Kriška planina - Planina Koren

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana–Jesenice motorway, take the Vodice exit, then continue driving to the first traffic-light intersection in Vodice, where you continue left in the direction of Cerklje na Gorenjskem and Brnik. When you reach the main roundabout in Spodnji Brnik, continue driving in the direction of Cerklje and Krvavec ski centre. At the end of the settlement Cerklje na Gorenjskem, 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 centre. Further on, you reach the village of Grad, where signs for the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct you right onto a steep asphalt road (straight ahead: lower station of the circular-cabin cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the gradient on the steep road eases somewhat, you will reach an intersection, where you continue left in the direction of the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight ahead: settlements Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further on, the road temporarily descends a bit, then ascends through occasionally quite panoramic slopes. Higher up, you reach Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where you pass the church of St. Ambrož and the 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 Planina Jezerca, where there is a large arranged parking lot. Here the road flattens and turns left, about 500 m further it brings you to an intersection, where you continue right in the direction of Kriška planina (straight ahead: upper station of the circular-cabin cable car and Planinski dom na Gospincu mountain hut). There follows only a short steep ascent and you reach the parking lot on the edge of Kriška planina.
The road from Planina Jezerca to Kriška planina is now closed to public traffic; this extends the route by approximately 15 minutes.
B) From the Jesenice–Ljubljana motorway, take the Kranj–East exit, then continue driving towards Brnik, Komenda and Mengeš. When you reach the main roundabout in Spodnji Brnik, continue driving in the direction of Cerklje and Krvavec ski centre. At the end of the settlement Cerklje na Gorenjskem, 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 centre. Further on, you reach the village of Grad, where signs for the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct you right onto a steep asphalt road (straight ahead: lower station of the circular-cabin cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the gradient on the steep road eases somewhat, you will reach an intersection, where you continue left in the direction of the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight ahead: settlements Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further on, the road temporarily descends a bit, then ascends through occasionally quite panoramic slopes. Higher up, you reach Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where you pass the church of St. Ambrož and the 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 Planina Jezerca, where there is a large arranged parking lot. Here the road flattens and turns left, about 500 m further it brings you to an intersection, where you continue right in the direction of Kriška planina (straight ahead: upper station of the circular-cabin cable car and Planinski dom na Gospincu mountain hut). There follows only a short steep ascent and you reach the parking lot on the edge of Kriška planina.
The road from Planina Jezerca to Kriška planina is now closed to public traffic; this extends the route by approximately 15 minutes.

Path description:
From the parking lot, head onto the road in the direction of Planina Koren. The road then brings you through an underpass to a quarry, where you leave it. Continue ascending along a pleasant but 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 and enters terrain overgrown with dwarf pines. After a short ascent, the path brings you 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 you are already 60 m lower. The path then levels out and a path from the aforementioned valley joins from the right. Further on, you cross a strip of forest, and the path then starts ascending again. During the ascent, an unmarked path branches off to the left leading to Razor saddle; continue on the marked path, which after a further few minutes brings you to the southern part of Planina Koren. The path then descends past a watering hole for animals to the shepherd's hut on the planina.

Trip can be extended to: Planina Košutna ( 20 min) , Mokrica (1 h 30 min) , Košutna ( 50 min) , Kompotela (1 h) , Vrh Korena (1 h) , Kalška gora (3 h 5 min) , Kalški greben (2 h 30 min)