Jezerska slatina - Virnikov Grintovec

Access to the starting point:
Take the Zgornje Jezersko, where the signs for Anka's waterfalls and the mineral water spring direct you to the left (right if you are coming from the route of Border crossing Jezerski vrh). A few metres further on, cross a small stream over a small bridge, and just after it you will reach the "spring" of Jezerska slatina, where the described route begins. Park near the trough, but parking further from the trough is prohibited by a road sign (first a turning area, then a narrower macadam road). It is also possible to park higher up the road, near a partly abandoned hamlet.

Path description:
From Jezerske slatina, we continue along the macadam road, which leads us along the edge of a pleasant and scenic meadow, from which we can look back and see a beautiful view of the highest peaks of the Kamniško Savinjske Alps. After a few minutes of barely significant climbing, we reach Anka's homestead, next to which there is a chapel, and we continue our climb along a slightly narrower road towards the mineral water spring and Anka's waterfalls. After the two nearby cottages, the road turns into cart track, after which we quickly arrive at a marked crossroads, where we continue along the left-hand cart track in the direction of the mineral water spring (slightly to the right, Anka's waterfalls).
The way ahead leads through a small valley, which leads to the spring of Jezerske slatine, and after the spring continue along the left-hand cart track, which begins to climb steeply and soon turns to the right. The climb up cart track leads across an occasionally steeper slope, occasionally offering a fine view of Kärntner Storschitz. Higher up, at a couple of small crossroads, take the wider cart track, which crosses a torrential ravine higher up. On the other side of the gully, through which a stream usually flows, climb across to a wooded ridge, while cart track crosses over to the other side of the ridge and slowly starts to become overgrown. Follow the increasingly overgrown cart track for a few more minutes, and then a fine passage to the ridge opens up to the left. After two or three minutes of easy pathlessness, we climb up to the ridge, where we see a fainter path that continues along the ridge, but at first the path climbs quite steeply. A little higher up, the path curves slightly to the right, then leads out of the forest, where on the left side you see an abandoned and dilapidated hut, which you climb up to in a few steps.
At the cottage, step onto the side of the nearby forest road, which leads past the abandoned and dilapidated JNA guardhouse to the carriage road leading from Border crossing Jezerski vrh to Roblekova planina.
Follow this road to the left and quickly reach an unmarked crossroads, where you continue along the road on the left (the road on the right is an Austrian forest road and leads on to Pristovnikalm mountain pasture / Pristovnikalm, It also leads to the saddle between Kepp (1631 m) and Pristovšek Storžič / Kaerntner Storschitz (1759 m) - however, it is not possible to reach the two peaks or the mountain pasture by the above-mentioned road, as it is forbidden to cross part of the road due to the private land). The road we follow then climbs a little, offers a nice view of Kärntner Storschitz and Kamnik Savinja Alps, and then starts to descend more steeply towards Roblekova planina, which is reached after a few minutes of descent. Here we cross the state border and in a few 10 steps we descend to the tent on Roblekova planina. From the tent on Roblekova mountain pasture, continue left along the road, which begins to descend gently towards the western part of mountain pasture. After a short descent, the road splits into two parts, and we continue straight ahead on the one that continues to descend gently to moderately. A little lower, we will come to a yellow Austrian mountain sign with the inscription Kl. Grintoutz / Virnikov Grintovec, which directs us left upwards to cart track.
At this point, where you join the marked trail leading from the village of Korte / Trögern towards Virnikův Grintovec, the trail enters the forest and starts to climb moderately. Cart track takes us a little higher to a clearing, which opens up a view of our destination and, a little further on, of Obir, which turns slightly to the right. There is a little more walking on the wide cart track, and then the markings direct us left on the narrower and gradually steeper cart track. A little higher up, another cart track joins us from the left, and we continue to the right, and after a few minutes of further walking we reach the Žingerc saddle, where we rejoin the Slovenian side.
We continue in the direction of Virnik's Grintovec, following the path that goes into the forest, which starts to climb steeply. The steep path leads us higher up to the main ridge, where it turns to the left. On the ridge, from which we have beautiful views of the surrounding peaks, the steepness also eases. Follow this sometimes very scenic and in some places dangerous route (in dry conditions there is no greater danger) all the way to the top of Virnik's Grintovec.
Jezerska slatina - Roblekova planina 1:20, Roblekova planina - Virnikov Grintovec 1:10.

On the way: Ankova planina (1340m), Roblekova planina (1284m), Žingerc (1345m)

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