Ravenska Kočna - Vratca (via Štularjeva planina)

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Jesenice we go to the exit Kranj - vzhod 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 from the main road branches off to the right (direction lake 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 an asphalt covering. At the end of the a meadow is a smaller parking lot by the road, where we park.

Path description:
Near the parking lot, we notice signs for mountain hut Češka koča. Cart track quickly brings us into the forest, where it is only barely ascending. After few minutes walk we come to a crossing, where we continue on the right more steep cart track. Which quickly changes into a steep footpath which is ascending by the torrent upwards. A little higher, the path crosses a torrent and continues to ascend nearby. The steepness then decreases and the path brings us on abandoned mountain pasture Štularjeva planina.
The path then goes again in the forest and from the left joins the path from bottom station of a cargo cableway. Only few ten meters ahead from the right joins the path from neighbouring valley Makekova Kočna. After that, the path passes out of the forest on steep slopes, which are very well secured. Also without fixed safety gear path isn't very difficult. The more and more scenic path then over a ladder soon brings us into a valley Mrzla dolina. Here through an indistinct small valley cold air is descending. In the morning we can notice, that on this spot is a little colder (in windy weather there is no difference). Further, follows only few minutes of easy walking to the mountain hut Češka koča.
From the mountain hut, we continue right on the path in the direction of Kočna, Grintovec and Vratca (left mounain hut Kranjska koča through Žrelo). After a short ascent, we come on flat ground with sign H (intended for landing a helicopter). The path ahead runs on at first gentle scree, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. In the lower part of the scree we get to a smaller crossing, where the path on Vratca branches off to the right (slightly left Kočna and Grintovec). The path ahead is ascending on the scree and soon brings us to a gully below Vratca. The path through the gully is well secured but caution is needed because of falling stones. When we step from the gully, the path turns right. From here to the top we only have few minutes of panoramic walking. The last meters are in wet dangerous for slipping.
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)