Planina Loka - Lanež (via Durce)

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 marked for Koča na Loki and Snežna jama. 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 to Koča na Loki, where we park.
b) From the Gorenjska direction we drive towards Črnivec pass, and before the pass we turn left towards Kranjski Rak or Volovljek pass. After Volovljek pass we start descending towards Luče, and in Luče we turn right towards Mozirje. The road then leads us through the settlement Raduha, after which we arrive in the settlement Strmec, where before Bar Bife we turn left onto the road marked for Koča na Loki and Snežna jama. 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 to Koča na Loki, where we park.

Route description:
At the parking lot, signs for Koča na Loki pod Raduho direct us onto a poorer forest road, closed to public traffic, which ascends through a belt of forest past a barrier to the lower part of Planina Loka. This is followed by an ascent across the mountain pasture, where we walk on a fairly steep gravel road, which we follow all the way to the mountain hut.
From Koča na Loki, where a junction of several marked trails is marked, we head onto a well-trodden path in the direction of Velika Raduha, Durce and Koča na Grohotu. Immediately after Koča na Loki we notice a new fork. We choose the slightly right path (slightly left leads the usual path to Velika Raduho), along which there are signs for Durce and Koča na Grohotu.
In the continuation, we first ascend gently, then more steeply on the right side of the small valley. After about 10 minutes of walking, the path forks, but this fork is not very noticeable. We continue straight towards Durce (sharp right Planina Javorje and eastern path to Lanež). The path is in the continuation initially somewhat less visible, then turns left, passes into a belt of dwarf pines and crosses a pasture fence. Here we continue for a short time in a smaller valley, a little further the path leads us past a spring, which often dries up. This is followed by an ascent on a grassy-stony slope, where in the middle of the steep part we turn left between dwarf pines. Higher up the path flattens a bit and ascends transversely to the left to the marked junction at the Durce saddle.
Here the path to Velika Raduha branches off to the left. Straight down, an old path used to lead towards Koča na Grohotu, but due to landslides and falling stones it has been redirected to the nearby eastern slopes. We therefore head to the right towards Lanež. This is followed by an easy descent to the mentioned new junction, from where we continue straight towards Lanež and Koča na Loki (left down leads the path to Koča na Grohotu and Bukovnik farm). On this part we bypass the watering place on the right side. This is followed by a short descent to a smaller interesting overhanging cliff, then pleasant walking with a few shorter ascents and descents. The path then moderately ascends and with beautiful views brings us to the spacious summit of Lanež. On the left side of the summit there is a registration box in the form of a miniature Aljaž tower, the highest point is moved a bit more to the right.

Starting point - Koča na Loki 0:15, Koča na Loki - junction above Planina Loka - 0:15, junction above Planina Loka - Durce 0:40, Durce - Durce junction 0:05, Durce junction - Lanež 0:15.

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

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