Volovljek - Kranjska reber (on unmarked path)
Starting point: Volovljek (1029 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.283°N 14.6884°E
Path name: on unmarked path
Time of walking: 1 h 15 min
Difficulty: easy unmarked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 406 m
Altitude difference (by path): 406 m
Map: Kamniške in savinjske Alpe 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) First, we drive to Kamnik, and then we continue driving in the direction of the mountain pass Črnivec. Only few 100 meters before the mentioned mountain pass we notice signs for Kranjski Rak, which point us sharply left on a narrow and at first also quite steep road. The road higher flattens and then brings us to mountain pass Volovljek, where near the inn Kranjski Rak we also park (parking in front of the inn is only for guests). A little more space for parking is near the inn Štajerski Rak.
B) From Gornji Grad we drive towards Kamnik, after that only few 100 meters after mountain pass Črnivec we continue right in the direction of Kranjski Rak. Further, we follow the description above.
C) From the valley Savinjska dolina at first we drive to Luče, and then we continue driving towards Kamnik. When we come on the mountain pass Volovljek we park on an appropriate place by inn Kranjski Rak (parking in front of the inn is only for guests). A little more space for parking is near the inn Štajerski Rak.
Path description:
From the mountain pass Volovljek at first we walk to snack bar Štajerski Rak (snack bar is situated on the eastern side of the mountain pass Volovljek, on maps is Štajerski Rak marked at the spot, where used to be a homestead Štajerski Rak).
From the snack bar Štajerski Rak we continue on the forest road which starts gently to moderately ascending through the forest. From the road which runs on the northern to northwestern slopes, few cart tracks branch off to the right, which for easier orientation we count. Because when we get to fourth cart track, we leave the road and we continue the ascent right on the mentioned cart track. Relatively wide cart track is at first ascending towards the right, and then turns a little to the left and starts ascending steeply on a slope straight upwards. Higher, at the smaller crossing, we continue straight, after that quite a steep cart track turns right and flattens a little. Next follows a diagonal ascent towards the right, after few minutes the cart track out of the forest brings us on a relatively new clearing, from which a beautiful view opens up, which reaches all the way from Kočna to Ojstrica and plateau Dleskovška planota. When the path returns into the forest, on the next smaller crossing we continue left and then in few minutes we reach a marked path Črnivec - Kranjska reber.
We reach a marked path at the spot, where it passes out of the forest on panoramic, with fern vegetated slopes. Fern is quickly replaced by less high grass, and the path leads us by a lane of thin forest, where signs for the peak point us slightly right on an increasingly panoramic path. From the path in good weather increasingly beautiful views opening up, which reach all the way to Snežnik. Next follows few minutes of light to moderate ascent and the path past a watering-place for animals without any bigger problems brings us on a panoramic peak.
Description and pictures refer to a condition in the year 2014 (December).
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