Planina Loka - Lanež (eastern way)

Access to starting point:
a) We drive to Mozirje, then continue driving towards Logarska dolina. On the main road we drive to the settlement Strmec, where immediately after Bar Bife we turn right onto a side road, which has signs for Koča na Loki and Snežna jama. Further on, we gradually start to ascend more steeply, and at all intersections we follow the signs for Snežna jama and Koča na Loki. After approximately 16 km of driving we arrive at the parking lot at the junction of the path for Koča na Loki, where we park.
b) From the direction of Gorenjska we drive towards the Črnivec pass, but before the pass we turn left towards Kranjski Rak or Volovljek pass. After the Volovljek pass we start descending towards Luče, in Luče we turn right towards Mozirje. Further on the road leads us through the settlement Raduha, then we already arrive in the settlement Strmec, where before Bar Bife we turn left onto the road, which has signs for Koča na Loki and Snežna jama. Further on, we gradually start to ascend more steeply, and at all intersections we follow the signs for Snežna jama and Koča na Loki. After approximately 16 km of driving we arrive at the parking lot at the junction of the path for Koča na Loki, where we park.

Route description:
At the parking lot we notice hiking direction signs for koča na Loki and Raduha, which direct us onto a poorer forest road that ascends through a belt of forest. After just a few dozen steps of walking we step out of the forest onto the lower part of planina Loka. We continue the ascent on a relatively steep road, on which we reach koča na Loki in a few minutes.
From the hut we continue slightly right on the marked path towards sedlo Durce (slightly left Raduha, right Smrekovec and Travnik). Further on we initially ascend gently on the right side of the graben (on the left side of the graben runs the path to Raduha) on a path that gradually starts to ascend more steeply. After approximately 10 minutes of walking from the hut, the path brings us to a less noticeable junction, where we continue sharply right on a less visible path (straight Durce). After a few more steps of walking, we will notice on a tree hiking direction signs with markings Lanež and Durce via Lanež, which direct us left upwards onto a steep but marked trackless terrain (in fog orientation is extremely difficult). After a few minutes of ascent across the steep grassy slope, the "path" brings us to a pasture fence, where we continue left. Just a few steps further the marked path crosses the mentioned fence and then turns slightly to the left (here the trail is already better visible).
We continue the ascent on a scenic path, which past a watering place for animals brings us into a smaller valley between Lanež and Jelovec. The moderately steep path, which further runs through a pleasant valley, soon brings us to an indistinct saddle between the previously mentioned peaks.
The marked path here turns left and starts to ascend more steeply on the eastern slopes of Lanež. Just a little higher we step onto a scenic ridge, where the path ascends even more steeply. After a few minutes of ascent the steepness eases and the increasingly scenic path quickly brings us to the spacious summit of Lanež.
Starting point - Koča na Loki 0:15, Koča na Loki - Lanež 1:10.

Along the route: Koča na Loki pod Raduho (1534m)

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