V Koncu - Kranjska Rinka (via Žmavčarji)

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 along the forest road, which takes us higher to a junction where we continue straight (right Jermanca, starting point for Kamniško sedlo). The road then takes 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), which extends the route by almost an hour.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the freight cable car we continue along the increasingly worse road, which after 10 minutes of walking turns into a cart track. The cart track splits into two parts, and we head to 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 less visible, which later ascends steeply in switchbacks. The steep and especially in wet conditions slippery dangerous path leads us across steep slopes, which in some places are protected by a steel cable. The steep path, which also crosses some gullies, then takes us higher to a less steep slope. After a good hour of walking the path takes 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 protections takes us one level higher. The path ahead transitions to gravelly slopes, which make the ascent somewhat more difficult, then the path turns left onto steep grassy slopes that rise above extensive scree fields. At the top of this grassy section we head slightly right and the path transitions from grass to the high-mountain world of the plateaus below Skuta. Further along the path marked with cairns in a few minutes we reach the pleasant bivouac under Skuta.
From the bivouac we continue along a poorly visible and still unmarked path along an indistinct ridge, which after 15 minutes of walking from the bivouac takes us to the marked path Kamniško sedlo - Kokrsko sedlo. Here we continue right and after a few minutes reach a junction, where we continue sharply left in the direction of Skuta and Rinka. A little further we reach the next junctions, where we continue right upwards in the direction of Rinka (straight Skuta). The path ahead for a short time ascends steeply, then takes us to an indistinct ridge along and on which we then ascend. Just before the marked path reaches the summit of Mala Rinka, it turns slightly left and descends a little to the saddle between Mala and Štajerska Rinka. On the other side of the saddle the marked path starts ascending again and after a few minutes of further walking takes us to a marked junction, where we continue straight in the direction of Kranjska Rinka (right Koroška Rinka). The path ahead crosses the slopes of Koroška Rinka, then turns slightly left, where it ascends steeply. A short very steep ascent follows, then the path takes us to the main ridge, along which in a few steps we ascend to the summit of Kranjska Rinka.
V Koncu - bivak pod Skuto 3:00, bivak pod Skuto - Kranjska Rinka 1:35.

Along the route: Bivak pod Skuto (2070m)

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