Kraljev dol - Chapel on Molička planina (via Planina Vodole)
Starting point: Kraljev dol (1400 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.3389°N 14.6855°E
Path name: via Planina Vodole
Time of walking: 2 h 15 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 380 m
Altitude difference (by path): 630 m
Map: Kamniške in Savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving towards Stahovica and mountain pass Črnivec. Few 100 meters before the mountain pass Črnivec we leave the main road which leads towards Gornji Grad and we continue driving sharply left in the direction of the mountain pass Volovljek (Kranjski Rak). From the mentioned mountain pass we continue straight (left road which leads on Velika planina, right Štajerski Rak) and start descending towards Luče. Lower the road flattens a little and brings us into a valley Podvolovljek. Further at first we drive past the turn-off of the road which leads into a valley Lučka Bela, after that also past Bar pri Gamsu. After the bar, we need to pay attention, because only few 100 meters further road which leads towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off to the left (by the spot, where we leave the main road, there is a road sign approximately 11 km). Further, we drive on at first still asphalt road which is then ascending towards the plateau Dleskovška planota. Higher, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road, and a little further it brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podveža). After 9 km of driving from the main road (from Planinšek ahead it is a macadam road) we will get to a sharp right turn in the middle of which a road branches off to the left, which is already at the very beginning closed with a grazing fence. We go on the mentioned road which we then follow to a turning point by the end of the road. We park on an appropriate place by the end of the road.
B) First, we drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Kamnik. When by the road we notice a sign road which shows 10.5 km, we need to pay attention to the right turn off, because only a little further to the right a road towards the mountain pasture Podvežak and Ravne and farm Planinšek branches off. Further, we drive on at first still asphalt road which is then ascending towards the plateau Dleskovška planota. Higher, the road towards Planinšek branches off to the right, and here we continue on the left upper road, and a little further it brings us to the next crossroad, where we continue straight in the direction of the mountain pasture Ravne (left mountain pasture Podveža). After 9 km of driving from the main road (from Planišek ahead it is a macadam road) we will get to a sharp right turn in the middle of which a road branches off to the left, which is already at the very beginning closed with a grazing fence. We go on the mentioned road which we then follow to a turning point by the end of the road. We park on an appropriate place by the end of the road.
Path description:
From the end of the road, we cross the fence and then immediately after it we continue right next to it steeply upwards. The path soon goes into the forest, where it is for some time steeply ascending, and then it gradually flattens. Next follows few minutes walk through a thinner forest and a relatively gently sloping path quickly brings us to the shepherd hut on the mountain pasture Vodole.
From the shepherd hut, we continue on the middle of the mountain pasture, on the path which leads us past a smaller swamp. On the other side of the mountain pasture the path starts slightly ascending and after few minutes of additional walking brings us to a boulder, on which we notice already quite faded signs for Korošica, which point us slightly right, on a path, which goes into the forest and gradually starts ascending steeper. Quite an overgrown path, which runs through the dwarf pines, higher joins a much wider path which leads from the mountain pasture Podvežak.
We continue in the direction of Korošica, on the path which crosses a grazing fence and after few additional strides, it brings us to the well Inkretov studenec, which is situated only few meters left from the path.
Follows only a light ascent, after that the path again flattens and brings us below a relatively steep and in snow dangerous slopes for an avalanche of Tolsti vrh.
Further, a pleasant path brings us to a marked crossing, where we continue slightly right in the direction of the chapel on the mountain pasture Molička planina (peč), (slightly left Korošica). The path ahead slightly descends, and then continues in a moderate ascent through a series of smaller valleys. We soon come on a smaller crossing, where the path branches off to the left, which returns on the marked path towards Korošica, and to the right path towards the mountain pasture Ravne and Dolga Trata. We continue straight on a wide and a pleasant path, which after few minutes of additional walking brings us on a saddle Prag, where there is the next crossing.
We continue slightly left (right mountain pasture Ravne and Veliki vrh) on a marked mountain path which starts gradually descending. After a good 10 minutes of descent, the path flattens and it brings us to a smaller swamp, after which we come on another crossing. We continue straight (slightly left Korošica, right Robanov kot) on a pleasant mountain path, on which in few minutes of additional walking, we get to the cottage Kocbekovo zavetišče below Ojstrica. Chapel on the mountain pasture Molička planina (peč), is situated only few meters above the mentioned cottage.
The starting point - Planina Vodole 30 minutes, Planina Vodole - Molička planina 1:45.
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