Ravenska Kočna - Vratca (via Štularjeva planina)

Access to starting point:
From the highway Ljubljana - Jesenice, we take the exit Kranj - east and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. At Zgornje Jezersko, just a little after 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 up, the road flattens and at the beginning of a large meadow loses its asphalt covering. 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. It quickly changes into a steep footpath ascending along the torrent uphill. A little higher, the path crosses the torrent and continues ascending nearby. 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 a path joins from the lower station of the cargo cableway. Only a few dozen meters further, from the right a path joins from the neighbouring valley Makekova Kočna. The path then leaves the forest for steep slopes, which are excellently secured. Even without fixed safety gear the path is not particularly difficult. The increasingly scenic path then brings us over a ladder soon into Mrzla dolina. Here cold air descends through an indistinct valley. In the morning hours we can notice that it is somewhat colder at this spot (in windy weather there is no difference). Ahead follows only a few minutes of easy walking to the Češka koča hut.
From the hut we continue right on the path in the direction of Kočna, Grintovec and Vratca (left to Kranjska koča hut 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 we reach a small junction, where the path to Vratca branches right (slightly left to Kočna and Grintovec). The path ascends the scree and soon brings us to the gully below Vratca. The path through the gully is well secured, but caution is needed due to falling rocks. When we exit the gully the path turns right. From here to the summit we have only a few minutes of scenic walking. The last meters are slippery when wet.
Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 1:30, Češka koča - Vratca 45 minutes.

On the way: Štularjeva planina (1270m), Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh mountain hut (1542m)