Planina Ravne - Ojstrica (via Dolga trata and Mala Ojstrica)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving towards Stahovica and mountain pass Črnivec. A few hundred 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 the road flattens a little and brings us into the valley Podvolovljek. Further we first drive past the turn-off of the road which leads into the valley Lučka Bela, after that also past the bar pri Gamsu. After the bar, we need to pay attention, because only a few hundred meters further the 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 at first still asphalt road which is then ascending towards the plateau Dleskovška planota. Higher, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road, 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, 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 the road towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off. Further, we drive on at first still asphalt road which is then ascending towards the plateau Dleskovška planota. Higher, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road, 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, 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 strip of forest, where blazes lead left. The path ahead leads us through the clearing, through which it ascends transversely into the forest. Further, we ascend through the forest, where we soon cross a grazing fence. Higher, the forest starts to thin out or change into a strip of dwarf pines. On some spots somewhat less beaten but always nicely followable little path higher flattens and brings us to the lower edge of the pastures Dolgih trat. Here the path completely flattens and in a few dozen steps of further walking brings us to the shepherd hut on Dolgih tratah.
From the shepherd hut we continue left in the direction of Molička planina, Korošica, Veliki vrh and Zelenih trat (slightly right Dleskovec). The path ahead leads us across the pastures of Dolge trate and ascends gently to moderately. Higher the path flattens and brings us to 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 brings us just a few meters further to a small junction, where we continue slightly right in the direction of Veliki vrh and Korošica (straight downhill Korošica via Vrtač). Further the path transitions to the panoramic western slopes of Dleskovec, across which it begins to descend transversely towards the junction on Zelenih tratah. After a short descent we arrive at the mentioned junction, from there we continue left in the direction of Korošica (right planina Ravne via Korit). Just a little further we arrive at the place where the path to Veliki vrh branches off to the right.
We continue straight in the direction of Korošica and Molička planina along the path which occasionally descends slightly and rises again. The path ahead circles the slopes of Veliki vrh and brings us to a junction, where the path to the mentioned peak branches off to the right upwards. Here we continue straight along the path which a little further brings us to the saddle Prag, where there is the next junction. We continue straight (sharply left planina Podvežak) along the marked mountain path, which gradually begins to descend. After good 10 minutes of descent the path flattens and brings us to a small marsh, after which we reach the next junction. We continue slightly left in the direction of Korošica (straight Molička planina, right Robanov kot) along a pleasant mountain path which begins to ascend moderately. Higher the path turns somewhat to the left, then joins the path from planina Podvežak. We continue right in the direction of Korošica along the transverse path, along which in a few minutes of further walking we ascend to Sedelce (1900 m), where there is a marked junction.
From Sedelce (1900 m) we continue right along the Kocbekova pot in the direction of Ojstrica and Mala Ojstrica (straight downhill Kocbekov dom na Korošici). From the saddle the path first descends slightly across a pleasant grassy slope, then turns right, where it begins to ascend transversely towards the east. After a short ascent the path brings us to the ridge of Mala Ojstrica (here the path from Molička planina joins us from the right), where it turns sharply left and continues ascending along a very panoramic ridge. The path, which further ascends along the left side of the ridge, brings us in a few further minutes of walking below the indistinct summit of Mala Ojstrica, which we recognize by the miniature Aljažev stolp (ascent to Mala Ojstrica is just one minute from the path). The marked path bypasses the mentioned summit on the left side and a little further brings us back onto the ridge, where we cross steep and slippery-dangerous slopes. Further the path withdraws from the ridge to the left, crosses a short very steep slope, then emerges onto pleasant grassy slopes. After a few minutes of pleasant walking we step into a short crumbly but not too steep section of the path. Further the path flattens again, crosses another grassy slope, then in a moderate ascent over increasingly rocky slope brings us below the summit slope of Ojstrica. The path ahead begins to ascend steeply through rugged rocks and begins turning increasingly to the left. Further the path slightly flattens, crosses very steep slopes, then with the aid of pegs begins to ascend steeply again. The path, which offers us numerous (mainly) natural holds, soon brings us below the fore-summit, from which follows a relatively difficult descent into the notch between the two summits. From the notch follows a short steep ascent over a crumbly slope and the increasingly panoramic path quickly brings us to the summit of Ojstrica.

Along the route: Planina Dolga trata (1835m), Prag (1870m), Sedelce (1900m), Mala Ojstrica (2017m)

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