Planina Jezerca - Planina Košutna

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 continue left towards Cerklje na Gorenjskem and Brnik. When arriving at the main roundabout in Spodnji Brnik, continue driving towards Cerklje and Krvavec ski resort. 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 towards the Krvavec ski resort. Further on, arrive at the village Grad, where signs for the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct right onto a steep asphalt road (straight: lower station of the circular-cabin cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the steepness on the steep road eases somewhat, arrive at an intersection, where continue left towards the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight: settlements Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further, the road temporarily descends somewhat, then ascends through occasionally quite panoramic slopes. Higher up arrive at Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where 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 mountain pasture Jezerca, where there is a large arranged parking lot.
B) From the Jesenice–Ljubljana highway take the Kranj–east exit, then continue driving towards Brnik, Komenda and Mengeš. When arriving at the main roundabout in Spodnji Brnik, continue driving towards Cerklje and Krvavec ski resort. 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 towards the Krvavec ski resort. Further on, arrive at the village Grad, where signs for the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem direct right onto a steep asphalt road (straight: lower station of the circular-cabin cable car to Krvavec and Štefanja Gora). When the steepness on the steep road eases somewhat, arrive at an intersection, where continue left towards the settlement Ambrož pod Krvavcem (straight: settlements Ravne, Apno and Šenturška Gora). A little further, the road temporarily descends somewhat, then ascends through occasionally quite panoramic slopes. Higher up arrive at Ambrož pod Krvavcem, where 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 mountain pasture Jezerca, where there is a large arranged parking lot.

Path description:
At the end of the parking lot, where the road turns left but a road branches right towards the nearby mountain pasture Jezerca, we will notice red mountain signposts directing us straight onto the marked footpath towards Kriška planina, Vrh Korena, Košutna, Kompotela and Mokrica, which ascends across the pastures of the already mentioned mountain pasture. After a short ascent we reach a cart track, which we follow left, crossing the slopes of Kržišče (1658 m). The cart track along which we are walking soon splits into two parts; we continue straight on the lower one. Temporarily a nice view opens towards Kranj, Škofjeloško hribovje and Storžič, then the path begins to descend gently. A few more minutes of walking follow, then we arrive at the parking lot at the lower part of Kriška planina.
From the parking lot continue towards mountain pasture Koren and continue along the poorer macadam road which passes through the underpass under the ski slope. After the underpass the marked path turns slightly left from the road, continuing parallel to the road along a sort of spruce avenue. When after a few minutes of gentle ascent we reach the eastern edge of Kriška planina, where there is a small watering place for animals, continue slightly left across the pasture fence (right: mountain pasture Osredek and Kamniški vrh), but continue the gentle ascent in approximately the same direction. Ahead the path passes from the mountain pasture onto somewhat steeper slopes of Krvavec, across which we ascend transversely to a viewpoint from which a nice view opens towards Kržišče (Pokovše), the ridge of Kamniški vrh, Korošica valley, Velika planina and towards nearby Košutna and Veliki Zvoh.
From the viewpoint, which is a few steps right from the path, we begin to descend more steeply towards the hunting cabin above Korošica valley. When the descent ends and the path continues without major elevation changes, we arrive at a visible but poorly marked junction, where a path branches right to the aforementioned hunting cabin and further towards Korošica valley and Kamniška Bistrica valley. At the mentioned junction continue slightly left and begin gently ascending through the forest. The path quickly passes from the forest into bushes and dwarf pines, then gradually brings us across the pasture fence to the next unmarked junction, which is located right in the middle of a sharp right bend.
From the mentioned hairpin bend an unmarked path continues straight towards Razor saddle (saddle between Krvavec and Veliki Zvoh); we continue right on the still marked path. A short transverse ascent follows and the path brings us to the southern part of mountain pasture Koren, from where a nice view opens over the central part of the mountain pasture and surrounding peaks. From the southern part of the mountain pasture a short descent follows to the nearby shepherd's hut, which is located in the central part of mountain pasture Koren.
Here at the hut slightly right (southeast direction) branches the path leading to mountain pasture Košutna. The path first crosses the slopes almost horizontally, then brings us to a technically demanding spot. The path steeply ascends over a short rocky step, where fixed protections assist us. The path then levels out and brings us past a cross to mountain pasture Košutna, where there is a chapel and shepherd's shelter.

On the way: Kriška planina (1480m), Planina Koren (1675m)

Trip can be extended to: Košutna ( 30 min)