Markova raven - Krvavec (on unmarked path via Razor)

Access to starting point:
A1) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue the drive towards Kamniška Bistrica and the Črnivec pass. At the Stahovica settlement, we leave the main road towards the Črnivec pass and continue left towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cable car to Velika planina. Some 10 meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road that first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon, the first road branches off to the right, but we continue straight (we can also reach Markova raven via the right road, description a3) to the next intersection, where we turn left (straight to Markova raven, description a2). Further on, we ascend transversely to the left for some time, then the road turns sharply right and leads us across several gullies (after heavy rain or a storm, the road is difficult or impassable). We drive a few more kilometers, then from the slope we arrive in the Korošica valley, where the road turns sharply right, and in the middle of the bend, a wide cart track or worse road branches off to the left. We park in a suitable spot by the road, or drive some 10 meters further on the worse road to another smaller "parking lot".
A2) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue the drive towards Kamniška Bistrica and the Črnivec pass. At the Stahovica settlement, we leave the main road towards the Črnivec pass and continue left towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cable car to Velika planina. Some 10 meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road that first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon, the first road branches off to the right, but we continue straight (we can also reach Markova raven via the right road, description a3) to the next intersection, where we also continue straight (left to Markova raven, description a1). For some time, we still ascend moderately along the Korošica stream, then the road becomes very steep and partly eroded (after heavy rain often impassable). Higher up, a macadam road joins from the right (description a3), then after some 100 meters it starts ascending steeply again in switchbacks. When we reach the left bend in the middle of which a wide cart track or worse road branches off to the right, we are at Markova raven. We park in a suitable spot by the road, or drive some 10 meters further on the worse road to another smaller "parking lot".
A3) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue the drive towards Kamniška Bistrica and the Črnivec pass. At the Stahovica settlement, we leave the main road towards the Črnivec pass and continue left towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cable car to Velika planina. Some 10 meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road that first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon we reach the first intersection, where we continue sharply right (straight to Markova raven, descriptions a1 and a2). After a short drive, we quickly reach the slopes above the Kamniška Bistrica river, where at the nearby intersection we continue left (straight leads the road that returns to the main road towards the Dom v Kamniški Bistrici hut). The path ahead ascends for some time along the torrent stream, then turns left and crosses the slopes of Mokrica. A bit further, a road branches off to the right, which after some 100 meters ends in the forest, and we continue straight to the point where it joins the road through the Korošica valley (description a2). Here we continue slightly right, and the road higher up climbs over several steep switchbacks. When we reach the left bend in the middle of which a wide cart track or worse road branches off to the right, we are at Markova raven. We park in a suitable spot by the road, or drive some 10 meters further on the worse road to another smaller "parking lot".
B1) From Gornji Grad over the Črnivec pass or from Luče over the Volovljek pass, we drive towards Kamnik; we follow the main road to the end of the Stahovica settlement, where we turn right towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cable car to Velika planina. Some 10 meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road that first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon, the first road branches off to the right, but we continue straight (we can also reach Markova raven via the right road, description b3) to the next intersection, where we turn left (straight to Markova raven, description b2). Further on, we ascend transversely to the left for some time, then the road turns sharply right and leads us across several gullies (after heavy rain or a storm, the road is difficult or impassable). We drive a few more kilometers, then from the slope we arrive in the Korošica valley, where the road turns sharply right, and in the middle of the bend, a wide cart track or worse road branches off to the left. We park in a suitable spot by the road, or drive some 10 meters further on the worse road to another smaller "parking lot".
B2) From Gornji Grad over the Črnivec pass or from Luče over the Volovljek pass, we drive towards Kamnik; we follow the main road to the end of the Stahovica settlement, where we turn right towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cable car to Velika planina. Some 10 meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road that first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon, the first road branches off to the right, but we continue straight (we can also reach Markova raven via the right road, description b3) to the next intersection, where we also continue straight (left to Markova raven, description b1). For some time, we still ascend moderately along the Korošica stream, then the road becomes very steep and partly eroded (after heavy rain often impassable). Higher up, a macadam road joins from the right (description b3), then after some 100 meters it starts ascending steeply again in switchbacks. When we reach the left bend in the middle of which a wide cart track or worse road branches off to the right, we are at Markova raven. We park in a suitable spot by the road, or drive some 10 meters further on the worse road to another smaller "parking lot".
B3) From Gornji Grad over the Črnivec pass or from Luče over the Volovljek pass, we drive towards Kamnik; we follow the main road to the end of the Stahovica settlement, where we turn right towards Kamniška Bistrica and the cable car to Velika planina. Some 10 meters before the large Kraljev Hrib parking lot (the parking lot is located near the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina), we turn left onto a macadam road that first descends to the Kamniška Bistrica river, which we cross over a bridge. On the other side of the bridge, we arrive in the Korošica valley, along which we continue driving. Soon we reach the first intersection, where we continue sharply right (straight to Markova raven, descriptions b1 and b2). After a short drive, we quickly reach the slopes above the Kamniška Bistrica river, where at the nearby intersection we continue left (straight leads the road that returns to the main road towards the Dom v Kamniški Bistrici hut). The path ahead ascends for some time along the torrent stream, then turns left and crosses the slopes of Mokrica. A bit further, a road branches off to the right, which after some 100 meters ends in the forest, and we continue straight to the point where it joins the road through the Korošica valley (description b2). Here we continue slightly right, and the road higher up climbs over several steep switchbacks. When we reach the left bend in the middle of which a wide cart track or worse road branches off to the right, we are at Markova raven. We park in a suitable spot by the road, or drive some 10 meters further on the worse road to another smaller "parking lot".

