Ravenska Kočna - Kranjska Rinka (via Žrelo)

Access to starting point:
From the Ljubljana - Jesenice highway, take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road ahead in the direction of Jezersko. In Zgornje Jezersko, only a little behind the gas station, we will notice a road which branches off to the right from the main road (direction Planšarsko Lake). The road then leads us past the mentioned lake and behind it steeply ascends for a short time. Higher up, the road flattens and at the beginning of a large meadow loses the asphalt surface. We then follow the macadam road to a larger marked parking lot.

Path description:
The described path is closed due to a collapse and destroyed safety equipment in the section through Žrelo from autumn 2020 until further notice.

From the parking lot, we continue on the macadam road following the signs »Češka koča, Ledine« and after approximately 15 minutes of walking, we come to a cargo cableway.
From the former parking lot at the cargo cableway, we continue following the signs Kranjska koča na Ledinah – through Žrelo. At first for a short time, we walk through the forest, then the path brings us to grassy terrain which is partly covered with dwarf pines. Here the path turns slightly to the left and then ascends diagonally beside sparse dwarf pines, later over scree. Such a path brings us to the first junction, where the path to Češka koča (Umik žrela) branches off to the right. The junction is marked with the inscription »Češka koča« on a rock. Already after a few dozen meters of ascent, we are again at a junction. This time, the Slovenska pot branches off to the left into the wall. We continue slightly to the right and begin to ascend the steep scree upwards. On this part of the path, there can still be a snow patch even in late summer. In the upper part of the scree, the path from Češka koča (through Žrelo) also joins from the right. Here we continue to the left and soon enter the gully named Žrelo. Due to the very high risk of falling rocks, helmet use is mandatory during the ascent through the gully.
In the gully, we first ascend diagonally along the steel cable, then a short very steep ascent follows to the right upwards. Slightly downward-curved pegs and the steel cable assist us. A crossing to the left follows over a somewhat gravelly slope, then an ascent along the steel cable up the gully. In the last part, the gully becomes somewhat steeper, and besides the steel cable, some pegs and staples also assist us. From the gully, we then exit to the left upwards with the help of some pegs, and the path becomes easier again.
After a few meters, the Slovenska pot joins from the left, and an undemanding ascent to Koča na Ledinah follows.
From the hut, we continue to the left towards the east in the direction of Ledinski vrh, Mrzla gora and Babe. The path, which is initially quite gentle, brings us to a junction in a few minutes, where we take the right path (left climbing path to Babe). The path ahead only becomes slightly steeper and brings us to a somewhat more difficult passage over a rocky section. A steel cable assists us here, but the passage is not difficult when dry. The path then brings us to wide slopes below Ledinski vrh, from which there is a nice view of the glacier below Skuta, which we can see on the right side. The path ahead ascends moderately and brings us to the next marked junction just a few tens of meters before Jezersko sedlo, where we continue right in the direction of Koroška Rinka or Križ (left Ledinski vrh, Velika Baba, Mrzla gora).
The path ahead ascends moderately over less steep scree, then joins the path from Logarska dolina.
The path ahead ascends past a natural window and then turns slightly to the right, crossing steep western slopes in ascent. The path then turns to the left and steeply ascends along the steel cable. Soon we reach the northern slopes of the mountain, and some easy climbing on rugged rock without fixed protections follows. We reach the western slopes again, where the path steeply ascends again along the steel cable. From here, there is also a very nice view of the precipitous walls of Skuta. A quite exposed crossing on the western side of the mountain follows, then the path turns to the left again and ascends almost vertically along the steel cable. We reach the northern slopes of the mountain again, and a shorter ascent along the steel cable to the summit of Koroška Rinka follows.
From Križ or Koroška Rinka, we descend to the other side along a path that steeply descends towards the valley between Kranjska and Koroška Rinka. The path ahead first runs through a crumbly gully, then transitions to scree, where we quickly reach a junction, continuing right (left Turski žleb and Kamniška Bistrica). The path ahead crosses the slopes of Koroška Rinka, then turns slightly to the left, where it steeply ascends. A short very steep ascent follows, then the path brings us to the main ridge, along which we ascend to the summit of Kranjska Rinka in a few steps.
Ravenska Kočna - Ledine 2:00, Ledine - Koroška Rinka 2:15, Koroška Rinka - Kranjska Rinka 20 minutes.

On the way: Kranjska koča na Ledinah (1700m), Koroška Rinka (2433m)