Za Loncem - The lake Vodotočno jezero (Veža)
Starting point: Za Loncem (980 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.3262°N 14.6543°E
Time of walking: 3 h 15 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: demanding
Altitude difference: 870 m
Altitude difference (by path): 870 m
Map: Kamniške in Savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
Access from Luče: In Luče we go on the road in the direction of Kamnik and follow the road ahead past the inn Gams and ahead over a bridge of the stream Lučka Bela. Only few ten meters after the bridge road into a valley Lučka Bela branches off to the right. We go on this road and we follow it to the parking lot at the signs Korošica 3:30.
Access from Kamnik: From Kamnik we drive to Stahovica and forward towards the mountain pass Črnivec. Only a little before the mountain pass road towards Kranjski Rak branches off sharply to the left. We go on this road which brings us to mountain pass on Kranjski Rak. Further, we go in the direction of Luče and we continue driving on the road which is descending. When the road brings us into a valley we will on the left side of the road notice signposts for Korošica. We go on this road and we follow it to the parking lot at the signs Korošica 3:30.
Path description:
From the parking lot, we go on the path in the direction of Korošica. At first wide and gently sloping path soon brings us on steep slopes, where the path is ascending steep. The path which is ascending through the forest little higher crosses a small clearing, where the steepness for a short time decreases. The path then goes again in the forest, where crosses a torrent and then steeply ascends. A little higher a beautiful view opens up towards Lučka kopa and Konj. The path ahead slowly passes into dwarf pines, where we continue to a smaller crossing on Vratca. We continue straight in the direction of Korošica at first slightly downwards (path right crosses exposed slopes below Lastovec). Already after few steps, the path brings us to the intermittent lake on Stare Štale. Here we can next to a lake often we notice group of marmots, which are running on grassy slopes. The path ahead again starts moderately ascending and it soon brings us to a stream, which is among the highest in Slovenia. The stream has some smaller waterfalls, which on this altitude are even more distinct. A little higher, the path which still runs among dwarf pines brings us to a crossing, where we continue right in the direction of Vodotočnik (left Korošica). The path ahead is for some time still ascending on grassy slopes surrounded by dwarf pines to the spot, where below us we notice a lake. Next follows only few steps of descent on a grassy slope to the lake.
On the way: Šibje (1210m), Vratca (1655m), Stare Štale (1640m)
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