Volovljek - Kunšperski vrh (Brezovec)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, then continue driving towards the Črnivec pass. Just a few hundred meters before the mentioned pass, we notice signs for Kranjski Rak, which direct us sharply left onto a narrow and initially quite steep road. The road levels out higher up and then brings us to the Volovljek pass, where near the Kranjski Rak inn we also park (parking in front of the inn is permitted only for guests). A little more space for parking is near the Štajerski Rak inn.
B) From Gornji Grad we drive towards Kamnik, then just a few hundred meters past the Črnivec pass we continue right towards Kranjski Rak. Further, we follow the above description.
C) From the Savinja Valley we first drive to Luče, then continue driving towards Kamnik. When we arrive at the Volovljek pass we park in a suitable spot near the Kranjski Rak inn (parking in front of the inn is permitted only for guests). A little more space for parking is near the Štajerski Rak inn.

Route description:
From the Volovljek pass we first walk to the Štajerski Rak refreshment hut (the refreshment hut is located on the eastern side of the Volovljek pass, on maps Štajerski Rak is marked at the spot where the Štajerski Rak homestead once stood).
From the Štajerski Rak refreshment hut we continue on the forest road, which starts gently to moderately ascending through the forest. During the transverse ascent on the road, the path mostly leads us along the northwestern slopes of Kranjska reber, from which occasionally a nice view opens up on Podvolovljek and mountains above the mentioned valley. Higher the forest temporarily ends and a view opens up on the highest peaks of the Kamnik and Savinja Alps, the road turns a little to the right and brings us to the area named Na kalu, where there is a marked junction.
Here to the right branches off the marked path to Kranjska reber, straight ahead continues the road by which we can reach the Črnivec pass, we continue left on the road in the direction of Lepenatka. Further the road descends transversely on the eastern slopes of Kašni vrh, from where on some spots a nice view opens up towards Menina planina. When the road turns sharply to the left and changes into a cart track, we leave it and continue straight into the forest with the path. Through the forest we descend for some time longer, thereby descending over a short drop. Lower we reach the forest road, which we follow straight ahead, then when the road from the ridge turns slightly to the right, we continue straight on the ascending cart track along which there are also blazes. The cart track first ascends more steeply along the ridge, then from it slightly to the left and downward branches off an unmarked cart track, which after a shorter transverse descent joins a forest road on which it is possible to continue towards Bivak na Kalu, we continue straight, first still briefly along the cart track, then slightly right on the marked footpath. The path immediately starts steeply ascending, soon turns a little more to the right, where it ascends transversely over steeper slopes. Further the path steeply ascends, occasionally also leading us over some shorter exposed section, where especially in wet conditions and snow greater caution is needed. Higher the slope gradually flattens, the path turns right and brings us to the ridge east of Kunšperski vrh (also Brezovec).
When we reach the ridge we continue left (right Lepenatka) and continue the ascent on easier pathless terrain. Further we keep to the ridge, along which in approximately 5 minutes of further walking we arrive at Kunšperski vrh.

Along the route: Na kalu (1250m), Sedlo Kunšperk (1119m)

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