and the path from the parking lot Rakove ravni also join us.
Here we continue straight and just a few meters further we step out of the forest onto the lower part of Gojška planina. A short ascent follows, then the path temporarily levels out and brings us to a smaller junction at the watering place for animals. We bypass the watering place on the left side, then go slightly left (right the upper part of Gojška planina) along the ascending footpath. The pleasant and increasingly scenic path ascends across the extensive grazing area, then crosses one of the macadam roads. On the other side of the road the path gradually moderately ascends, then approaches the road leading towards Jarški dom and Domžalski dom. Before stepping onto the road we continue left, then after some 10 steps of further walking we arrive at Jarški dom.
We bypass the mentioned hut on the left side, then continue the ascent on the wide path which gently ascends through sparse forest. Already after a few minutes a path to Črnuški dom branches off to the left, and we continue straight and follow the wide path all the way to Domžalski dom na Mali planini.
The path then descends into a small valley, where we again step onto a wide path (almost a road). We continue right and follow the path to a poorly marked path junction, where to the left branches off the path in the direction of the shepherd hut Gradiščkovih. We continue straight on the wide cart track in the direction of "chapel and Zeleni Rob". After a few minutes of further walking to the right first downwards branches off the path to the chapel of Marija Snežna, which we have already seen in front of us for some time. Only a short ascent follows and the path brings us to the mentioned chapel.

Along the route: Planina Marjanine njive (1220m), Jarški dom na Mali planini mountain hut (1520m), Domžalski dom na Mali planini mountain hut (1534m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Gradišče (Velika planina)

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