V Koncu - Turska gora (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 on the forest road which higher up leads us to a junction where we proceed straight ahead (right to Jermanca, starting point for Kamniško sedlo). The road then takes us past Žagane peči to the parking area at the lower station of the freight cableway to Kokrsko sedlo.
In winter, driving from Koča v Kamniški Bistrici to the parking area V Koncu is prohibited (traffic sign), extending the walk by nearly an hour.

Route description:
From the parking lot at the freight cableway we continue along the increasingly poor road which after 10 minutes of walking turns into a cart track. The cart track splits into two; we take the right one (the left 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 faint and later climbs steeply in switchbacks. The steep and especially in wet conditions slippery path leads us across steep slopes, in places protected by a cable. The steep path, which also crosses some gullies, higher up brings us to a less steep slope. After a good hour of walking the path leads us out of the forest where it begins to climb steeply again. The path first leads across grassy slopes surrounded by sparse forest, then with the help of some fixed protections takes us one level higher. The path then continues onto scree slopes which make the ascent somewhat harder, after which it 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 moves from grass onto the high-mountain world of the plateaus below Skuta. Continuing along the path marked with cairns we reach the pleasant bivouac under Skuta in a few minutes.
From the bivouac we continue on a faint and still unmarked path along an indistinct ridge which after 15 minutes of walking from the bivouac brings us to the marked path Kamniško sedlo - Kokrsko sedlo. Here we continue right and after a few minutes reach a junction where we follow the lower right path towards Turska gora (left Rinke). The path then begins to descend and after a few minutes brings us to the top of Turski žleb. We continue straight (left down Okrešelj) on an increasingly scenic path which with the help of some pitons leads us onto the summit ridge of Turska gora which we then follow to the top. Walking along the ridge presents no major difficulties on dry ground, but in snow there is a high risk of slipping on the summit ridge.
V Koncu - bivak pod Skuto 3:00, bivak pod Skuto - Turska gora 1:15.

Along the route: Bivak pod Skuto (2070m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Kamniška koča na Kamniškem sedlu, Brana (1 h 30 min)

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