Ravne - Jerebikovec

Access to starting point:
A) We leave Gorenjska highway at exit Jesenice east (Lipce), and then we follow the signs for Spodnje Gorje and Pokljuka. Further, we drive through the settlement Kočna, and then we already get to Spodnje Gorje, where we at first cross the stream Rečica, and a little and after the stream we go right in the direction of the settlement Zgornje Laze. Further, we drive on a narrower road which leads us through the settlement, and when the settlement Zgornje Laze ends, in a smaller valley, where the road turns semicircular to the left and where there ares several crossroads, we choose the second turn-off to the right. Further, we start ascending towards the plateau Mežakla, when the road flattens we go past the mountain pasture Strmole and mountain pasture Ravne. At the end of the mountain pasture Ravne we continue straight (left cottage of university Univerza v Ljubljani) and we again start considerably ascending. When we already pass over on northwestern slopes of the peak Oblek, cart track branches off to the left, which leads to the near mountain pasture Spodnji Kozjek, and we continue on a wider macadam road which a little ahead brings us to a crossroad, by which there is a marked parking lot (a sign P on TNP pole), and we continue on a wider road which gradually passes on more plateau terrain. Next follows few more crossroads, where we follow wider road, and then at the next marked parking lot we park on an appropriate place.
B) We drive to Bled, and then we continue driving towards Pokljuka. Towards the end of the settlement Krnica we leave the main road towards Pokljuka and we continue right downwards in the direction of Radovna, Krma and Mojstrana. Next follows some descent, and then we over the bridge cross river Radovna, and after the bridge we go right in the direction of Perniki and Zgornje Laze. Further, we drive through Spodnje Laze, and when the mentioned settlement ends, in a smaller valley, the road turns semicircular to the right and where there are several crossroads, we choose the second turn-off to the left. Further, we start ascending towards the plateau Mežakla, when the road flattens we go past the mountain pasture Strmole and mountain pasture Ravne. At the end of the mountain pasture Ravne we continue straight (left cottage of university Univerza v Ljubljani) and we again start considerably ascending. When we already pass over on northwestern slopes of the peak Oblek, cart track branches off to the left, which leads to the near mountain pasture Spodnji Kozjek, and we continue on a wider macadam road which a little ahead brings us to a crossroad, by which there is a marked parking lot (a sign P on TNP pole), and we continue on a wider road which gradually passes on more plateau terrain. Next follows few more crossroads, where we follow wider road, and then at the next marked parking lot we park on an appropriate place.

Path description:
From the starting point, where the cart track branches off to the left we continue on an ascending asphalt road which quickly brings us to a green gate and TNP pole with prohibitions and notification, that we are entering the bear area. Few minutes higher we get to a crossroad, where we continue left (road straight semicircular bypasses the mountain pasture Zgornji Kozjek and above the mountain pasture it joins the road which goes left, and the road to the right eventually ends in the forest).
The path ahead leads us on a macadam road, from which soon a cart track branches off to the right towards the bottom part of the mountain pasture Zgornji Kozjek, and a little higher also towards the upper part of the mentioned mountain pasture. In both cases we continue on the road which higher becomes quite steep, and then it joins a wider road which on the upper right side bypasses the mountain pasture.
Next follows a diagonal ascent towards the left, where we cross slopes of the peak Petelin (1448 meters), and from the road occasionally nice views are opening up on the highest peaks of the Julian Alps. When the road passes on more western slopes it gradually starts descending and brings us on the ridge of Mežakla, where we continue with some shorter ascents and descents, and when we get closer to the northern edge of plateau, it is worth to walk to the nearby viewpoint, from which a nice view opens up on Karawanks and settlement below us. When we leave plateau part follows an ascent in few hairpin turns, where occasionally still beautiful views opening up, and then the road starts descending towards the mountain pasture Mežakla.
At this spot, we leave it and we continue left where also an arrow on TNP pole points us to. Next follows few minutes of ascent on a cart track, when it ends we continue on a worse, but followable footpath which quickly brings us on the secondary peak of Jerebikovec. From the secondary peak follows an easy descent, and then on northeastern ridge we reach the peak of Jerebikovec, where there is an inscription box with an inscription book and a stamp and from where a nice view opens up on Julian Alps and Karawanks, in good visibility, the view reaches all the way to Carnic and Gailtal Alps and High Tauern.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2019 (December).