Ravenska Kočna - Kokrska Kočna (via Štularjeva planina and on path Kremžarjeva pot)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway we take the Kranj - east exit and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. In Zgornje Jezersko, only a little behind the gas station, we will notice a road which branches off to the right from the main road (direction Planšarsko jezero). The road then leads us past the mentioned lake and behind it for a short time steeply ascends. Higher, the road flattens and at the beginning of a large meadow loses the asphalt covering. At the end of the meadow is a smaller parking lot by the road, where we park.

Route description:
Near the parking lot, we notice signs for the mountain hut Češka koča. The cart track quickly brings us into the forest, where it barely ascends. After a few minutes' walk we come to a junction, where we continue on the right steeper cart track. This quickly changes into a steep footpath that ascends alongside the torrent upwards. A little higher, the path crosses the torrent and continues to ascend in its vicinity. The steepness then eases and the path brings us to the abandoned mountain pasture Štularjeva planina.
The path then goes back into the forest and from the left the path from the lower station of the cargo cableway joins us. Only a few dozen meters ahead, the path from the neighbouring valley Makekove Kočne joins from the right. The path then emerges from the forest onto steep slopes, which are excellently secured. Even without fixed safety gear the path is not particularly difficult. The increasingly scenic path then over a ladder soon brings us into Mrzla dolina. Here cold air descends through an indistinct little valley. In the morning hours we can notice that it is a little colder at this spot (in windy weather there is no difference). Further only a few minutes of easy walking to the mountain hut Češka koča follow.
From the mountain hut we continue right on the path in the direction of Kočna, Grintovec and Vratca (left mountain hut Kranjska koča through Žrelo). After a short ascent we come to flat ground with sign H (intended for helicopter landing). The path continues over initially gentle scree, which is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. In the lower part of the scree the path to Vratca branches off to the right, we continue straight in the direction of Kočna and Grintovec. After approximately half an hour of walking from the hut we come to the next junction. We continue right in the direction of Kočna (left Grintovec over Mlinarsko sedlo) and continue ascending over partly vegetated scree to Zgornje Ravni. At Zgornje Ravni the path turns sharply right and ascends over the scree. Higher the path, continuing to turn right, brings us to the side ridge of the central Grintovci. Here a nice view opens towards the north, where we clearly see most of the peaks surrounding Jezersko. Here, where we turn sharply left, the climbing section of the path begins. The well-secured and in dry conditions not too demanding climbing path, with nice views and past a natural window which we will notice on the right side, after almost three hours of walking from Češka koča brings us to the main ridge of Grintovci (Zdolška škrbina), where there is a junction. We continue sharply right in the direction of Jezerska Kočna (left Grintovec, straight Cojzova koča) on the path which quickly brings us to one of the most interesting passages in Slovenian mountains. The path brings us to a pot-bellied passage through which we have to crawl. The ceiling above us is so low that there is no other way (watch your head). The path ahead goes over a short scree after which we step onto a steeper path, where some pitons and steel cables assist us. We then follow this increasingly panoramic path to the somewhat spacious summit.
From the summit we descend a few meters and continue on the ridge path towards Kokrska Kočna (marked). The path, which at the beginning descends into the gully between both summits, is well secured with pitons and steel cables. From the gully the path starts ascending again and with the help of fixed safety gear brings us to the spacious summit of Kokrska Kočna.
Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 1:30, Češka koča - Zdolška škrbina 2:45, Zdolška škrbina - Jezerska Kočna 45 minutes, Jezerska Kočna - Kokrska Kočna 30 minutes.

Along the route: Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh mountain hut (1542m), Zdolška škrbina (2317m), Jezerska Kočna (2540m)

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