Planina Ravne - Molička peč (via Dolga trata)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards Stahovica and the Črnivec pass. A few 100 meters before the Črnivec pass we leave the main road which leads towards Gornji Grad and continue driving sharply left in the direction of the Volovljek pass (Kranjski Rak). From the mentioned pass we continue straight (left road which leads to Velika planina, right Štajerski Rak) and start descending towards Luče. Lower down the road flattens a little and brings us into the Podvolovljek valley. Further we first drive past the turn-off of the road which leads into the Lučka Bela valley, then also past the bar Pri Gamsu. After the bar we need to pay attention, because only a few 100 meters further the road which leads towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and mountain pasture Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off to the left (by the spot where we leave the main road there is a road sign approximately 11 km). Further we drive on at first still asphalt road which then ascends towards the Dleskovška planota plateau. Higher the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road which a few 100 meters further from the turn-off towards the farm Planinšek becomes macadam, and a little further it brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podvežak). Further on a little rougher road, then we follow it to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park on an appropriate place by the road.
From the main road to the mountain pasture Ravne is approximately 10 km, of this approximately 4 km macadam.
B) First, we drive to Luče, then continue driving towards Kamnik. When by the road we notice the road sign which shows 10.5 km, we need to pay attention to the right turn-off, because only a little further to the right the road towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off. Further we drive on at first still asphalt road which then ascends towards the Dleskovška planota plateau. Higher the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road which a few 100 meters further from the turn-off towards the farm Planinšek becomes macadam, and a little further it brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podvežak). Further on a little rougher road, then we follow it to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park on an appropriate place by the road.
From the main road to the mountain pasture Ravne is approximately 10 km, of this approximately 4 km macadam.

Path description:
At the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne (also Ravni) we notice wooden mountain signposts for Veliki vrh, Korošica, Molička planina and Dolga trata, which direct us left towards the nearby cottage, which is located on the edge of the mountain pasture. We bypass the cottage on the left side, then pass into a narrow strip of forest, where the blazes lead us left. The path ahead leads us across a clearing, across which it ascends transversely into the forest. Continuing, we ascend through the forest, where soon we cross a grazing fence. Higher the forest begins to thin out or change into a strip of dwarf pines. On some spots somewhat less trodden but always nicely followable, the path higher levels out and brings us to the lower edge of the pastures Dolge trate. Here the path completely flattens and in a few 10 steps of further walking brings us to the shepherd hut on Dolge trate.
From the shepherd hut we continue left in the direction of Molička planina, Korošica, Veliki vrh and Zelene trate (slightly right Dleskovec). The path ahead leads us across the pastures Dolge trate and ascends gently to moderately. Higher the path levels out and brings us to a smaller saddle, behind which the path leads past a watering place for animals. We bypass the watering place on the left side, and the path a few meters further brings us to a small junction, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Veliki vrh and Korošica (straight down Korošica over Vrtač). Continuing, the path passes onto the scenic western slopes of Dleskovec, across which it begins to descend transversely towards the junction on Zelene trate. After a short descent we arrive at the mentioned junction, from there we continue left in the direction of Korošica (right mountain pasture Ravne over Korita). Only a little further we arrive at the place where the path to Veliki vrh branches off to the right.
We continue in the direction of Veliki vrh, the path ahead leads us through an indistinct valley east, then northeast of Veliki vrh. When the marked path to Veliki vrh turns left towards the slope, we continue straight on a somewhat worse path or partly pathless. Here on the right we notice Jamarski bivak, to which there is a good 10 minutes descent, we continue with crossing the slopes of Velika Zelenica. After a few minutes we reach a somewhat wider path, along which we continue to the notch between Velika Zelenica on the left and Molička peč on the right. From the notch, from which a nice view opens up, the path first ascends moderately, then crosses the slopes of Molička peč. In the second part of the crossing, before the path begins to descend, a nice passage opens on the left towards the summit of Molička peč, to which about 10 minutes of ascent on a moderately steep slope surrounded by dwarf pines separate us.

On the way: Planina Dolga trata (1835m)