end of road - Rogatec (climbing way)

Access to starting point:
From Kamnik we drive towards Gornji grad. At the chapel only few ten meters before Gornji grad we turn left (direction Sveti Lenart). Further, we drive on the road which goes along the stream upwards. The road then leaves stream and it brings us to decaying wooden shack, where we continue ahead on the road towards the church. At the crossroad few meters below the church we go left and we follow the road which makes a sharp right turn to its end, where we park.
From Štajerska side we at first drive to Gornji Grad and follow the road ahead in the direction of Kamnik. Immediately after Gornji Grad we turn right (direction Sveti Lenart). Further, follow the upper description.

Path description:
From the end of the road, we cross a torrent and immediately and then the path steeply ascends and in zig-zags brings us on an indistinct ridge. The path ahead is ascending through the forest relatively steeply upwards. After a good 20 minutes of ascent steepness decreases and the path in crossing brings us below the saddle Kal. Next follows a shorter ascent on mostly muddy footpath (exceptions are longer dry periods), which after good five minutes brings us on pastures on a saddle Kal. And only few ten meters to the right there is also a marked crossing. We go straight following the signs Rogatec. The left path runs to bivouac, which is only few ten meters distant from the crossing. And the right path runs towards the mountain pasture Zg. Špeh.
The path then brings us into the forest, where there is also a sign »zelo zahtevna pot« (very demanding path). The path turns slightly to the left and it brings us to the entry into a climbing part of the path. The path steeply ascends on a slope, which is partly rocky and partly grassy and then turns slightly to the right. It is still steeply ascending through a thin forest and it brings us on the ridge, where a very nice view opens up on Kamnik Alps. We go left, where in the beginning we get help also from few iron spikes, and we are then ascending on unsecured ridge. Ridge is in the first part very panoramic and in the second part we again enter in the forest through which we few times steeply ascend. Towards the end the forest is becoming thinner and thinner and few meters below the summit we come out of the forest, where again a very nice view opens up on all sides.
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.

On the way: Bivak na Kalu (1285m)