Route description:
From the starting point, we continue on a wide cart track or worse road, which after some 10 meters brings us to the second "parking lot" or turning area, from where we continue straight onto a somewhat narrower cart track that turns left. After a few minutes, the cart track splits into two parts, and we continue on the right marked one, on which we also walk only a few minutes as the blazes lead us a bit further right onto the marked path towards Kamniški vrh, Krvavec and Planina Koren (the junction is not specially marked, so we must carefully follow the blazes), which begins to ascend through the forest. The path ahead ascends on the right side of the nearby gully and ascends quite steeply; we follow it to the next junction, which is somewhat better marked this time.
At the junction, we continue right in the direction of the sign "ZA VRATA" and continue through gradually less dense forest, occasionally crossing a clearing, meadow or short scree slope, from where we get a nice view mainly onto the peaks around the Korošica valley. The path ahead brings us below the foot of a short wall, where an unmarked path branches off uphill to the right towards Planina Koren and also a transverse hunting path towards Medvedja jama.
From the mentioned junction, we continue on the left path, which bypasses the nearby cliff on the left side. A bit further on, there is a slight descent and the path brings us to a small refreshing spring, which unfortunately dries up in dry periods. Further on, we cross to the left side of the spring and begin to ascend again. There follows an ascent through a short belt of dwarf pines, then the path goes onto a grassy slope where it becomes harder to follow, but the otherwise sparse blazes help. After about 20 minutes of ascent from the spring, we arrive at a small hunting hut, above which the path turns left and joins a better-trodden and also marked path leading from Kriška planina towards Planina Koren.
When we reach the mentioned marked path, we continue right and ascend transversely through the forest. The path quickly leaves the forest into bushes and dwarf pines, then gradually brings us over a pasture fence to the next unmarked junction, which is located right in the middle of a sharp right bend.
The marked footpath towards Planina Koren continues sharply right, but we go straight on a less trodden but still well-followable path that further traverses leftwards across the slopes below Veliki Zvoh. During the traverse, we soon cross a small gully, crossing which in dry conditions presents no problems; if there is still snow in the gully, which can happen in late spring or early summer, the crossing is dangerous as the gully ends in a drop. Further on, the path ascends transversely, and besides nice views we can also admire various alpine flowers (Carniolan lily, martagon lily...). Higher up, the path leads over a small scree and an interesting rocky cliff. We bypass the cliff, on which there is a memorial plaque, on the left side, then gradually enter a belt where the path is somewhat more overgrown for a stretch. When the overgrown section ends, we continue slightly right, then on a less visible path ascend in a few minutes to the edge of the Krvavec ski slopes.
We reach the ski slope at the Razor saddle, where we first cross the safety fence, then continue left towards Krvavec and Dom na Krvavcu (right Veliki Zvoh and Planina Dolga njiva) and continue along the road, which soon splits into two parts. At the junction, we choose the upper left road (slightly right to Dom na Krvavcu) and ascend it in under 10 minutes to the summit of Krvavec.

Along the route: Razor (1809m)

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