Smrečje - Robniške peči (via Virnikova planina)

Access to starting point:
We drive to Preddvor or to the settlement Tupaliče, and then we continue driving in the direction of the settlement Zgornje Jezersko. Only a little after the road sign, which marks the end of the settlement Spodnje Jezersko, at the end of hamlet we turn left in the direction of GRZS learning center, tufa quarry, partisan hospital Krtina... Further, we drive through the valley of Komatevra, and by the path, we can observe numerous rapids and waterfalls of river Kokra. A little before the traffic sign, which from 20th July to 20th October prohibits further driving, we park on a parking lot by the road.

Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue on a macadam road, and it quickly brings us to a smaller crossroad. We continue on wider, slightly left road, by which there is a gate and which still continues by the river Kokra. The road higher makes two hairpin turns and it brings us to a marked crossroad below abandoned homestead Robnik (on some maps also Robenik).
From the crossroad, we continue on the right road in the direction of GRZS learning center (left Komatevra and partisan hospital Krtina), and soon a nice view opens up on the highest peaks of Kamnik Savinja Alps. Further, we are ascending on slopes of the peak Robniške peči, and after crossing a stream we pass on slopes of Virnikov Grintovec, and to the mountain pasture Virnikova planina separates us only few minutes of ascent.
From learning center we continue on the macadam road which continues towards the north, and then crosses large number of gullies and at first turns towards the west, and later towards the south. The road that is most of the time gently to moderately ascending and from which occasionally beautiful views opening up, we follow to its end, where there is a turning point, and from the turning point we continue right upwards on pathless terrain and on a steeper wide groove we ascend on a small saddle, where we reach the cart track.
On the cart track, we continue diagonally on a steep northwestern slope of Robniške peči, and when we reach the western ridge we leave the cart track and we continue on the ridge. To reach the ridge, we first have to steeply ascend from the cart track, and then we follow the ridge to a few minutes distant peak of Robniške peči.
The starting point - Virnikova planina 1:05, Virnikova planina - Robniške peči 0:55.
Description refers to condition in January 2020.

On the way: Virnikova planina (1160m)