Finally on Saturday I managed to put this project under the roof - to visit all things that have "Kamniški/a" in the name. Otherwise these are all fairly simple half-day tours, but visiting all in one day is quite a nice fitness tour that takes you across some lesser-known gems of the Kamnik Alps.
I park the car at the Dom in Kamniška Bistrica and at 6:50 head first towards Kamnik Saddle. The path is fast, I overtake some hikers who started from Jermanca. At 8:40 I'm already having tea at Kamnik Hut on Kamnik Saddle. There's not much sun, temperature is 5°C, clouds are drifting over Brana and Planjava. On the Savinja side conditions are better
A little before nine I head back down the same path and at V Klin step onto the unmarked path towards Repov kot. I'm on this path only briefly, as I quickly cross the stream bed and start ascending towards Kamnik Dedec. I complete the whole path in solitude, only at the top I meet two more hikers. Unfortunately we can't enjoy the views as clouds swirl over KSA, but it's still nice for us. From Dedec I head back the same path to Klin, and then along the marked path back to Dom in Kamniška Bistrica, where at 11:30 I stop for lunch.
At 12h I head along Koželjeva path through Kamniška Bistrica to the Predaselj gorge, then another few 100m along the main road to the junction for Kamniška Bela. I turn into the Kamniška Bela valley and walk to Orglice waterfall. Somewhat higher than the waterfall I cross the dry stream bed and step onto the unmarked path leading towards Skok (and further across Šraj pesek to Korošica). When I next cross the stream with water, I don't go straight towards Skok, but turn left towards Kamniška cave. I follow the path, sparse cairns help me. The very narrow path reaches steep grass where some caution is needed. The path then enters the forest again, in the gullies you reach the wall, then along the wall I cross left and after a few minutes reach Kamniška cave. The cave is closed, so I can't go further than the entrance hall. I don't meet any locals either (beetle discovered in this cave - kamniški jamski brzec, Aphaenopidius kamnikensis). After a short break I turn and along the same path past Orglice at 15h return to the paved road in Kamniška Bistrica
Along the road I go those 100m back to Predaselj gorge and continue along Koželjeva path through Kamniška Bistrica. The path is very nice, mostly right by the river, unfortunately way too little visited. After just over an hour and a half I'm already at the start (or my end) of Koželjeva path, at the quarry in Stahovica. There I turn onto the unmarked ridge path towards Kamnik Vrh. The path is very nice, but my tired muscles disagree. Especially on the summit ridge, when you already think you're at the top, but find out it's only the forepeak of Kamnik Vrh. At 18h I stand on Kamnik Vrh and observe the nice sunset which through the clouds throws sun rays right on Kamnik. Coincidence?
Follows the descent down, this time to the other side to the saddle towards Planjava and then past Kamniška roža into the valley. Walking time stops at exactly twelve hours. At the parking lot I get lucky and run into a family who drives me to Stahovica, where I get lucky again and just catch the last bus to Kamniška Bistrica. At 19:30 I'm thus already in the dark at the car at Dom in Kamniška Bistrica.
In general, a very very nice tour, but in one piece quite demanding. 12 hours walking, lots of unmarked paths, especially the one to Kamniška cave is quite orientationally demanding. But it's worth it!