Ravenska Kočna - Ledinski vrh (via Žrelo)

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, just 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 steeply ascends for a short time. Higher, the road flattens and at the beginning of a large meadow loses the asphalt surface. We then follow the macadam road to a larger marked parking lot.

Path description:
The described path has been closed until further notice since autumn 2020 due to a rockfall and destroyed fixed safety gear on the section through Žrelo.

From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road following the signs »Češka koča, Ledine« and after approximately 15 minutes of walking, we reach the cargo cableway.
From the former parking lot at the cargo cableway we continue following the signs for Kranjska koča na Ledinah – through Žrelo. At first for a short time, we walk through the forest and then the path brings us onto grassy terrain, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. Here the path turns slightly to the left and then ascends diagonally along sparse dwarf pines, later over scree. Such a path brings us to the first junction, where the path towards Češka koča (Umik žrela) branches off to the right. The junction is marked with the inscription »Češka koča« on a rock. Already after a few tens of meters of ascent we are again at a junction. This time the Slovenska pot branches off to the left into the wall. We continue slightly right and begin to ascend on steep scree upwards. On this part of the path there can still be a snow field even in late summer. In the upper part of the scree the path from Češka koča (through Žrelo) also joins from the right. Here we continue left and soon enter the gully named Žrelo. Due to the very high risk of falling rocks, helmet use is mandatory on the ascent through the gully.
In the gully we first ascend diagonally along the steel cable, then a short very steep ascent follows right upwards. Slightly downward-bent pegs and the steel cable assist us. A traverse to the left follows over a somewhat gravelly slope and then an ascent along the steel cable up the gully. In the last part the gully becomes somewhat steeper and in addition to the steel cable some pegs and staples assist us. From the gully we then exit left upwards with the help of some pegs and the path becomes easier again.
After a few meters the Slovenska pot joins from the left and an undemanding ascent to Koča na Ledinah follows.
From the hut we continue left towards the east in the direction of Ledinski vrh, Mrzla gora and Babe. The path, which is initially quite level, brings us to a junction in a few minutes, where we take the right path (left is the climbing path to Babe). Ahead the path becomes only slightly steeper and brings us to a somewhat more difficult passage over a rocky section. Here the steel cable assists us, but the passage is not difficult when dry. The path then brings us to wide slopes below Ledinski vrh from which there is a nice view of the glacier below Skuta, which we can see on the right side. The path then brings us in moderate ascent to Jezersko sedlo, which borders neighbouring Austria. We continue left in the direction of Babe and Ledinski vrh on the path which moderately ascends along the ridge. After a few minutes the path to Babe branches off right downwards, while we continue slightly left on the panoramic ridge path. Further the path steeply ascends and after a further 10 minutes of walking brings us to Ledinski vrh.
Ravenska Kočna - Ledine 2:00, Ledine - Ledinski vrh 1:15.

On the way: Kranjska koča na Ledinah (1700m), Jezersko sedlo (2034m)