Planina Ravne - Veliki vrh (Veža) (via Dolga trata)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards Stahovica and the Črnivec pass. A few hundred 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 somewhat and brings us into the Podvolovljek valley. Further on 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 hundred meters further a 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 an 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 few hundred meters further from the turn-off towards the Planinšek farm 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 somewhat rougher road, we then follow it to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park in an appropriate place by the road.
From the main road to the mountain pasture Ravne is approximately 10 km, of which approximately 4 km macadam.
B) First, we drive to Luče, then 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 an 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 few hundred meters further from the turn-off towards the Planinšek farm 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 somewhat rougher road, we then follow it to the beginning of the mountain pasture Ravne, where we park in an appropriate place by the road.
From the main road to the mountain pasture Ravne is approximately 10 km, of which 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 Dolgo trato, 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. Further on, we ascend through the forest, where soon we cross a grazing fence. Higher up, the forest begins to thin out, or to change into a strip of dwarf pines. Somewhat less trodden in places but always nicely followable, the path levels out higher and brings us to the lower edge of the Dolgih trat pastures. Here the path completely levels out and brings us in a few dozen steps of further walking to the shepherd's hut on the Dolgih tratah.
From the shepherd's 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 Dolge trate pastures and ascends gently to moderately. Higher up, the path levels out and brings us to a smaller saddle, behind which the path takes 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 down Korošica via Vrtač). Further on, the path moves onto the scenic 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.
At this spot we leave the wide path which leads towards Korošica and continue right following the signs for Veliki vrh. Further on, we ascend on a somewhat less trodden path, which continues through a strip of dwarf pines. After approximately 15 minutes of further walking the path enters more rocky terrain, where the track becomes even somewhat less trodden. The path, which further on is well marked with cairns and newer blazes, ascends along the right side of the scree slope, where it leads us below smaller cliffs. The steepness then eases and after approximately 10 minutes of further walking we arrive in more grassy terrain. Here we head left upwards and continue on a less trodden track which leads towards the saddle between Veliki vrh on the left and Velika Zelenica on the right. In the upper part of the ascent we keep somewhat more to the right, as the slope below Veliki vrh becomes very steep. Once we pass the steep section the path suddenly levels out and brings us onto expansive grassy slopes.
Here we continue left towards Veliki vrh (right Velika Zelenica), whose summit we already see, and ascend to it without major difficulties.

On the way: Planina Dolga trata (1835m)

Trip can be extended to: Velika Zelenica