Planina Podvežak - Tolsti vrh (Veža)

Access to starting point:
First, we drive to Luče, then continue driving into the Podvolovjek valley (direction Kamnik and Kranjski Rak). At the road sign between 11 and 11.5 km, we will arrive at a smaller crossroad, where a road towards the farm Planinšek and mountain pastures Podvežak, Ravne and Vodole branches off to the right (turn-off is marked). We head onto this initially still asphalted road, which we follow at the crossroads in the direction of the mountain pasture Podvežak. After a relatively long and in the upper part also worse macadam road, we will arrive at the parking lot below the mountain pasture Podvežak (at the starting point there is a gate and numerous hiking signposts).
From Kamnik we drive towards the mountain pass Črnivec, but only to the crossroad where the road towards Kranjski Rak branches off sharply to the left (turn-off is marked and is located only 500 m before the mentioned pass). At the crossroad at Kranjski Rak we continue straight on the main road, which starts descending into the Podvolovjek valley. In the mentioned valley, only 100 m behind bar Gams, we will arrive at a crossroad, where the road towards the farm Planinšek and mountain pastures Podvežak, Ravne and Vodole branches off to the left (turn-off is marked). Further, follow the above description.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we head onto the footpath (or road) in the direction of the mountain pasture Podvežak. Both the road and the footpath, which crosses a forest road during the ascent, bring us in 15 minutes of moderate ascent to the shepherd's hut on the mountain pasture Podvežak, from which a beautiful view opens towards Rogatec and Lepenatka.
From the mountain pasture, we continue on the marked but initially poorly visible path, which soon enters the forest. The path through the forest ascends somewhat more steeply, then transitions into a smaller unvegetated valley, above which it completely flattens. This is followed by a few minutes of crossing the slopes below the side ridge of Deska, then the path brings us to a less noticeable junction, where a somewhat narrower path branches off to the left, leading towards Deska and Vodotočno jezero.
We continue on the mentioned path, which begins to ascend diagonally towards the saddle between Deska and Tolsti vrh. From the point where we left the wider marked path, we first ascend through a belt of dwarf pines, then over increasingly panoramic grassy slopes. This is followed by a somewhat steeper diagonal ascent over a smaller scree field, and the path brings us to the previously mentioned saddle.
Here we continue right (left Deska, straight Vodotočno jezero) on a well-visible unmarked narrow path, which ascends diagonally somewhat to the right. Just before reaching the ridge, the passage is blocked by a belt of dwarf pines. Here the path turns right (away from the summit), then a passage quickly opens to the other side of the ridge, where we continue sharply left. Only a few minutes of somewhat steeper ascent remain, and the gradually worsening narrow path brings us to Tolsti vrh.

On the way: Planina Podvežak (1564m)