Ravenska Kočna - Skuta (via Štularjeva planina and Dolgi hrbet)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the exit Kranj - east 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 its asphalt covering. At the end of the meadow there 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 further, from the right the path from the neighboring valley Makekova Kočna joins. The path then leaves the forest for steep slopes that are excellently secured. Even without fixed safety gear the path is not particularly difficult. The increasingly scenic path then via a ladder soon brings us into Mrzla dolina. Here cold air descends through an indistinct valley. In the morning hours we can notice that it is somewhat cooler here (in windy weather there is no difference). Ahead follows only a few minutes of easy walking to the Češka koča mountain hut.
From the hut we continue right on the path in the direction of Kočna, Grintovec and Vratca (left Kranjska koča through Žrelo). After a short ascent we reach flat ground with sign H (intended for helicopter landing). The path ahead runs over initially gentle scree that is partly overgrown with dwarf pines. In the lower part of the scree the path to Vratca branches off to the right, while we continue straight in the direction of Kočna and Grintovec. After approximately half an hour of walking from the hut we reach the next junction. We continue on the left path in the direction of Grintovec (right Kočna) on the path that quickly brings us to the start of the wall. Here we put on our helmets and begin the climbing section of the path. Climbing initially is not difficult, but the ascent is dangerous due to scree on the path (risk of slipping). The wall along which we ascend then becomes steeper, and the fixed safety gear more frequent. This is followed by climbing through natural passages via grooves, gullies and ledges. Throughout the ascent beautiful views open up onto Jezersko and surrounding peaks. After less than two hours of "climbing" we step out of the wall onto Mlinarsko sedlo, from where a view opens towards the south. Here we are at a junction, where we turn left in the direction of Dolgi hrbet and Skuta (right Grintovec). From here we have to the top of Dolgi hrbet only another good 30 minutes of secured climbing path. Initially the path leads across the southern slopes of Dolgi hrbet, but with the aid of numerous fixed safety gear it quickly brings us back onto the ridge. Further we walk along the ridge, locally the path runs above 1000-m precipices. This path, which when wet is dangerous for slipping, soon brings us to the summit of Dolgi hrbet.
From the summit of Dolgi hrbet we continue along the ridge ahead in the direction of Skuta. With the aid of fixed safety gear the path brings us to the point where the path from the bivouac under Grintovec joins. Here the path flattens and transitions from precipitous to less steep slopes. We continue towards Skuta on the path which in a slight descent with the help of a few pegs bypasses the summit of Štruca on the left side. The path then brings us to an indistinct saddle between Štruca and Skuta, from which in 15 minutes along the undemanding summit slope of Skuta we ascend to the summit.
Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 1:30, Češka koča - Mlinarsko sedlo 2:45, Mlinarsko sedlo - Skuta 1:30.

Along the route: Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh mountain hut (1542m), Mlinarsko sedlo (2332m), Dolgi hrbet (2473m)

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