V Koncu - Brana (via Turska gora)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Kamnik and continue along the road towards the Kamniška Bistrica valley. From the Dom v Kamniški Bistrici we continue driving along the forest road, which higher up leads us to a junction where we continue straight (right Jermanca, starting point for Kamniško sedlo). The road then leads us past Žagana peč to the parking lot at the lower station of the freight cable car to Kokrsko sedlo.
In winter, driving from the Koča v Kamniški Bistrici to the parking lot V Koncu is prohibited (traffic sign), which extends the route by almost an hour.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the freight cable car we continue along an increasingly poor road that after 10 minutes of walking turns into a cart track. The cart track splits into two parts and we take the right one (the left cart track disappears or leads towards Gamsov skret), which at a smaller moss-covered boulder (large rock) turns even more to the right. At this exact spot we leave the cart track and continue straight onto a path that is initially poorly visible and later ascends steeply in switchbacks. The steep and especially in wet conditions slippery path leads us across steep slopes that are secured with a steel cable in some places. The steep path that also crosses some gullies then leads us higher to a less steep slope. After a good hour of walking the path leads us out of the forest where it starts ascending steeply again. The path initially leads us across grassy slopes surrounded by sparse forest, then with the help of some fixed protections takes us one level higher. The path then transitions to gravelly slopes that make the ascent somewhat more difficult, after which the path turns left onto steep grassy slopes rising above extensive scree fields. At the top of this grassy section we turn slightly right and the path transitions from grass to the high-mountain world of the plateaus below Skuta. Continuing along the path marked with cairns we reach the pleasant bivak pod Skuto in a few minutes.
From the bivouac we continue along a poorly visible and still unmarked path along an indistinct ridge that after 15 minutes of walking from the bivouac leads us to the marked path Kamniško sedlo - Kokrsko sedlo. Here we continue right and after a few minutes reach a junction where we continue along the lower right path towards Turska gora (left Rinke). The path then starts descending and after a few minutes leads us to the top of Turski žleb. We continue straight (left down Okrešelj) along an increasingly scenic path that with the help of some pitons leads us to the summit ridge of Turska gora which we then follow to the summit. Walking along the ridge in dry conditions does not present major difficulties, but in snow there is a high risk of slipping on the summit ridge.
From the summit we continue along the path that starts descending (direction Kamniško sedlo). The path that after a few steps starts descending steeply is well protected but quite exposed in some places. The path that is constantly exposed to falling rocks then leads us to a natural arch (barrel without a bottom). Further on we reach the sharp notch called Kotliči after which the path starts gradually ascending and after some time leads us to a junction where we continue right steeply upwards towards Brana (straight Kamniško sedlo). The path ahead ascends more and more along the shady slopes of Brana. The steep and at key points protected path that is not particularly demanding soon leads us into a small gully along which we climb with some free climbing to a scenic viewpoint. Here we continue sharply right along the path that after a few more 10 steps leads us to the summit slope of Brana. Here the steepness eases and a scenic easy path leads us in a few minutes to the broad summit.
V Koncu - bivak pod Skuto 3:00, bivak pod Skuto - Turska gora 1:15, Turska gora - Brana 1:30.

Along the route: Bivak pod Skuto (2070m), Turska gora (2251m), Kotliči (1949m)

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