Planina Ravne - Ojstrica (via Dolga trata and Kocbekov dom)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving towards Stahovica and the mountain pass Črnivec. A few 100 meters before the mountain pass Črnivec we leave the main road which leads towards Gornji Grad and we continue driving sharply left in the direction of the mountain pass Volovljek (Kranjski Rak). From the mentioned mountain 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, at first we drive past the turn-off of the road which leads into the Lučka Bela valley, after that also past the bar pri Gamsu. After the bar, we need to pay attention, because only a few 100 meters further a road which leads towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and 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 the initially 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 little further 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 somewhat rougher road, we then follow 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.
B) First, we drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Kamnik. When by the road we notice a 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 a road towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off. Further, we drive on the initially 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 little further 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 somewhat rougher road, we then follow to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park on an appropriate place by the road.

Route 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 point us to the left towards the nearby cottage, which is situated on the edge of the mountain pasture. We bypass the cottage on the left side, and then we pass into a narrow lane of forest, where blazes lead left. The path ahead leads us through the clearing, through which it ascends diagonally into the forest. Further, we are ascending through the forest, where we soon cross a grazing fence. Higher, the forest starts to get thinner, or changing into a lane of dwarf pines. On some spots a little worse beaten, but all the time easy to follow footpath higher flattens and brings us on the bottom edge of pastures Dolge trate. Here the path entirely flattens and in a few 10 strides of additional 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 on pastures Dolge trate and is gently to moderately ascending. Higher, the path flattens and brings us on a smaller saddle, after which the path leads us past a watering-place for animals. We bypass the watering place on the left side, and the path only a few meters ahead brings us to a smaller crossing, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Veliki vrh and Korošica (straight downwards Korošica over Vrtače). Further, the path passes on panoramic western slopes of Dleskovec, over which it starts descending diagonally towards a crossing on Zelene trate. After a short descent, we get to the mentioned crossing, and from there we continue left in the direction of Korošica (right mountain pasture Ravne over Korita). And only a little ahead we get to the spot, where the path to Veliki vrh branches off to the right.
We continue straight in the direction of Korošica and Molička planina on the path which occasionally slightly descends and again rises. The path ahead circles slopes of Veliki vrh and brings us to a crossing, where the path branches off to the right upwards to the mentioned peak. Here we continue straight on the path which only a little further brings us on a saddle Prag, where there is the next crossing. We continue straight (sharply left mountain pasture Podvežak) on a marked mountain path, which gradually starts descending. After a good 10 minutes of descent, the path flattens and brings us to a smaller swamp, after which we come to the next crossing. We continue slightly left in the direction of Korošica (straight Molička planina, right Robanov kot) on a pleasant mountain path which starts moderately ascending. The path higher turns a little towards the left, after that joins the path from the mountain pasture Podvežak. We continue right in the direction of Korošica, on a traverse path, on which in a few minutes of additional walking we ascend to Sedelce (1900 m), where there is a marked crossing.
We continue straight downwards (left Prag, right Ojstrica over Mala Ojstrica) on a marked path which starts descending towards Korošica. After a few minutes of descent, we step on ample grassy slopes of Korošica, on which we then in a few minutes walk to the mountain hut.
From Kocbekov dom we continue on a marked path in the direction of Ojstrica. The path already a few meters above the hut goes into a lane of dwarf pines, where it gradually starts ascending steeper and steeper. After a good 20 minutes of ascent from Kocbekov dom the path flattens, and it passes on grassy slopes, which are soon replaced by stones. The path ahead crosses two successive gullies, and then it starts ascending steeper on the more and more panoramic slope. The path ahead leads us past two less noticeable crossings (in both cases we continue right in the direction of Ojstrica, left Planjava and Škarje) and it gradually starts turning more and more to the right. Higher, the path becomes even steeper and passes on quite crumbly slope. Further the path for a short time flattens and through a narrower passage brings us on the main ridge of Kamnik Savinja Alps. When we step on the ridge we continue right on a very steep path, which further ascends on rugged rocks. This very steep path, by which there are some pegs for help, we follow all the way to the top of Ojstrica, which we reach after approximately 15 minutes of additional walking (in the last part there is high risk of falling stones).

Along the route: Planina Dolga trata (1835m), Prag (1870m), Sedelce (1900m), Kocbekov dom na Korošici mountain hut (1808m)

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