Planina Vodol - Veliki Travnik (Turnovka)

Access to starting point:
A) From the Ljubljana–Maribor highway, take the Šentrupert exit, then continue driving towards Mozirje, Ljubno ob Savinji and Logarska dolina. From Ljubno drive on the main road for approximately 6 km, then in the settlement Strmec, signs for Raduha and Snežna jama direct us right onto a narrower and initially still asphalted road. At the crossroads, follow the signs for Snežna jama cave, but follow the road which higher up loses the asphalt covering to the mountain pasture Vodol. Park at the crossroad, where in the middle of the left turn a worse road branches off to the right, which leads to the upper part of the mountain pasture Vodol.
B) From the Ljubljana–Jesenice highway, take the Vodice exit, then continue driving towards Kamnik. In Kamnik follow the signs for Gornji Grad and mountain pass Črnivec, but only 1 km before the mentioned mountain pass turn left towards Kranjski Rak and Podvolovljek. From Kranjski Rak (mountain pass Volovljek) start descending towards Luče, where turn right towards Mozirje. From Luče drive towards Mozirje approximately 3 km, then in the settlement Strmec, signs for Raduha and Snežna jama direct us left onto a narrower and initially still asphalted road. At the crossroads, follow the signs for Snežna jama cave, but follow the road which higher up loses the asphalt covering to the mountain pasture Vodol. Park at the crossroad, where in the middle of the left turn a worse road branches off to the right, which leads to the upper part of the mountain pasture Vodol.

Path description:
From the bend where we parked, head onto the side road, by which we quickly ascend to the upper part of the mountain pasture Vodol. Here at a smaller crossroad continue right and walk to the nearby mountain hut, which the marked path bypasses on the left side. Ahead diagonally ascend above the mountain pasture, then the path takes us into the forest, through which we ascend steeper for a short time. The path quickly flattens and brings us to the saddle Bela peč, from which we descend to the nearby Knezova planina, where there is a marked junction.
From the junction on Knezova planina continue straight in the direction of Koča na Travniku, Komna and Dom na Smrekovcu (slightly left Črna na Koroškem) on the path which starts moderately ascending through initially sparse forest. Occasionally worse beaten path still moderately ascends for some time, then brings us to an entirely overgrown slope, from which a nice view opens up on Peca and Golica. Above the overgrown but panoramic slope the path returns into the forest and semicircularly bypasses Presečnikov vrh. Ahead temporarily return to the ridge, where the path surrounded by numerous blueberry bushes gradually starts descending. Further easy-to-follow but in morning and forenoon often quite dewy path brings us after some time to a smaller wooden fence, behind which we step onto a relatively new tractor track. Briefly continue on the mentioned track, then when it turns somewhat downward continue straight on the pleasant forest path, which after the grazing fence widens into an old cart track. The path ahead leads past a smaller stream (by the path there is also a trough with water), after which we soon step out of the forest onto the extensive grazing areas of the mountain pasture Široka trata.
When we step out of the forest continue left (straight Komen, right Koča na Travniku 100 meters) and continue the ascent across the gentle pasture. Moderately steep path higher passes into a strip of forest and flattens even more. Follows crossing of usually animal-trampled terrain (after rain mud) and the path brings us out of the forest onto a marshy meadow, across which we barely perceptibly ascend to a poorly visible junction. Here continue straight (right Komen) and in 2 minutes of further walking reach the summit of Veliki Travnik, in the middle of which stands a smaller wooden lookout tower.

On the way: Knezova planina (Planina Bela peč) (1350m), Koča na Travniku mountain hut (1548m)