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

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the Kranj - east exit and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. In Zgornje Jezersko, just a little after the gas station, we will notice a road that 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. At the end of the meadow is a smaller parking lot by the road, where we park.

Path 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 joins the path from the lower station of the cargo cableway. Only a few tens of meters further on, from the right joins the path from the neighbouring valley Makekove Kočne. The path then emerges from the forest onto steep slopes that are excellently secured. Even without fixed safety gear the path is not particularly difficult. The increasingly scenic path then soon brings us via a ladder into Mrzla dolina. Here cold air descends down an indistinct valley. In the morning hours we can notice that it is a little colder at this spot (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 come to flat ground with sign H (intended for helicopter landing). The path ahead runs across 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 come to 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. The climbing is initially not difficult, but the ascent is dangerous due to loose rocks on the path (risk of slipping). The wall up which we are ascending then becomes steeper, and the fixed safety gear becomes more frequent. There follows climbing along natural passages through chutes, gullies and ledges. Throughout the ascent beautiful views open up onto Jezersko and the 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 to the top of Dolgi hrbet we have only a 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 is slippery when wet, 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 pod Grintovcem joins. Here the path flattens and transitions from precipitous to less steep slopes. Along the marked path towards Skuta we walk to the point where the path begins to descend, then we continue right (south direction) and continue the ascent along easier pathless terrain, which we follow all the way to the summit of Štruca.
The pathless terrain is short and in fine weather orientationally undemanding.
Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 1:30, Češka koča - Mlinarsko sedlo 2:45, Mlinarsko sedlo - Dolgi hrbet 45 minutes, Dolgi hrbet - Štruca 25 minutes.

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