Stružnica - Kuželjska stena
Starting point: Stružnica (687 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 45.29195°N 14.49487°E
Time of walking: 45 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 170 m
Altitude difference (by path): 170 m
Map: Kočevje-Kočevsko Turistična karta občine 1:60000
Access to starting point:
From Kočevje we drive on the main road G2-106 towards the border crossing Petrina. We go past the settlement Briga and turn-off for Borovec, before the settlement Banja Loka we at the hunting lodge turn right on forest road, direction Stružnica, Rake. On the forest road we drive approx 5 km until we come to the house on the right with the house number Stružnica 1. We continue approx 100 meters, and we get to a bigger space by the road, where we can leave the car. Here are also the signs, which describe the location.
Path description:
From the parking lot, from the signs, which describe our destination, the path goes left uphill on forest logging trail. After the steep section follows a less steep, then again slightly steeper, and then from the logging trail a footpath branches off to the right towards the top of Kuželjska stena.
On the top, there is a box with an inscription book. From the top, we have a breathtaking view on the village Kuželj, after which the mountain wall got its name, and we can also admire the valley of Kolpa all the way to Loška stena.
For the access to the window we continue on a marked path towards the settlement Rake on the ridge right downwards. After approx 200 meters and significant descent, we get to the window, which is opening up in the ridge.
For the descent we can continue on a marked path all the way to the settlement Rake and we return on the forest road to the starting point. Or we can, when the marked path reaches the forest logging trail, turn on the logging trail to the left side, at first we descend a little and then we ascend, we then again descend to a distinct small saddle and a crossroad with another logging trail, and here we go right, and we come directly to the starting point. This last part is unmarked, but orientationally undemanding.
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