Prtovč - Krekova koča na Ratitovcu (via Po(v)den)

Access to starting point:
First we drive to Škofja Loka, then we continue driving towards Železniki. In Železniki we come to an intersection, where the road towards Kropa branches off to the right. Here we continue straight ahead and follow the main road for only about 100 m, then the signs for Prtovč direct us to the right onto an ascending road, which we follow to a large parking lot near the church in the mentioned village.

Path description:
From the parking lot we walk past the church and NOB monument to the beginning of the village, where we arrive at a well-marked junction. We continue left in the direction of Ratitovec over Po(v)den (slightly to the right: Ratitovec over Razor) along the road, which first ascends past houses then turns left and slightly descends. The road then changes into a wide cart track that starts moderately ascending through the forest.
After approximately half an hour of walking we step onto the saddle Po(v)den, where there is also a well-marked junction. On the saddle we continue right in the direction of Ratitovec along an initially level path that ascends through a belt of raspberry bushes, then enters the forest where it starts to ascend more steeply. Higher up the path levels out and leads us to a poor forest road, which we follow for only a few dozen meters, then the markers direct us right onto an increasingly steep footpath. The path soon exits the forest and leads us to steep grassy slopes (in snow great risk of slipping and avalanche), along which we ascend to the right. Higher the path past rocky pillars leads us to the main ridge, where it turns sharply left and levels out completely. There follows an easy and pleasant path along which, in 10 minutes of further walking along an increasingly panoramic slope, we ascend to the Krek Hut on Ratitovcu.

On the way: Po(v)den (1264m)

Trip can be extended to: Gladki vrh (Ratitovec) ( 5 min) , Altemaver (Ratitovec)