Volovljek - Rogatec (via Bivak na Kalu)

Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving in the direction of the mountain pass Črnivec. Only few 100 meters before the mentioned mountain pass we notice signs for Kranjski Rak, which point us sharply left on a narrow and at first also quite steep road. The road higher flattens and then brings us to mountain pass Volovljek, where near the inn Kranjski Rak we also park (parking in front of the inn is only for guests). A little more space for parking is near the inn Štajerski Rak.
B) From Gornji Grad we drive towards Kamnik, after that only few 100 meters after mountain pass Črnivec we continue right in the direction of Kranjski Rak. Further, we follow the description above.
C) From the valley Savinjska dolina at first we drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Kamnik. When we come on the mountain pass Volovljek we park on an appropriate place by inn Kranjski Rak (parking in front of the inn is only for guests). A little more space for parking is near the inn Štajerski Rak.

Path description:
From the mountain pass Volovljek at first we walk to snack bar Štajerski Rak (snack bar is situated on the eastern side of the mountain pass Volovljek, on maps is Štajerski Rak marked at the spot, where used to be a homestead Štajerski Rak).
From the snack bar Štajerski Rak we continue on the forest road which starts gently to moderately ascending through the forest. During the diagonal ascent on the road, the path mostly leads on northwestern slopes of Kranjska reber, from which occasionally a nice view opens up on Podvolovljek and mountains above the mentioned valley. Higher forest for some time ends and a view opens up on the highest peaks of Kamnik and Savinja Alps, and the road turns a little to the right and brings us on an area named Na kalu, where there is a marked crossing.
Here the marked path on Kranjska reber branches off to the right, in the direction of straight continues the road, on which we can get to mountain pass Črnivec, and we continue left, on the road in the direction of Lepenatka. Further, the road is diagonally descending 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 we continue straight in the forest. Through the forest, we are for some time descending, and in doing so, we descend over short jump. Lower, we reach the forest road which we follow in the direction of straight, after the road from the ridge turns slightly to the right, we continue straight on an ascending cart track, by which there are also blazes. Cart track at first steeply ascends on a ridge and then from there slightly to the left and downwards an unmarked cart track branches off, which after a shorter diagonal descent joins the forest road which leads from Podvolovljek.
We continue on the mentioned cart track (straight marked path on Lepenatka), and when we reach the road we follow it right upward. On the road, we are ascending diagonally on the western slope of Kunšperški vrh, and higher we get to the right turn, which is situated on the saddle between Mali Rogatec on the left and already mentioned peak on the right.
We continue on the road and we follow it to its end. From the end of the road, we continue on the upper path, left bottom path leads towards Podvolovljek, and next to it we can notice old blazes. Next follows crossing of steeper slope, where we get some help from fixed safety gear. When after less than 5 minutes we reach the end of other road, slightly to the right we will notice the continuation of the path which leads towards the bivouac Bivak na Kalu. Next follows an ascent through the forest, where we notice some old blazes, and easy to follow but badly beaten path we follow all the way to bivouac Bivak na Kalu.
From the bivouac, we walk to a marked crossing, which is situated few 10 strides ahead, on the saddle between Veliki Rogatec on the left and Lepenatka on the right.
From the crossing, we continue left in the direction of the climbing path on Veliki Rogatec (slightly left Rogatec past Zgornji Špeh, straight Sveti Lenart, right Lepenatka). The path ahead turns a little to the left and it brings us to the entrance into a climbing part. Next follows a steep ascent on a slope, which is partly rocky and partly grassy, and then the path turns slightly to the right, where it continues steeply ascending, this time through a thin forest. Higher, the path brings us on a ridge, from which a nice view opens up on Kamnik Savinja Alps. We continue left, where at first we get help from few iron spikes, and we are then ascending on unsecured and partly precipitous ridge. After few minutes ridge passes into the forest, through which it few times steeply ascends. Higher, the forest starts to get thinner, and a little below the summit we step entirely out of the forest, and to the nearby peak we have only few 10 strides with nice views.
The climbing part of the path technically isn't too demanding, but it isn't secured and therefore in wet it is very dangerous for slipping.
Volovljek - Bivak na Kalu 2:45, Bivak na Kalu - Veliki Rogatec 50 minutes.

On the way: Na kalu (1250m), Sedlo Kunšperk (1119m), Bivak na Kalu (1285m)