Volovljek - Rogatec (via Lepenatka)

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. During the diagonal ascent on the road, the path mostly leads on northwestern slopes of Kranjska reber, from which occasionally a nice view opens up on Podvolovljek and mountains above the mentioned valley. Higher forest for some time ends and a view opens up on the highest peaks of Kamnik and Savinja Alps, and the road turns a little to the right and brings us on an area named Na kalu, where there is a marked crossing.
Here the marked path on Kranjska reber branches off to the right, in the direction of straight continues the road, on which we can get to mountain pass Črnivec, and we continue left, on the road in the direction of Lepenatka. Further, the road is diagonally descending on the eastern slopes of Kašni vrh, from where on some spots a nice view opens up towards Menina planina. When the road turns sharply to the left and changes into a cart track, we leave it and we continue straight in the forest. Through the forest, we are for some time descending, and in doing so, we descend over short jump. Lower, we reach the forest road which we follow in the direction of straight, after the road from the ridge turns slightly to the right, we continue straight on an ascending cart track, by which there are also blazes. Cart track at first steeply ascends on a ridge and then from there slightly to the left and downwards an unmarked cart track branches off, which after a shorter diagonal descent joins to a forest road, on which it is possible to continue towards Bivak na Kalu, and we continue straight, at first for a short time on a cart track, after that slightly right on a marked footpath. The path immediately starts ascending steeply, and soon also turns a little to the right, where it ascends diagonally through more steep slopes. Further, the path is steeply ascending, and occasionally leads us also through some shorter exposed part, where mainly in wet or snow more caution is needed. Higher slope gradually flattens, and the path turns right and brings us on the ridge east from Kunšperski vrh (also Brezovec).
When we reach the ridge, we continue right (left Kunšperski vrh, 5 minutes of easy pathless terrain) on a marked path which continues on occasionally panoramic ridge. Further, we are gently to moderately ascending on or a little left from the ridge. Higher, the path leads over a grazing fence, behind which we step on the upper grassy slopes ofLepenatka. Next follows few minutes of a moderate ascent, on the path, from which beautiful views are opening up, which reach from the nearby Veliki Rogatec, over Raduha and Olševa, to the highest peaks of Kamnik Savinja Alps and we already reach the grassy peak Lepenatka.
From the top of Lepenatka we continue few 10 strides on a ridge and then at the marked crossing left downwards in the direction of saddle Kal and Veliki Rogatec. Next follows approximately 15 minutes of moderate descent on at first quite panoramic grassy slope, and then we get to a saddle Kal, where there is a marked crossing.
From the crossing, we continue straight in the direction of the climbing path on Veliki Rogatec (left Bivak na Kalu 1 minute, slightly right Rogatec past Zgornji Špeh, right Sveti Lenart). The path ahead turns a little to the left and it brings us to the entrance into a climbing part. Next follows a steep ascent on a slope, which is partly rocky and partly grassy, and then the path turns slightly to the right, where it continues steeply ascending, this time through a thin forest. Higher, the path brings us on a ridge, from which a nice view opens up on Kamnik Savinja Alps. We continue left, where at first we get help from few iron spikes, and we are then ascending on unsecured and partly precipitous ridge. After few minutes ridge passes into the forest, through which it few times steeply ascends. Higher, the forest starts to get thinner, and a little below the summit we step entirely out of the forest, and to the nearby peak we have only few 10 strides with nice views.
The climbing part of the path technically isn't too demanding, but it isn't secured and therefore in wet it is very dangerous for slipping.
Volovljek - Lepenatka 2:15, Lepenatka - Bivak na Kalu 15 minutes, Bivak na Kalu - Veliki Rogatec 50 minutes.

On the way: Na kalu (1250m), Sedlo Kunšperk (1119m), Lepenatka (1425m), Bivak na Kalu (1285m)