Kriška planina - Kalška gora (via planina Koren)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana–Jesenice highway, take the Vodice exit, then continue driving to the first traffic-light junction in Vodice, where we continue left in the direction of Cerklje na Gorenjskem and Brnik. When we get to the main roundabout in Spodnji Brnik, we continue driving in the direction of Cerklje and Krvavec ski resort. At the end of the settlement Cerklje na Gorenjskem, we leave the main road which continues towards Velesovo and Visoko and continue driving slightly right onto the road in the direction of the Krvavec ski resort. Further on, we get to the village Grad, where signs for the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct us right onto a steep asphalt road (straight: bottom station of the cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the steepness on the steep road decreases a little, we will get to a junction, where we continue left in the direction of the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight: settlements Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further, the road temporarily descends a little, then ascends through occasionally quite panoramic slopes. Higher up, we get to Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where we bypass the church of St. Ambrož and tourist farm Pr Ambružarju on the left side. From the tourist farm onwards, the road enters the forest and ascends through it all the way to the mountain pasture Jezerca, where there is a large arranged parking lot. The road here flattens and turns left, about 500 m further it brings us to a junction, where we continue right in the direction of the mountain pasture Kriška planina (straight: upper station of the cable car and Planinski dom na Gospincu mountain hut). Only a short steep ascent follows and we get to the parking lot on the edge of the mountain pasture Kriška planina.
Now the road from the mountain pasture Jezerca to Kriška planina is closed to public traffic; this extends our approach by approximately 15 minutes.
B) From the Jesenice–Ljubljana highway, take the Kranj–East exit, then continue driving towards Brnik, Komenda and Mengeš. When we get to the main roundabout in Spodnji Brnik, we continue driving in the direction of Cerklje and Krvavec ski resort. At the end of the settlement Cerklje na Gorenjskem, we leave the main road which continues towards Velesovo and Visoko and continue driving slightly right onto the road in the direction of the Krvavec ski resort. Further on, we get to the village Grad, where signs for the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct us right onto a steep asphalt road (straight: bottom station of the cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the steepness on the steep road decreases a little, we will get to a junction, where we continue left in the direction of the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight: settlements Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further, the road temporarily descends a little, then ascends through occasionally quite panoramic slopes. Higher up, we get to Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where we bypass the church of St. Ambrož and tourist farm Pr Ambružarju on the left side. From the tourist farm onwards, the road enters the forest and ascends through it all the way to the mountain pasture Jezerca, where there is a large arranged parking lot. The road here flattens and turns left, about 500 m further it brings us to a junction, where we continue right in the direction of the mountain pasture Kriška planina (straight: upper station of the cable car and Planinski dom na Gospincu mountain hut). Only a short steep ascent follows and we get to the parking lot on the edge of the mountain pasture Kriška planina.
Now the road from the mountain pasture Jezerca to Kriška planina is closed to public traffic; this extends our approach by approximately 15 minutes.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the road in the direction of Planina Koren mountain pasture. The road then takes us through the underpass to a quarry, where we leave it. We continue the ascent along a pleasant but otherwise poorly visible mountain path that runs along the edge of the pasture fence. The path, which becomes more visible, then leaves the grazing areas of Kriška planina mountain pasture and enters terrain overgrown with dwarf pines. After a short ascent, the path brings us to a nice vantage point from which a beautiful view opens onto the Korošica valley. Further on, the path begins to descend more steeply and after a few minutes we are already 60 m lower. The path then levels out and from the right, the path from the aforementioned valley joins us. Further on, we cross a strip of forest, and the path then begins to ascend again. During the ascent, an unmarked path branches off to the left leading to Razor saddle; we continue on the marked path, which after a further few minutes brings us to the southern part of Planina Koren mountain pasture. The path then descends past the animal watering hole to the shepherd hut on the pasture.
Here our path continues slightly left (slightly right: Košutna mountain pasture) across meadows at the valley bottom (the path is initially poorly visible). The path then becomes steeper and after less than 30 minutes of walking brings us to a small pond, where there is a poorly marked junction. We continue straight (right: Košutna) and follow the gentle path to the next junction, where we continue left in the direction of Vrh Korena (straight: Kompotela). The path ahead begins to ascend more steeply and quickly takes us through karst terrain to the point where we join the path from Veliki Zvoh towards Vrh Korena (Jež ridge). We continue right and the path brings us in a few steps to the point where the path to Vrh Korena branches off right (1 minute). The path further descends the slope, which is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. After 15 minutes of descent, the path brings us to the junction at Škrbina.
Here we continue straight in the direction of Kalški greben and Cojzova koča hut along the path, which after just a few more steps brings us to the next junction. We continue slightly right in the direction of "Kalce" (left: Kalški greben) along the path, which after a few minutes of further walking begins to descend noticeably. After a few minutes' descent, the path turns slightly left and crosses the screes below Kalški greben. Here, on the right side at the foot of the screes, we can notice a small lake called Krvava lokev; we continue along the marked path, which gradually transitions to karst terrain. A few short ascents and descents follow along the path that leads past numerous small sinkholes, then we reach the scree again. In the middle of the scree, along a sort of ridge, an abandoned climbing path to Kalški greben branches off left; we continue on the marked path, to which a barely noticeable path from Žagana peč joins from the right shortly afterwards. We continue in the direction of Cojzova koča hut, and the path gradually brings us onto increasingly steep and partly grassy slopes. A little further on, with the aid of fixed cables, the path climbs the steep slope, then levels out and after a few minutes of further walking brings us to a marked junction.
From the junction, located on a small saddle, we continue right in the direction of Kalška gora (sharply left: Kalški greben via a very demanding path, straight down: Kokrsko sedlo). The path ahead leads onto steep grassy slopes that are especially slippery when wet. We follow this relatively gentle path further all the way to Kalška gora, which we reach after a good 5 minutes of further walking.
Kriška planina - Vrh Korena 2:15, Vrh Korena - Kalška gora 2:05.

On the way: Planina Koren (1675m), Vrh Korena (1999m), Škrbina (1870m)