Zgornje Danje - Altemaver (Ratitovec)
Starting point: Zgornje Danje (1070 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 46.2356°N 14.0493°E
Time of walking: 1 h 45 min
Difficulty: easy marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 608 m
Altitude difference (by path): 630 m
Map: Škofjeloško in Cerkljansko hribovje 1:50.000
Access to starting point:
A) From Zgornja Gorenjska at first we drive in Bohinjska Bistrica, and then we continue driving towards Soriška planina. From Soriška planina we start descending towards Sorica, and at the beginning of the village we turn left in the direction of Zgornje Danje. When we get to Zgornje Danje, at the crossroad before houses we turn left upwards on a little steeper rough macadam road, by which then after 100 meters we park.
B)From central Slovenia at first we drive in Škofja Loka, and then we continue driving towards Železniki and then Soriška planina. At the end of the village Sorica we turn right in the direction of Zgornje Danje. Further, we drive on the road which crosses slopes towards the right, and then right before houses in Zgornje Danje we turn left on a rough macadam road, by which after 100 meters we park.
C)From Primorska at first we drive to Most na Soči or Bača pri Modreju, and then we continue driving towards Podbrdo and forward towards Soriška planina. At the end of the village Sorica we turn right in the direction of Zgornje Danje. Further, we drive on the road which crosses slopes towards the right, and then right before houses in Zgornje Danje we turn left on a rough macadam road, by which after 100 meters we park.
Path description:
From the road by which we've parked we go right and we continue on a wide rocky cart track which we follow only to the near wooden shack. Here we will notice on the left side the beginning of the marked path which leads on Ratitovec.
The path is at first ascending through the forest and then crosses relatively new clearing, where we also cross a cart track. At this spot because of the fallen trees there aren't any marks, therefore orientation on this part is a little harder, but if we look for a footpath which continues in the same direction, we won't have bigger problems. The path ahead for some time returns into the forest and then it flattens and brings us on a larger meadow (mountain pasture Spodnji Jirn). On the other side of the meadow, by watering place for animals path turns slightly to the left and then right in the forest. The path ahead brings us on a rough cart track, on which we walk only for a short time because then poorly visible signs point us to the left on the mountain path, on which through the forest we follow to relatively new wooden log cabin.
From the log cabin, where we also step out of the forest, we continue in the same direction and we continue the ascent on a poorly visible path, which is ascending diagonally slightly towards the right. The more and more scenic path, from which beautiful views are opening up on Blegoš, Črni vrh and Porezen, higher brings us to an old military bunker, where we can take a rest or we make a nice panoramic photo. From the bunker for few minutes we continue on a badly beaten path, and then we join the path Soriška planina - Krekova koča.
Here we continue right and the path which few times slightly ascends and descends again, we follow to a marked crossing, where the path to Altemaver branches off to the right.
We continue in the mentioned direction (slightly left mountain hut Koča na Ratitovcu) and after 5 minutes of ascent we get to panoramic peak.
On the way: Spodnji Jirn (1334m)
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