V Koncu - Kokrska Kočna

Access to starting point:
We drive to Kamnik and continue along the road towards the Kamniška Bistrica valley. From Dom v Kamniški Bistrici we continue driving on the forest road which takes us higher to a junction where we continue straight ahead (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 Koča v Kamniški Bistrici to the parking lot V Koncu is prohibited (traffic sign), extending our route by almost an hour.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the freight cable car we head onto the initially gentle footpath towards Kokrsko sedlo. The path first crosses a belt of shrubs, then enters dense forest where it begins to ascend more steeply. Higher up the forest becomes somewhat sparser, opening up some views of the surrounding peaks. The path, which continues to ascend steeply, later brings us to two consecutive steel cables (entirely undemanding when dry), after which we reach a pleasant resting spot with a bench.
The path ahead returns to dense forest, then begins to turn right where the gradient eases for a short time. A little further the path leaves the forest, crosses an indistinct gully and then leads us onto avalanche slopes below Kokrsko sedlo. Here the path turns slightly left and begins to ascend steeply over mostly rocky terrain. The quite strenuous path (due to scree), running beneath the walls of Kalška gora on the left and the lesser-known Mali vrh on the right, eventually brings us, with ever-improving views, to Cojzova koča on Kokrsko sedlo.
From the saddle we continue right towards Grintovec and Kočna (left Kalški greben, straight down Kokra) on a path that steepens briefly. The gradient soon eases and after a few minutes the path reaches a marked junction where we continue straight towards Grintovec (slightly right Skuta). This is followed by a few minutes of traversing slopes on a path that turns increasingly left. After a gentle descent the path leads into flatter terrain (lower part of Jam), then begins to ascend transversely towards Streha Grintovca. At the top of the traverse we reach a marked junction.
We continue left towards Kočna; right leads to the summit of Grintovec. The path then crosses steep grassy slopes westwards and begins to descend. Later it turns right, continues descending gently and traverses slightly exposed slopes until reaching gentle grassy slopes (Srednji Dolci). Here we join the path that leads across Grdi graben; a few metres later we are again at a junction.
We head left towards the bivouac and Kokrska Kočna; right leads towards Dolška škrbina and onwards to Jezerska Kočna or Grintovec. The path then crosses scree to the left and ascends a short gully.
Just above the gully an unmarked path branches left towards Bivak pod Kočno, which we can already see and which is only a few minutes' walk from the marked path. We continue on the marked path up to the right and soon begin ascending over scree. In the upper part of the scree the path turns left and leads into a somewhat more demanding rocky section. Here we turn slightly right again and ascend the slope with easy climbing. This section is not secured, but there are enough holds in the rock so the ascent does not present major difficulties. In the final part towards the summit the path becomes somewhat steeper and a few steel cables also assist us.

Along the route: Cojzova koča na Kokrskem sedlu mountain hut (1793m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Jezerska Kočna ( 30 min)

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