Markova raven - Planina Košutna (marked way)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Kamnik and follow the road ahead towards the valley of Kamniška Bistrica. Just a few dozen meters before the bottom station of the cable car, a forest road branches off to the left downwards into the valley of Korošica. The road then crosses a bridge and soon after that comes to a crossroads, where we continue straight. The road then again brings us to a crossroads. Ahead we have two options: 1. We turn left over the bridge and ascend along the road upwards. We follow this road to a smaller parking lot at Markova raven. We recognize Markova ravan by the fact that beside the road there is a smaller parking lot, a torrent and a wide cart track which goes left upwards, while the road starts steeply descending. 2. We continue straight and ascend along the road which brings us to the next crossroads. We continue on the left road which becomes very steep and we follow it to the parking lot at the left bend from which a wide cart track branches off straight. We park on a parking lot by the road.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we head onto a wide cart track which after a few dozen meters brings us to the next parking lot. Across the parking lot we continue straight and further ascend along the cart track which turns left. After a few minutes of walking the cart track has a junction, where we go onto the right marked cart track. We follow it for a few minutes to the spot where the footpath branches off to the right towards Krvavec and planina Koren. The turn-off is not specifically marked so we have to carefully follow the blazes. The path ahead ascends on the right side of the torrent quite steeply upwards. The path then brings us to a junction, where we continue right in the direction of ZA VRATA. The path ahead slowly transitions into less dense forest so that occasionally we cross some smaller meadow or even short scree. The views are also becoming increasingly beautiful. Further the path brings us below the foot of a shorter wall from which right upwards an unmarked path branches off to planina Koren. We continue on the left side of the wall slightly upwards. The path ahead slightly descends and brings us to a pleasant spring. The path ahead passes to the left side of the spring and again starts ascending. The path ahead crosses a shorter strip of dwarf pines, then starts ascending on grass. Further the path is harder to follow since it quickly disappears among the grass but the blazes, which are rarer, will help us. After 20 minutes of ascent from the spring the path brings us to a wooden hut. The path behind the hut turns left into the forest and after a short ascent joins the path from Kriška planina (Krvavec). We continue sharply right and without greater ascent or descent cross a strip of forest. Further the path starts ascending on slopes which are overgrown with dwarf pines and some trees. After 20 minutes of ascent the steepness eases and in front of us we see the shepherd hut on planina Koren. The path then descends past the watering place for animals to the shepherd hut on the planina.
Here at the hut slightly right (southeast direction) a path branches off which leads to planina Košutna. The path first crosses slopes almost horizontally, then brings us to a technically demanding spot. The path steeply ascends over a shorter rocky jump, where fixed safety gear helps us. The path then flattens and past a cross brings us to planina Košutna, where there stands a chapel and shepherd shelter.
Markova raven - planina Koren 2:00, planina Koren - planina Košutna 20 minutes.

Along the route: Planina Koren (1675m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Košutna ( 30 min)

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