Pred Belo - Ojstrica (čez Skok in Šraj pesek)

Access to starting point:
From Kamnik or Stahovica we drive into the Kamniška Bistrica valley, about 2 km past the parking lot at the lower station of the cable car to Velika planina we drive to the bridge over the Kamniška Bela stream and about 100 m further on the right side of the road in a small grove we drive to a small parking lot where we see mountain signs and the start of the marked path to Presedljaj, Konj and Korošica.
It is also possible to drive before the bridge onto a forest road and after about 100 m park above the stream, but this path is often muddy, and further on you have to cross the stream, which due to higher water levels is sometimes not possible.

Route description:
From the parking lot we first continue along the marked path into the forest, which soon joins a wide cart track and runs more or less along the bed of the Kamniška Bela, which is still watery at first, but later has no water on the surface. After about half an hour of comfortable walking we reach a marked junction, where we turn left onto the unmarked path to Slap Orglice and the hunting trail over Skok and Šraj pesek; to the right or straight ahead the marked path leads to Presedljaj, Konj and Korošica.
Further on the cart track gradually narrows into a comfortable path that runs to the right along the usually dry bed of the Kamniška Bela and in a good 10 minutes reaches the lower pool of Slap Orglice. Before it we turn right uphill onto a less trodden path that runs along another smaller dry torrent bed and after about 200 m we cross it to the left and turn into a steeper forest slope. Usually cairns are already placed at this spot, as this approach is also the closest for many climbers under Vežica from the Kamnik side.
At the beginning the path is quite steep and narrow, but soon levels out and turns left, running for some time parallel above the torrent bed that also brings water to the previously mentioned waterfall. The path is well traceable further on, rises gently and runs through grass and sparse forest, sometimes on the right, sometimes on the left side of the bed, and we follow it all the way to the end, when we reach large rocks and the head of the small valley. There we cross the bed to the right and head again into a steeper forest slope, which then in switchbacks brings us in a good 15 minutes below Skok, which has three smaller successive stepped chimneys (difficulty rating good II, perhaps some detail II-III). In summer and when it is dry the rock is usually dry, but when wet it causes additional inconveniences while climbing, but with some experience and a sense for climbing you will manage it; for the descent it is advisable to use a rope (30 m is sufficient) and abseil, as at two key points pitons with rings are hammered in for this purpose.
After climbing Skok, above it we turn left again onto a clearly visible path, which now becomes even steeper uphill, first through grass, then across the last remnant of forest. On this section there is also some loose rock on the path and since we make switchbacks, care must be taken not to dislodge it onto possible followers on the ascent.
When we emerge from the forest, in front of us and then on the right we see the mighty walls of Vršaki and Vežica and the scree of Šraj pesek. Going up we walk more on the right and closer to the walls; at the end of the scree – opposite a larger rock cavity – we climb another rock step, then across a belt of dwarf pine. Soon afterwards a beautiful view opens onto Petkove njive below us and the entire Ojstrica from the southern side. At this altitude Petkove njive are indeed a huge, flat and green meadow; from the left a path descends to them from Srebrno sedlo (and from Koča na Kamniškem sedlu), while on the right we can admire the compact walls of Lučki Dedec. The path from Petkove njive to Kocbekov dom na Korošici is short, but from this side still unmarked, and if you tackle it on the principle that the shortest is the nearest, you will again have to fight high dwarf pine.
From the once beautifully maintained Dom na Korošici (burned down in 2017), the best way to Ojstrica is a circular tour, up the eastern (right) ridge and back via the western or southern side to the hut; from the hut onwards everything is marked and signposted.
The described route from the valley upwards is also suitable in summer, as you have shade under Vršaki and Vežica for most of the morning and pleasant coolness, while in the afternoon plenty of sun awaits you on the descent, but the downward path is still less strenuous.
Walking time: approx. 4 hours to Korošica and another 1 to 2 hours to the summit, depending on which route we take to the top from the Korošica pasture.

Along the route: Kocbekov dom na Korošici (1808m)

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