Dolina potoka Žep - Veliki Travnik

Access to starting point:
From highway Ljubljana - Maribor we go to the exit Šentrupert and we follow the road ahead towards the valley Logarska dolina. In the village Ljubno ob Savinji signpost for Smrekovec points us right. The road then runs through the center of the village, where we turn left again following the signs for Smrekovec. The road then brings us in Ljubenske Rastke, where at the crossroad near the church we continue left. We follow this road to the sharp right turn, in the middle of which macadam road branches off straight which we follow to mountain signposts for Žep, Robnik and hunting cottage. We park on one of the smaller parking lots by the road (more appropriate space is a little higher).

Path description:
First, with the help of wooden bridge we cross the stream Žep, after that signpost point us on at first quite overgrown and steep footpath. The path quickly passes into dense spruce forest, where continues steeply ascending. We soon step out of the forest on grassy slopes, where the footpath vanishes. Here we will a little higher, on a tree notice a blaze, which points us on a slope straight upwards. After a short ascent, we cross the cart track and the path brings us to the ruins of former farm.
Further, we continue on a poorly visible but marked path, which is ascending parallel with a little wider cart track. Higher, the path joins the cart track, and it immediately splits. We continue sharply left, on a little steeper cart track which higher changes into a footpath, and it soon brings us to a forest road which we follow to the right. After few minutes of walking on the road, we come out of the forest, where in front of us we notice ample mountain pasture Počka planina.
From the mountain pasture, we continue ahead on the road, and it quickly brings us to a crossroad, where we continue left in the direction of Komen and Travnik (right partisan hospital). The road which is further gently ascending, then brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue left towards the hunting cottage Robnik.
From the hunting cottage, we continue towards the south, on the road which for a short time slightly descends, and after a shorter ascent joins the marked path from Ljubno ob Savinji.
We continue sharply right on a marked cart track which starts ascending steeper through the forest. Cart track higher brings us out of the forest on quite overgrown clearing (such is also the path), and then turns left and it brings us on a panoramic grassy ridge, from which a wonderful view opens up on Ojstrica and part of plateau Dleskovška planota. We continue the ascent by the edge of panoramic grassy slope, all the way until path brings us to a smaller saddle by which we notice a cross and memorial plaque. Next follows a short descent and the path brings us to shepherd cottages on the mountain pasture Mali Travnik.
From the mountain pasture, we continue on a wide marked path, which on the right side bypasses a peak of Mali Travnik. The path soon goes into the forest, where slightly descends, and then continues in a gentle ascent. A little further, the path brings us out of the forest, where from the right side joins the path from a higher starting point (starting point Kolarica).
We continue on a pleasant gently sloping path, which after 5 minutes of additional walking brings us to the mountain hut Koča na Travniku.
From the mountain hut, we continue on a gently sloping path, which is still ascending on a panoramic grassy slope of the mountain pasture Široka trata. A little above the mountain hut we come to a crossing, where from the right side joins the path from the saddle Hlipovec and partisan hospital Mrzle vode. We continue straight in the direction of Travnik (Turnovka) on the path which is still ascending on a panoramic slope. Higher, the path goes into the forest, where it crosses a lane of spruce forest and then it brings us to the next crossing, where from the right joins also the second path from the saddle Hlipovec. We go again straight and after few additional strides, we reach the peak of Veliki Travnik on which there is a wooden lookout tower.

On the way: Počka (Robnikova) planina (1165m), Planina Mali Travnik (1500m), Koča na Travniku mountain hut (1548m)