Ravenska Kočna - Vratca (via Štularjeva planina)

Access to the starting point:
From the motorway Ljubljana - Jesenice take the exit Kranj - East and follow the road towards Jezersko. At Zgornje Jezersko, just past the petrol station, you will see a road that branches off the main road to the right (towards Planšarsko jezero). The road then takes you past the lake and climbs steeply behind it for a short distance. Higher up, the road flattens out and loses its asphalt surface at the beginning of a large meadow. At the end of the meadow there is a small roadside parking lot, where we park.

Path description:
Near the parking lot you will see signs for the Bohemian Cottage. The dirt track leads quickly into the forest, where it climbs only slightly. After a few minutes' walking, you reach a crossroads, where you continue along the steeper right-hand cart track. This quickly turns into a steep footpath which climbs up alongside the torrent. A little higher up, the path crosses the torrent and continues to climb near it. The steepness then gives way and the path leads to the abandoned Štularje mountain pasture.
The path then goes into the forest again and the path from the lower station of the goods cableway joins us on the left. Just a few tens of metres further on, the path from the neighbouring Makekove Kočna valley joins us from the right. The path then passes out of the forest onto steep slopes, which are well protected. Even without the fixed safety gear, the route is not particularly difficult. The increasingly scenic route then soon leads over a ladder into the Mrzla dolina (Frost Valley). Here, cold air descends down an undistinguished valley. In the morning you can see that it is slightly cooler here (in windy weather there is no difference). Next, it is just a few minutes of easy walking to the Bohemian Hut.
From the hut, continue to the right along the path in the direction of Kočna, Grintovec and Vratca (Kranjska hut via Žrelo on the left). After a short climb, you reach flat ground marked H (for helicopter landing). The path continues along the initially folded scree, which is partly covered with dwarf pines. In the lower part of the scree, a small crossroads is reached, where the path to Vratca branches off to the right (Kočna and Grintovec slightly to the left). The path continues to climb the scree and soon leads to the ravine below Vratci. The path through the ravine is well protected but caution is needed due to falling rocks. Once out of the ravine the path turns right. From here to the top we have only a few minutes of scenic walking. The last metres are dangerous to slip in the wet.
Ravenska Kočna - Češka koča 1:30, Češka koča - Vratca 45 minutes.

On the way: Štularjeva planina (1270m), Češka koča na Spodnjih Ravneh mountain hut (1542m)

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