Kriška planina - Mokrica (via Kompotela)

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

Path description:
From the parking lot, head onto the road towards planina Koren. The road then takes you through an underpass to a quarry, where you leave it. Continue the ascent on a pleasant but poorly visible mountain path running along the edge of the pasture fence. The path, which becomes more visible, then leaves the pasture areas of Kriška planina and enters terrain overgrown with dwarf pines. After a short ascent, the path brings you to a nice viewpoint from which a fine view opens into the Korošica valley. Further on, the path begins to descend more steeply and after a few minutes you are already 60 m lower. The path then levels out and from the right a path from the previously mentioned valley joins. Further on, cross a strip of forest, then the path 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. The path then descends past the watering place for animals to the shepherd's hut on the planina. Here our path continues slightly left (slightly right planina Košutna) 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 you to a small pond, where there is a poorly marked junction. Continue straight (right Košutna) and follow the gentle path to the next junction, where you take the right path towards Kompotele (left Vrh Korena). From here orientation is somewhat more difficult, and in fog very challenging. Ahead, the path slowly begins to ascend gently up the grassy slope overgrown with dwarf pines. The trail then brings you with fine views to the summit of Kompotele.
Just a few steps from the summit, a marked path to Mokrica branches off towards the east. Head onto this path, which begins to descend. After a good ten minutes of descent over steep grass, the path brings you to the ridge of Mokrica. The path, which continues to descend gently, is slightly exposed at a few points. After less than half an hour of walking from Kompotele, the path brings you to the summit register box on Mokrica.
PP: In fog, orientation is very difficult especially from planina Koren onward.
Kriška planina – planina Koren 1:15, planina Koren – Kompotele 1:00, Kompotele – Mokrica 30 minutes.

On the way: Planina Koren (1675m), Kompotela (1989m)